Jenkins Airport is a public use airport

Airport

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 located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Wyoming

Wyoming, Delaware

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, a town in Kent County

Kent County, Delaware

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, Delaware

Delaware

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, United States

United States

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. It is privately owned by Joe C. Jenkins.

Facilities and aircraft

Jenkins Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24.3 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 53 feet (16 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway

Runway

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s, both with turf

Grass

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 surfaces: 12/30 is 2,035 by 70 feet (620 x 21 m) and 18/36 is 2,842 by 70 feet (866 x 21 m). For the 12-month period ending July 24, 2005, the airport had 2,500 general aviation

General aviation

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aircraft operations, an average of 208 per month.