Delaware Municipal Airport

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Delaware Municipal Airport
IATA: DLZ - ICAO: KDLZ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Delaware
Serves		Delaware, Ohio
Elevation AMSL		945 ft (288 m)
Coordinates		40°16′46.925″N, 83°06′53.2860″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10/28	5,000	1,524	Asphalt

Delaware Municipal Airport (IATA: DLZ, ICAO: KDLZ) is a leading general aviation facility for central Ohio pilots and businesses.

The city of Delaware oversees all aspects of the airport. It is home to approximately 80 aircraft and handles an estimated 40,000 operations per year, including corporate activity, training and pleasure flying. Primary users include people such as businessmen, residents of Delaware and surrounding counties, and transient users. A full array of services includes fuel, ground power, maintenance, towing, business services, limousine and catering, as well as flight instruction for fixed-wing and aircraft learning.

The airport is strategically located to serve the rapidly expanding southern Delaware County area and north outer belt of Columbus, as well as the new commercial centers in Delaware, Powell, Dublin, Westerville and Hilliard.

The city has aggressively pursued airport enhancements that include an expanded 5,000-foot runway and the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), which will allow the ability to have a precision approach for horizontal and vertical navigation. Other upgrades include improvements to the flight terminal, lounges and weather briefing areas. There are also available land lease opportunities for hangar construction.

In 2005, Jet Stream Properties, Inc. opened a 16,000 square-foot corporate hangar that includes 6,000 square feet of office space to accommodate three (and as many as five) large corporate turbojet aircraft. In 2006, a modern general aviation hangar space and amenities was put into service with the opening of AirSpace Place, a four-phase project that includes 72 units.