Delaware Municipal Airport "Jim Moore Field" is a public

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located three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown

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. It is owned and operated by the City of Delaware.

Facilities and aircraft

Delaware Municipal Airport covers an area of which contains one

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designated 10/28 with a

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pavement. For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2007, the airport had 33,000 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per day: 92%

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and 8%

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. The airport provides pilot lounge and public lounge in the main building.

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* Airports in Ohio Buildings and structures in Delaware, Ohio {{Ohio-airport-stub