Naval Outlying Field Webster

Naval Outlying Field Webster also Webster Field (ICAO: KNUI, FAA LID: NUI), is a United States military base with an airfield. It is a site of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) serving Navy test pilots and avionics engineering and development, located on the west side of St. Inigoes, Maryland.^[1] It is near Coast Guard Station, St. Inigoes.

Naval Outlying Field Webster (Webster Field)
Part of the base, seen from St. Mary's River
IATA: none ICAO: KNUI FAA LID: NUI
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	US Navy
Location	St. Inigoes, Maryland
Built	1943
In use	Naval Airfield, Avionics testing and development, test pilot working area
Elevation AMSL	12 to 21 ft / 4 to 6 m
Coordinates	38°08′47″N 076°25′47″W
Website	Webster Field
Map
NUI Location of airport in Maryland Show map of Maryland NUI NUI (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 5,000 1,524 Asphalt 15/33 5,000 1,524 Asphalt

History

The airfield was located on a Jesuit property owned since 1634. During World War II, the U.S. Navy purchased the land for $96,000 from the priesthood in 1943, paying them one year later. All buildings were demolished with the exception of the Jesuit fathers' residence on Priest's Point, and a tobacco barn near Fort Point. Three runways were originally constructed, though only two remain in use today.

The Naval Air Navigation Electronics Project moved to the field in 1960.^[2]