# Davis Airstrip (W50)

**Davis Airstrip** (FAA: W50) is a small airport in Laytonsville, Maryland, United States. It opened in Feb 1947. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/w50

## At a glance

- FAA: W50
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Laytonsville, Maryland, United States
- Opened: Feb 1947
- Elevation: 609 ft / 186 m
- Coordinates: 39.2445, -77.1486
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://laytonsvilleairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Airport_(Maryland) (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5241834
- Weather station: KGAI
- Ident: W50

## Timeline

- Feb 1947: Davis Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 066° / 246° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 609 ft / 186 m | =25,176 of 43,403 | =12,122 in North America | =10,100 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [GAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgai.md) Montgomery County Airpark · 5.3 mi / 8.6 km
- [MD47](https://dromopedia.com/airports/md47.md) Barnes Airport · 6.7 mi / 11 km
- [MD46](https://dromopedia.com/airports/md46.md) Glenair Airport · 7.9 mi / 13 km
- [0MD6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0md6.md) Walters Airport · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [MD77](https://dromopedia.com/airports/md77.md) Flying M Farms Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [MD78](https://dromopedia.com/airports/md78.md) Woodbine Airport · 10 mi / 17 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/w50/data