Chorman Airport Explained

Chorman Airport
Faa:D74
Type:Public use
Owner:Allen Chorman
City-Served:Farmington, Delaware
Elevation-F:66
Coordinates:38.8494°N -75.6128°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:9
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:3,588
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:9,950
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:44
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Utc:-5
Utcs:-4

Chorman Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Farmington, a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is privately owned by Allen Chorman.

Facilities and aircraft

Chorman Airport covers an area of 134 acres (54 ha) at an elevation of 66 feet (20 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,588 x 37 ft (1,094 x 11 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 9,950 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day. It was all general aviation. This was down from 14,600 annual operations in 2011. In December 2022, there were 44 aircraft based at this airport: 38 single engine, 4 multi engine airplanes, and 2 helicopters.

The airport does not have a fixed-base operator, and no fuel is available.[3]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 13, 2024.
  2. Web site: AirNav: D74 - Chorman Airport . 2023-05-15 . www.airnav.com.
  3. Web site: Chorman Airport Overview and FBOs (Farmington, DE) [D74] ]. 2023-05-15 . FlightAware . en.
  4. Web site: Blondin 601HDS crash in Delaware (N27S) PlaneCrashMap.com . 2023-05-15 . planecrashmap.com.
  5. Web site: Grumman Acft Eng COR-SCHWEIZER G 164B crash in Delaware (N891JC) PlaneCrashMap.com . 2023-05-15 . planecrashmap.com.
  6. Web site: Boeing A75N1(PT17) crash in Delaware (N53488) PlaneCrashMap.com . 2023-05-15 . planecrashmap.com.
  7. Web site: Mooney M20J crash in Delaware (N201HK) PlaneCrashMap.com . 2023-05-15 . planecrashmap.com.

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