Summit Airport (Delaware)

Summit Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSummit Aviation, Inc.
LocationMiddletown, Delaware, United States
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (-5)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation AMSL70 ft / 21 m
Coordinates39°31′13″N 075°43′14″W / 39.52028°N 75.72056°W / 39.52028; -75.72056
WebsiteSummit Aviation
Map
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,487 1,368 Asphalt
11/29 3,600 1,097 Turf
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations31,390
Based aircraft21

Summit Airport (ICAO: KEVY, FAA LID: EVY) is a public-use airport located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the central business district of Middletown, in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is privately owned by Summit Aviation, Inc.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a reliever general aviation facility.[2]

Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA. However, this airport is assigned EVY by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. [3]

The airport hosts a variety of aviation-related events throughout the year. It hosts a multi-week Women in Aviation and Law Enforcement Seminar sponsored by the Delaware State Police.[4][5][6]

The airport has hosted training missions for medivac helicopter crews.[7] It is also a maintenance base for military Chinook helicopters.[8]

The airport has been a source of controversy for storing an ATR 42 purchased to serve in drug enforcement efforts in Afghanistan. The plane is unairworthy and unable to fly, and it thus is taking up space and rent.[9]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for EVY PDF, effective 2023-09-07
  2. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ Airport information for KEVY at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ "Women in Aviation and Law Enforcement Seminar To Be Held In Delaware". The Crime Report. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  5. ^ jasonhatchell (2022-12-27). "Delaware State Police Announce "Women in Aviation and Law Enforcement Seminar"". Delaware State Police - State of Delaware. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  6. ^ Twinkle, Tanjeen. "Delaware State Police's Women in Aviation and Law Enforcement Seminar". WRDE Coast TV. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  7. ^ "Reserve medics train with Delaware State Police aero-medical unit". 512th Airlift Wing. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  8. ^ "Chinook helicopters getting overhaul in Delaware County, Middletown". Delaware Business Now. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  9. ^ Duvernay, Adam. "Plane stored in Delaware cost taxpayers $86 million". The News Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-22.