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 vote was since passed and the airport is now officially known as 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]
Delaware Coastal Airport covers an area of 615 acres (249 ha) at an elevation of 53 feet (16 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 4/22 is 5,500 by 150 feet (1,676 x 46 m) and 10/28 is 3,109 by 75 feet (948 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 34,310 aircraft operations, an average of 94 per day. It is 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <0.4% military. At that time, there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 48 single-engine and 8 multi-engine airplanes, 7 helicopters, and 4 jets.[1][11][12]
In 2018, the airport received a $5.5 million federal grant to construct a taxiway parallel to the main runway and improve the approach systems for landing aircraft.[13][14] In 2019, the airport received additional grants from the Federal Aviation Administration to help it continue to grow. Funds were used to extend the airport's runway and allow larger aircraft to use the airport.[15][16]
In 2022, multiple new hangars were built at the airport to support more aircraft. New self-serve fuel facilities were also constructed. The new hangars' tenants, Schell Aviation, tore down old hangars to build the new facilities that could store aircraft and allow Schell to offer maintenance services to transient aircraft.[17][18]
Accidents and incidents
On September 4, 2011, a North American TB-25N was substantially damaged during the landing rollout at Delaware Costal Airport. According to both pilots onboard, they landed the airplane and, during the landing rollout, they felt the right wing drop and heard a noise like "a blown tire." They attempted to maintain directional control of the airplane, but the airplane veered off of the right side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in the grass beside the runway; the pilots secured the airplane, and then exited without incident. The probable cause of the accident was found to be maintenance personnel's inadequate examination of the main landing gear during the airplane’s most recent conditional inspection, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the right main landing gear shock strut drag arm during the landing roll.[19]
On May 18, 2014, a Mooney M20 was substantially damaged when it collided with power lines and terrain following a total loss of engine power while on approach to Delaware Coastal Airport. As the pilot turned toward his final approach, the engine did not respond to attempts to increase power. Though the pilot thought he had enough altitude to land at the field, the airport came in too short and impacted power lines. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot’s improper preflight planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.[20]
On July 11, 2016, a hoist system operator was fatally injured after falling from a Bell 429 helicopter operating at the airport. The aircraft was not damaged, and the pilot and two other crewmembers were not injured. The crew was completing recurrent rescue hoist training. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the emergency response team's failure to ensure that the system operator was secured to the helicopter, which resulted in his fall during the recurrent rescue hoist training operation.
On January 28, 2017, a Piper PA-22 caught fire just after takeoff from Delaware Coastal Airport. Thick smoke started flowing from behind the instrument panel when the aircraft reached 1400 feet. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but fire started entering the cabin from the floorboards, and the roof collapsed on approached. The aircraft came to rest in a grass area off the side of the runway. The pilot's descriptions of the fire were consistent with a liquid fuel-fed fire.[21][22]
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^"Georgetown Air Services Now Accepting International Flights at Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) | Business Air". www.businessair.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^"Delaware Coastal Airport gets $5.5 million federal grant". Delaware Business Now. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^"Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce Over $5.5 Million for Sussex County Airport". U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^"More federal funding comes to the Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown". Delaware First Media. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^"Carper, Sussex County Officials Announce Over $500k in Federal Funding for Delaware Coastal Airport". Senator Tom Carper. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^Tabeling, Katie (2022-04-27). "Schell Aviation looks at lease with Delaware Coastal Airport". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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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 Delaware Coastal AirportIATA GEDICAO KGEDFAA LID GEDSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerSussex County CouncilServesGeorgetown DelawareElevation AMSL53 ft 16 mCoordinates38 41 16 N 075 21 30 W 38 68778 N 75 35833 W 38 68778 75 35833WebsiteDelaware Coastal AirportMapGEDLocation of airport in Delaware United StatesShow map of DelawareGEDGED the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m4 22 5 500 1 676 Asphalt10 28 3 109 948 AsphaltStatistics 2018 Aircraft operations34 310Based aircraft67Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 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 vote was since passed and the airport is now officially known as 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 Contents 1 Facilities and aircraft 2 Accidents and incidents 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFacilities and aircraft