Laurel Airport (Delaware)

Laurel Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDest Inc.
ServesLaurel, Delaware
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (-5)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation AMSL30 ft / 9 m
Coordinates38°32′32″N 075°35′40″W / 38.54222°N 75.59444°W / 38.54222; -75.59444
Map
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 3,175 968 Turf
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations4,100

Laurel Airport (FAA LID: N06) is a public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Laurel, a city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is privately owned by Dest Inc.[1]

It is currently referred to as Laurel Airport by both the Federal Aviation Administration[1] and Delaware Department of Transportation.[2] However, it had been renamed Western Sussex Airport-Booth Field by a prior owner known as Aerospace House Inc.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

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Laurel Airport covers an area of 88 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 30 feet (9 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33, with a turf surface measuring 3,175 by 270 ft (968 x 82 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 4,100 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 79 per week. At that time, there were 7 aircraft based at the airport, all single-engine airplanes.[1][4]

The airport also offers a skydiving program, Skydive Delmarva.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for N06 PDF, effective June 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Delaware Department of Transportation: Airport Directory". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  3. ^ Old FAA data for airport under prior name and owner
  4. ^ "AirNav: N06 - Laurel Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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