Delaware Coastal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Sussex County Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Georgetown, Delaware | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 53 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°41′16″N 075°21′30″W / 38.68778°N 75.35833°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Delaware Coastal Airport | ||||||||||||||
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Delaware Coastal Airport (IATA: GED[2], ICAO: KGED, FAA LID: GED) is a public use airport in unincorporated Sussex County, Delaware, United States.[3][1] Owned by the Sussex County Council, it is located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Georgetown.[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 regional general aviation facility.[4]
The airport is known locally by various unofficial names, including County Airport and, especially, Georgetown Airport.[5] In mid-June 2015, the Sussex County Council voted to rename the airport from Sussex County Airport to Delaware Coastal Airport. The rebranding was part of a $40 million effort to modernize the facility and boost economic development.[6]
The airport is home to the Delaware Aviation Museum, which features World War 2 aviation artifacts. The airport is also home to the Jeffrey Ethell Memorial Aviation Library, which houses more than 3,000 aviation-related books and is considered the largest aviation library on the U.S. east coast.[7][8]
Though U.S. Customs and Border Protection does not operate a facility at the airport, they do accept international arrivals at the airport with prior notice.[9][10]
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for GED PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (GED: Sussex County)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Sussex County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 14 (PDF p. 15/57). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
Sussex County Arprt
- ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Counts, Maria, "Sussex County rebrands airport with new name, logo," coastalpoint.com, June 19, 2015.
- ^ "Sussex County unveils new name, logo for airport". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Aviation History - Southern Delaware Restaurants, Events, Golf, Beach Resorts Hotels". visitsoutherndelaware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Delaware Aviation Museum History". www.delawareaviationmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ Epstein, Curt. "Delaware Airport To Offer Customs Service". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Georgetown Air Services Now Accepting International Flights at Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) | Business Air". www.businessair.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.