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KILG · Wilmington Airport

ICAO · US · 23 NTSB events

ID KILG FAA ILG Elev 80 ft Lat 39° 40.72' N Lon 75° 36.39' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,275 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 77.7° 7,275 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
27 257.7° 7,275 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
01 005° 7,012 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
19 185° 7,012 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
14 131° 4,602 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
32 311° 4,602 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 10 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 123.950
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.950
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR WILMINGTON TWR 126.000
  • CTAF CTAF 126.000
  • A/D PHILADELPHIA APP/DEP 118.350
  • OPS ARNG OPS 46.900
  • POST WILMINGTON COMD POST 134.300
  • RDO MILLVILLE RDO 114.000
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB IL

    Hadin

    0.25 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC DQO

    Dupont

    114.00 MHz · DME 114.00 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 28 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 09, Rwy 27 and Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; HIRL Rwy 01–19 and Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 09, Rwy 27 and Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; HIRL Rwy 01–19 and Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 09, Rwy 27 and Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; HIRL Rwy 01–19 and Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 09, Rwy 27 and Rwy 19; PAPI Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; HIRL Rwy 01–19 and Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (28 sentences)
  • ·50 DELAWARE WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE (ILG)(KILG) P (ANG ARNG) 4 S UTC–5(–4DT) N39º40.72´ W75º36.40´ 80 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE ILG RWY 09–27: H7275X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–524, 2D/2D2–1034 PCR 632 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 61´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 01–19: H7012X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1056 PCR 441 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 01: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 14–32: H4602X150 (ASPH) S–111, D–181, 2D–328, 2D/2D2–763 PCR 400 F/B/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 14: Trees.
  • ·RWY 32: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 01 09–27 4050 RWY 14 RWY 01–19 4450 RWY 19 14–32 5750 RWY 32 09–27 3600
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–7012 TODA–7012 ASDA–7012 LDA–7012 RWY 09: TORA–7275 TODA–7275 ASDA–7000 LDA–7000 RWY 14: TORA–4602 TODA–4602 ASDA–4602 LDA–4602 RWY 19: TORA–7012 TODA–7012 ASDA–7012 LDA–7012 RWY 27: TORA–7275 TODA–7275 ASDA–7000 LDA–7000 RWY 32: TORA–4602 TODA–4602 ASDA–4602 LDA–4602 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 19: EMAS
  • ·Rwy 09–27 no touch and go ldg for turbo jet 0400–1200Z‡.
  • ·When twr clsd, pilots must announce intentions over CTAF before ldg, tkf or gnd travel on rwys and twys.
  • ·When twr clsd announce emergencies on CTAF directly to ARFF station.
  • ·Rwy 01 5000 ft dist rmng sign misg.
  • ·Rwy 09 2000 ft dist rmng sign misg.
  • ·Rwy 27 5000 ft dist rmng sign misg.
  • ·Terminal apron clsd exc air carrier.
  • ·Private gnd vehicles cross Twy A between Twy A4 and Twy C.
  • ·Taxilane G northwest of Twy H ltd to acft with wingspan of 79´ or less.
  • ·Taxilane G section between Twy H and Twy G1 ltd to acft with wingspan of 49´ or less.
  • ·Terminal apron fence line 118 ft E of Twy A centerline.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 nstd mil assault ldg zone (ALZ) lgtg.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (302) 229-6315
  • ·ASOS 123.95 (302) 217–3317.
  • ·CTAF 126.0 ATIS 123.95 UNICOM 122.95 DUPONT RCO: 122.1R 114.0T (MILLVILLE RADIO) ®PHILADELPHIA APP/DEP CON 118.35 WILMINGTON TOWER 126.0 (1130–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 119.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc PHL Apch at (800) 354-9884.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1130–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·DUPONT (L) (L) VORTAC 114.0 DQO Chan 87 N39º40.69´ W75º36.43´ at fld. 70/10W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 230º–265º byd 20 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 230º–265º byd 20 NM DME unusable: 230º–265º byd 20 NM HADIN NDB (LOMW) 248 IL N39º34.88´ W75º36.84´ 013º 5.9 NM to fld. 21/10W.
  • ·WASHINGTON H–10I, 12J, L–34G, A IAP, AD NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

