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W50 · Davis Airstrip

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID W50 Elev 630 ft Lat 39° 14.67' N Lon 77° 8.92' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.77%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 — 2,600 ft 50 ft ASPH-TURF-F No 0.77%
26 — 2,600 ft 50 ft ASPH-TURF-F No 0.77%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 1 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

2

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=6

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-04-02 Cessna 177RG · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2020-01-17 Cessna 185 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-09-27 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-07-16 Beech A23 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-11-01 Cessna 182M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-06-19 Stinson 108-2 · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in MD

CFI Flight Instructors 857 A&P Mechanics 2,351 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 35 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 20 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 37 FBO Fixed Base Operators 20 Clubs Flying Clubs 26 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 6 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 6 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 17 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 21 nm
Jeffrey Richard Riemer Arlington VA 22 nm
Charles Epstein Linthicum Heights MD 22 nm
Robert Bruce Hollen Baltimore MD 25 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 26 nm
Curt Tucker Davidsonville MD 31 nm
Mark Stanley Meredith Edgewater MD 33 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Mark Langford Bowles Montgomry Vlg MD 4 nm
Boni Oseisie Caldeira Brookeville MD 6 nm
Charles Alan Sharp Brookeville MD 6 nm
Elisa Lucia D'Antonio Clarksburg MD 6 nm
Ijaz Mohammed Qureshi Clarksburg MD 6 nm
David Brendan Sardilli Clarksburg MD 6 nm
Thomas Michael Carrigan Jr Clarksburg MD 6 nm
Joseph Thomas Dailing Clarksburg MD 6 nm
Adrian Reece Malterud Clarksburg MD 6 nm
Jose Manuel Leonardo Moreno Clarksburg MD 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Peter John Galvin Laytonsville MD 2 nm
Russell Michael Adams Damascus MD 3 nm
John Malcolm Peters Damascus MD 3 nm
Wayne Charles Peterson Damascus MD 3 nm
Robert Ferreira Portwood Damascus MD 3 nm
Brian Leo Williams Damascus MD 3 nm
Stefan Paul Eising Damascus MD 3 nm
Oscar Paul Fuster Damascus MD 3 nm
Catherine Anne Shelton Montgomry Vlg MD 4 nm
Isaac Fortunato Mazariegos Montgomry Vlg MD 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 5 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 32 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 36 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 39 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 55 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 57 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 57 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 57 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 60 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 65 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.