New Castle Air National Guard Base

For the civil use of this facility and airport information, see Wilmington Airport.

New Castle Air National Guard Base
Near New Castle, Delaware in the United States of America
A C-130H-LM Hercules from the 142nd Airlift Squadron, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard moments after landing at New Castle ANGB in June 2018.
A C-130H-LM Hercules from the 142nd Airlift Squadron, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard moments after landing at New Castle ANGB in June 2018.
New Castle is located in the United States
New Castle
New Castle
Location in the United States
Coordinates39°41′07″N 075°35′57″W / 39.68528°N 75.59917°W / 39.68528; -75.59917 (New Castle ANGB)
TypeAir National Guard Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force (USAF)
Controlled byDelaware Air National Guard (ANG)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.166aw.ang.af.mil
Site history
Built1943 (1943) (as New Castle Army Air Base)
In use1943 – present
Garrison information
Garrison166th Airlift Wing
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: ILG, ICAO: KILG, FAA LID: ILG, WMO: 724089
Elevation24.3 metres (80 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
9/27 2,217.4 metres (7,275 ft) Asphalt
1/19 2,137.2 metres (7,012 ft) Asphalt
14/32 1,402.6 metres (4,602 ft) Asphalt
Airfield shared with Wilmington Airport.
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
New Castle Air Force Base, 1954
North American F-86F-25-NH Sabres of the 4th FIW/335th FIS "Chiefs" over Korea. Serial 52-5346 identifiable.

New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation under the control of the Delaware Air National Guard, located at Wilmington Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – New Castle (ILG)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.