Laurel Airport is a public-use
airport
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located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the
central business district
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of
Laurel
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, a city in
Sussex County,
Delaware
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,
United States
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. It is privately owned by Dest Inc.
It is currently referred to as Laurel Airport by both the
Federal Aviation Administration
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and
Delaware Department of Transportation
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The department's responsibil ...
. However, it had been renamed Western Sussex Airport-Booth Field by a prior owner known as Aerospace House Inc.
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Facilities and aircraft
Laurel Airport covers an area of at an elevation
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of 30 feet (9 m) above mean sea level
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. It has one runway
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designated 15/33, with a turf
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surface measuring 3,175 by 270 ft (968 x 82 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 26, 2005, the airport had 7,750 general aviation
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aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day.
The airport also offers a skydiving program, Skydive Delmarva.
References
External links
* at Delaware DOT website
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Airports in Delaware
Transportation buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware
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