KILG · Wilmington Airport

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

7,275

Longest ft · 09/27

39.68N

75.61W

Wilmington Airport serves Wilmington, Delaware at 80 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 7,275 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	7,275 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
01/19	7,012 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	4,602 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 80 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	80 ft	2,454 ft	2,118 ft	3,178 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,280 ft	2,688 ft	2,245 ft	3,368 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,480 ft	2,922 ft	2,372 ft	3,557 ft
35°C afternoon	2,499 ft	2,925 ft	2,374 ft	3,560 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 7,275 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,560 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KILG is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPHL Philadelphia International Airport	20 nm NE	12,000 ft
KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport	22 nm NW	5,400 ft
KMIV Millville Municipal Airport	31 nm SE	6,003 ft
KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport	37 nm NE	7,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KILG

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KILG, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KILG or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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