This is a list of
airports in
Delaware (a
U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the
FAA or airports assigned an
IATA
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airport code.
From 2008 to 2013, Delaware was the only U.S state that had no airports in the
FAA category known as ''commercial service'' (2,500+ boardings per year). In 2013, scheduled commercial airline passenger service became available at
Wilmington Airport, but it ended in 2015. Commercial service to Wilmington Airport resumed in 2021, but ended again on June 6, 2022. Commercial service will resume in 2023.
Airports
See also
*
Delaware World War II Army Airfields
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces had two major airfields in Delaware. They were:
* Dover Army Air Field, 4 miles southeast of Dover, Delaware
* Assigned to First Air Force
* 18th Observation Squadron (65th Obsn Gp), 2 March ...
References
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):
FAA Airport Data (Form 5010)from National Flight Data Center (NFDC), also available fro
AirportIQ 5010National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2017–2021) released September 2016
Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) Data for CY 2019 and 2020 updated November 8, 2021
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT):
Airport Directory
Other sites used as a reference when compiling and updating this list:
Aviation Safety Network– used to check IATA airport codes
Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Delaware– used to check IATA and ICAO airport codes
– used for information on former airports
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Airports
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Delaware
Airports
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...