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KILG New Castle Airport
(1,250 acres) Wilmington, DE
Four Nearby Instrument Airports:
[7N7] 10 E ; [KEVY] 11 SW ; [N57] 12 NW ;
[58M] 14 SW ;(ave. distance: 12 nm)
Total Based Aircraft: 225
(113 single-props, 27 multi-props)
(61 jets, 4 helicopters, 20 military aircraft )
Operations & ATC:
(ave. 154 ops/day )
17hr FAA tower♦FAA staffing as of 9/24/11: 15
FAA compiles ATADS data for this facility. Airport operations in 2012 were DOWN 56% vs. 2007 operations, and DOWN 73% from the peak year (1990).
KILG search (aiR) METAR AIRNAV WIKI
FlightAware.com FlightStats.com
Airport Funding:
Four-year average AIP funding: $1,874,134 per year. Last AIP was Grant Sequence #36: $154,388 for “Conduct Environmental Study – Remove Obstructions [Off Airport – Preliminary Design]”
— Average AIP Subsidy is $33 per operation.
6-4-2014
Other Selected Delaware Airports…
Town | CODE | Airport Name | Acreage | Based Acft | OPS/day |
Georgetown | KGED | Sussex County Airport | 615 ac | 54 | 93 |
Middletown | KEVY | Summit Airport | 209 ac | 41 | 85 |
Dover/Cheswold | 33N | Delaware Airpark | 190 ac | 33 | 63 |