Smyrna Airport is a public use

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located one

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(2 km) east of the

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Smyrna Smyrna ( ; grc, Σμύρνη, Smýrnē, or , ) was a Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to promi ...

, in Kent County,

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. It is privately owned by Barbara Jones.

Facilities and aircraft

Smyrna Airport covers an area of at an

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of 18 feet (5 m) above

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. It has one

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: designated as Runway 10/28, it measures 2,600 x 125 ft (792 x 38 m) and has a

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surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 1,092 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per week. It was entirely

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. For the same time period, 10

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were based at the airport: 8 single-engine

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and 2 gliders. The airport does not have a

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, and no

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is available.

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website * {{Airports in Delaware Airports in Kent County, Delaware

Facilities and aircraft

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