Summit Airport (Delaware)

Summit Airport (ICAO: KEVY, FAA LID: EVY) is a public-use airport located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the central business district of Middletown, in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is privately owned by Summit Aviation, Inc.[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 reliever general aviation facility.[2]

Summit Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSummit Aviation, Inc.
LocationMiddletown, Delaware, United States
Elevation AMSL70 ft / 21 m
Coordinates39°31′13″N 075°43′14″W
WebsiteSummit Aviation
Map
EVY
Location of airport in Delaware/United States
EVY
EVY (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,487 1,368 Asphalt
11/29 3,600 1,097 Turf
Statistics (2002)
Aircraft operations89,600
Based aircraft103

Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA. However, this airport is assigned EVY by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. [3]

Facilities and aircraft

Summit Airport covers an area of 209 acres (85 ha) which contains two runways:[1]

  • Runway 17/35: 4,487 x 65 ft (1,368 x 20 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 11/29: 3,600 x 200 ft (1,097 x 61 m), Surface: Turf

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2002, the airport had 89,600 aircraft operations, an average of 245 per day: 99.7% general aviation, 0.2% air taxi and 0.1% military. There are 103 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single engine, 5% multi-engine, 1% jet aircraft and 7% helicopters.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for EVY PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. Airport information for KEVY at Great Circle Mapper.


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