Airports near Wilmington, DE
33 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Wilmington, Delaware — 10 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: New Castle (KILG), 4.9 nm SW. Closest public fuel: KILG (100LL,A), 4.9 nm. Longest runway: 12,000 ft at KPHL.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Wilmington | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILG | New Castle Wilmington · Airport | 4.9 nm SW | Public | 7,275 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 126.0 · CTAF 126.0 |
| JY39 | Rainbow's End Salem · Airport | 6.8 nm SE | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | UNICOM 122.8 |
| N57 | New Garden Toughkenamon · Airport | 11.0 nm NW | Public | 3,693 ft | 100LL | CTAF 123.05 |
| NJ74 | Salem Airfield Salem · Airport | 12.3 nm SE | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 9N2 | Philadelphia Essington · Seaplane base | 13.5 nm NE | Public | water | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| JY08 | Var-Sky Woodstown · Airport | 14.0 nm SE | Private | 1,165 ft (soft) | — | UNICOM 122.725 |
| KOQN | Brandywine Regional West Chester · Airport | 14.4 nm N | Public | 3,347 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.075 |
| 9NJ5 | Stallone Harrisonville · Airport | 14.7 nm E | Private | 1,350 ft (soft) | — | — |
| NJ25 | Hollingshead Clarksboro · Airport | 15.3 nm E | Private | 2,207 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KEVY | Summit Middletown · Airport | 15.8 nm SW | Public | 4,488 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.725 |
| KPHL | Philadelphia International Philadelphia · Airport | 16.2 nm NE | Public | 12,000 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 118.5 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| PN39 | Founding Fathers Field New London · Airport | 16.4 nm W | Private | 1,208 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 24NJ | Taildragger Acres Salem · Airport | 16.6 nm S | Private | 1,880 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 93MD | Knollwood Farm Elkton · Airport | 17.2 nm SW | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 1DE5 | Mckeown Middletown · Airport | 17.4 nm SW | Private | 1,100 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 04NJ | Emmanuel Elmer · Airport | 17.5 nm SE | Private | 3,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3PA8 | Harris Lincoln University · Airport | 17.6 nm W | Private | 1,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 7NJ2 | Stoe Creek Farm Canton · Airport | 17.7 nm SE | Private | 1,725 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 58M | Claremont Elkton · Airport | 18.0 nm SW | Public | 2,989 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| 16MD | High Valley North East · Airport | 19.4 nm W | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 61NJ | Thomas Browne Airpark Glassboro · Airport | 19.4 nm E | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KMQS | Chester County G O Carlson Coatesville · Airport | 19.8 nm NW | Public | 5,400 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.7 |
| NJ84 | Hidden Acres Farm Bridgeton · Airport | 20.5 nm S | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| PN69 | Altemose Malvern · Ultralight | 20.6 nm N | Private | 500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| DE34 | Townsend A Townsend · Airport | 20.8 nm S | Private | 3,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| JY31 | Wide Sky Airpark Bridgeton · Airport | 21.4 nm SE | Private | 2,550 ft (soft) | — | — |
| PA70 | Fetters Construction Downingtown · Airport | 21.7 nm N | Private | 1,820 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 34NJ | Blews Bridgeton · Airport | 23.2 nm SE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 61PS | Lynch's Landing Nottingham · Airport | 23.8 nm W | Private | 1,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 00N | Bucks Bridgeton · Airport | 23.9 nm SE | Public | 2,420 ft (soft) | 100LL | CTAF 122.9 |
| DE20 | Spirit Airpark Townsend · Airport | 24.3 nm S | Private | 3,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 17N | Cross Keys Cross Keys · Airport | 24.3 nm E | Public | 3,500 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| 43PA | Kolb Spring City · Airport | 24.6 nm N | Private | 2,683 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Wilmington as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.