New Castle Air National Guard Base
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For the civil use of this facility and airport information, see Wilmington Airport.
New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation under the control of the Delaware Air National Guard, located at Wilmington Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.
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New Castle Air National Guard Base | |||||||||||
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Near New Castle, Delaware in the United States of America | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°41′07″N 075°35′57″W | ||||||||||
Type | Air National Guard Base | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||
Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||||||
Controlled by | Delaware Air National Guard (ANG) | ||||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
Website | www.166aw.ang.af.mil | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1943 (1943) (as New Castle Army Air Base) | ||||||||||
In use | 1943 – present | ||||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||||
Garrison | 166th Airlift Wing | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: ILG, ICAO: KILG, FAA LID: ILG, WMO: 724089 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 24.3 metres (80 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Airfield shared with Wilmington Airport. Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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