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Delaware Airpark is a small general aviation airfield in Kent County, Delaware, just west of Cheswold and a short hop from Dover, serving corporate and recreational pilots as well as the flight training programme of Delaware State University. It offers two paved, lit runways aligned 09/27 and is a popular staging point for NASCAR teams attending events at the nearby Dover Motor Speedway.
Delaware Airpark (33N) is a public-use general aviation airport in Kent County, Delaware, lying just west of the Cheswold corporate limits and serving the nearby state capital of Dover. It is owned by the Delaware Department of Transportation and operated by the Delaware River and Bay Authority. The field is notable as the home of Delaware State University's flight training programme, which provides year-round flying instruction, and it also sees seasonal traffic from NASCAR teams, drivers and fans who use the airpark because of its proximity to the Dover Motor Speedway.
The airfield sits in Kent County, Delaware, about one mile west of the Cheswold business district, and effectively serves the Dover area a few miles to the south. No control tower or specific airspace classification is described in the available material, consistent with its status as a small local general aviation facility.
Delaware Airpark has two paved, lit hard-surface runways. The main runway, 09/27, is 4,199 feet long in both directions. A second, shorter runway pairing, 09R/27L, is also hard-surfaced and lit, measuring 3,595 feet on the 09R heading and 3,243 feet on the reciprocal 27L heading. There is no ILS at the field.
No air traffic control tower is described at Delaware Airpark, and no specific radio frequencies, navaids or instrument approach procedures are given in the available material.
No published circuit heights or formal joining procedures for Delaware Airpark are given in the available material. Pilots should nonetheless be alert for obstacles near the approach paths: past accident investigations at the field noted an unlit utility pole and trees close to the runway environment, factors that contributed to at least one landing accident on approach.
The airpark lies close to the Dover Motor Speedway, a well-known local landmark that draws seasonal aviation traffic to the field during race events; no other published visual reporting points are noted in the available material.
Delaware Airpark has long served as a base for corporate and recreational flying in central Delaware. In 2015 it received close to six million dollars in funding for a thirteen-stage improvement project, which included lengthening the runway, paving the entire taxiway system and upgrading other facilities; this work was completed in 2017. In 2020 the airport began a ten-year development effort, including an update to its master plan and consideration of further expansion. The field has also been the site of at least two recorded landing accidents involving Piper PA-28 Cherokees, in 2003 and 2009, both attributed to loss of directional control or obstacle clearance during landing.
Delaware Airpark remains an active general aviation field with 48 based aircraft, predominantly single-engine types, and around 16,000 aircraft operations a year. It hosts a fixed-base operator selling avgas and offering general maintenance, along with a conference room and crew lounge. The airpark is home to Delaware State University's flight training programme, which operates year-round and is especially busy in summer months with NASA and Air Force ROTC pilot training. It also sees a seasonal influx of NASCAR teams and race fans owing to its closeness to the Dover Motor Speedway.