New Castle

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

23 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

23

since 1982

Fatal

6

26.1% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 183,032 ops in 1991

2024 total

47,150

10-yr total

439,232

2024 mix

AC/AT 13% · GA 75% · Mil 12%

Events / million ops

11.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.97

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Other 3
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=23

  • Other 8
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Ground collision 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-01-28 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · night →
2020-09-07 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
2020-02-29 Piper PA28 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2019-08-18 Beech 95B55 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2017-09-03 Cessna 680 · Other · VMC · day →
2017-05-25 EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2007-12-04 Beech 60 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-02-28 Mooney M20F · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2003-06-10 Cessna 172H · Fuel exhaustion · night →
2003-04-08 Raytheon V35A · CFIT · day →
2003-01-26 Beech V35B · Engine failure · night →
2002-02-25 Beechcraft C23 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2001-10-30 Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39C · Other · day →
1997-05-10 Cessna 150H · Ground collision · day →
1994-01-15 Cessna P210N · Engine failure · day →
1992-06-16 Beech BE-200 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1991-04-10 Piper PA-38-112 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1988-07-26 Boeing 737-300 · Weather · day →
1987-08-21 Bede Aircraft BD5B · Other · VMC · day →
1985-03-03 Cessna 177 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1983-08-17 GATES LEARJET 25B · Other · VMC · day →
1983-02-19 Cessna 150K · Other · VMC · day →
1982-10-28 Beech E90 · Engine failure · day →

Designees in DE

CFI Flight Instructors 183 A&P Mechanics 792 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 8 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 1 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 70 ODA Organizational Designations 6 Schools Flight Schools 4 FBO Fixed Base Operators 5 Clubs Flying Clubs 4 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 1

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Archer Philidelphia PA 20 nm
Roger Geoffrey Woods Philadelphia PA 29 nm
David Nelson Burton Millville NJ 31 nm
Robert Valentine Drapala Mount Holly NJ 41 nm
Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson Reading PA 42 nm
Bruce Thompson Lititz PA 43 nm
Peter H Wolfson Lititz PA 43 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 43 nm
Jude Gallagher Middle River MD 43 nm
Michael Wayne Deruggiero Middle River MD 43 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Christopher James Mccracken Hst Newcastle DE 2 nm
Donald Bothwell Eck Jr New Castle DE 2 nm
Robert Reed Walker Sr New Castle DE 2 nm
Michael Philip Borgia New Castle DE 2 nm
Darin Don Schuster New Castle DE 2 nm
Raysean Joshua Mckoy Marin New Castle DE 2 nm
Naif Jumaan M Alsayali New Castle DE 2 nm
Nawaf Jumaan M Alsayali New Castle DE 2 nm
Tyler Andrew Glaccum New Castle DE 2 nm
Robert Ryan Wilkins Jr Wilmington DE 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Michael Boyd Priolo Hst Newcastle DE 2 nm
Lars Levor Johannesen New Castle DE 2 nm
Saeed Mohammad S Nazeh New Castle DE 2 nm
Mujahid Abdulkhaliq Alsayed New Castle DE 2 nm
Francis Henry Cerullo New Castle DE 2 nm
Daniel Ross Dunson New Castle DE 2 nm
Jerry Curtis Gullekson New Castle DE 2 nm
John Hydress Iii New Castle DE 2 nm
Najamul Hasan Jafri New Castle DE 2 nm
Gerard Willem Van Dyk New Castle DE 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 0 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 27 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 35 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 36 nm
Star Aero Avionics, LLC
Hammonton, NJ
 39 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 41 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 41 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 51 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 51 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 56 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.