Wilmington Airport (Delaware)

For the military use of this facility, see New Castle Air National Guard Base.
"New Castle Airport" redirects here. For other uses, see New Castle Airport (disambiguation).
Wilmington Airport
2006 USGS aerial photo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNew Castle County, Delaware
OperatorDelaware River and Bay Authority
ServesWilmington, Delaware
Locationunincorporated New Castle County[1]
Operating base forAvelo Airlines
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (-5)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation AMSL80 ft / 24 m
Coordinates39°40′43″N 075°36′24″W / 39.67861°N 75.60667°W / 39.67861; -75.60667
Websitewww.flyilg.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 7,275 2,217 Asphalt
01/19 7,012 2,137 Asphalt
14/32 4,602 1,403 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passenger enplanements (2013)52,456
Aircraft operations (year ending 12/22/2022)46,057
Based aircraft219

Wilmington Airport (IATA: ILG, ICAO: KILG, FAA LID: ILG) (formerly known as New Castle Airport, New Castle County Airport, sometimes referred to as Wilmington-New Castle Airport, or to a lesser extent Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport and Greater Wilmington Airport) is an airport located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware,[1] near Wilmington, Delaware.[2] Owned by New Castle County and operated under a lease agreement with the Delaware River and Bay Authority, it is five miles (8 km) south of Wilmington and about 30 miles (50 km) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] 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 non-hub primary commercial service facility.[3]

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 642 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2011 and 1,064 passenger boardings in 2012.[4] Thanks to the inauguration of service by Frontier Airlines, 2013 enplanements increased to 52,456,[5] though Frontier ceased its Delaware service in 2015. Frontier resumed service to Wilmington in February 2021 but discontinued service again in June 2022. Avelo Airlines has since started service to Wilmington in February 2023.[6]

  1. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 12, 16 (PDF pp. 13, 17/45). Retrieved 2023-06-25. New Castle County Arprt - Also referred to with the aircraft symbol and "New Castle Arprt" on page 16 (17/45).
  2. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for ILG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016. - See also Zoning Map of the City of New Castle
  4. ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Frontier Airlines to begin commercial service from Delaware's New Castle Airport". South Jersey Times. April 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Owens, Jacob (20 October 2022). "Avelo Airlines plots Florida campaign from Wilmington". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 2022-10-21.