EditDelaware Coastal Airport covers an area of 615 acres 249 ha at an elevation of 53 feet 16 m above mean sea level It has two runways with asphalt surfaces 4 22 is 5 500 by 150 feet 1 676 x 46 m and 10 28 is 3 109 by 75 feet 948 x 23 m 1 For the 12 month period ending December 31 2018 the airport had 34 310 aircraft operations an average of 94 per day It is 98 general aviation 1 air taxi and lt 0 4 military At that time there were 67 aircraft based at this airport 48 single engine and 8 multi engine airplanes 7 helicopters and 4 jets 1 11 12 In 2018 the airport received a 5 5 million federal grant to construct a taxiway parallel to the main runway and improve the approach systems for landing aircraft 13 14 In 2019 the airport received additional grants from the Federal Aviation Administration to help it continue to grow Funds were used to extend the airport s runway and allow larger aircraft to use the airport 15 16 In 2022 multiple new hangars were built at the airport to support more aircraft New self serve fuel facilities were also constructed The new hangars tenants Schell Aviation tore down old hangars to build the new facilities that could store aircraft and allow Schell to offer maintenance services to transient aircraft 17 18 Accidents and incidents EditOn September 4 2011 a North American TB 25N was substantially damaged during the landing rollout at Delaware Costal Airport According to both pilots onboard they landed the airplane and during the landing rollout they felt the right wing drop and heard a noise like a blown tire They attempted to maintain directional control of the airplane but the airplane veered off of the right side of the runway The airplane came to rest in the grass beside the runway the pilots secured the airplane and then exited without incident The probable cause of the accident was found to be maintenance personnel s inadequate examination of the main landing gear during the airplane s most recent conditional inspection which resulted in the fatigue failure of the right main landing gear shock strut drag arm during the landing roll 19 On May 18 2014 a Mooney M20 was substantially damaged when it collided with power lines and terrain following a total loss of engine power while on approach to Delaware Coastal Airport As the pilot turned toward his final approach the engine did not respond to attempts to increase power Though the pilot thought he had enough altitude to land at the field the airport came in too short and impacted power lines The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot s improper preflight planning and in flight fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power 20 On July 11 2016 a hoist system operator was fatally injured after falling from a Bell 429 helicopter operating at the airport The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot and two other crewmembers were not injured The crew was completing recurrent rescue hoist training The probable cause of the accident was found to be the emergency response team s failure to ensure that the system operator was secured to the helicopter which resulted in his fall during the recurrent rescue hoist training operation On January 28 2017 a Piper PA 22 caught fire just after takeoff from Delaware Coastal Airport Thick smoke started flowing from behind the instrument panel when the aircraft reached 1400 feet The pilot attempted to return to the airport but fire started entering the cabin from the floorboards and the roof collapsed on approached The aircraft came to rest in a grass area off the side of the runway The pilot s descriptions of the fire were consistent with a liquid fuel fed fire 21 22 See also EditList of airports in DelawareReferences Edit a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for GED PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective November 15 2012 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 AirNav KGED Delaware Coastal Airport www airnav com Retrieved 2023 05 01 GED Delaware Coastal Airport SkyVector skyvector com Retrieved 2023 05 01 Delaware Coastal Airport gets 5 5 million federal grant Delaware Business Now 2018 09 20 Retrieved 2023 05 01 Carper Coons Blunt Rochester Announce Over 5 5 Million for Sussex County Airport U S Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester 2018 09 19 Retrieved 2023 05 01 More federal funding comes to the Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown Delaware First Media 2019 07 15 Retrieved 2023 05 01 Carper Sussex County Officials Announce Over 500k in Federal Funding for Delaware Coastal Airport Senator Tom Carper Retrieved 2023 05 01 Tabeling Katie 2022 04 27 Schell Aviation looks at lease with Delaware Coastal Airport Delaware Business Times Retrieved 2023 04 26 Metzner Mallory Plans for Economic Growth Taking Flight at Delaware Coastal Airport WRDE Coast TV Retrieved 2023 05 01 North American TB 25N crash in Delaware N9079Z PlaneCrashMap com planecrashmap com Retrieved 2023 05 01 Mooney Aircraft CORP M20K crash in Delaware N200DP PlaneCrashMap com planecrashmap com Retrieved 2023 05 01 Aircraft Emergency Delaware Coastal Airport georgetown77 com Retrieved 2023 05 01 Piper PA 22 150 N3659Z Accident occurred January 28 2017 at Delaware Coastal Airport KGED Georgetown Sussex County Delaware Kathryn s Report Retrieved 2023 05 01 External links Edit Media related to Delaware Coastal Airport at Wikimedia Commons Delaware Coastal Airport official site Sussex County Airport GED PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 06 Retrieved 2013 08 03 at Delaware DOT website Aerial image as of March 1992 from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for GED effective August 10 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for GED AirNav airport information for KGED ASN accident history for GED FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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