Talk:Wilmington Airport (Delaware)

Name of the Airport
Why was the airport article moved/renamed from New Castle Airport without discussion? The official name is the New Castle Airport, all signage on the site says New Castle Airport, and the Delaware River & Bay Authority which owns and operates the airport refers to it only as the New Castle Airport (http://www.newcastleairportilg.com/) (http://www.drba.net/AbouttheDRBA/Facilities.aspx). Seems counterintuitive to have it linked to a name that is not used anywhere on the site. Superman7515 (talk) 19:04, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: uncontested move. DrKiernan (talk) 16:40, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Wilmington-Philadelphia Regional Airport → New Castle Airport – The official name is the New Castle Airport, all signage on the site says New Castle Airport, and the Delaware River & Bay Authority which owns and operates the airport refers to it only as the New Castle Airport.

Examples from the official New Castle Airport webpage (also note the web address http://www.newcastleairportilg.com/) maintained by the official operators of the airport, Delaware River & Bay Authority, make several references to the "New Castle Airport."

"Located just five miles south of Wilmington, Delaware, and only a 25-minute drive from Center City Philadelphia, New Castle Airport is ideally situated for tenants who range from major corporations to individual owners of aircraft."

"New Castle Airport should be on your radar screen as a great place for your business."

"Check back here, or stop by the field itself, to keep up-to-date on the exciting changes and activities at New Castle Airport."

All references to the airport on the website refer to it by it's correct name, "New Castle Airport."

On the official website of the Delaware River & Bay Authority (http://www.drba.net/AbouttheDRBA/Facilities.aspx), the bi-state government agency established by the states of Delaware and New Jersey and charged with operating the New Castle Airport, the airport is referred to in their list of facilities as the New Castle Airport.

Recent news articles reffering to the New Castle Airport include: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/delawareinc/2014/04/29/new-flights-at-frontier-begin-today/8455589/ - Frontier begins new flights at New Castle Airport http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2014/08/02/frontier-celebrates-one-year-new-castle-airport/13523315/ - Frontier Airlines celebrates 1-year at New Castle Airport http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2014/07/21/frontier-suspend-flights-new-castle-airport/12938019/ - Frontier plans seasonal flight suspensions at New Castle Airport

Area businesses such as Budget Car Rental identify their proximity to New Castle Airport: http://locations.budget.com/de/new-castle/ilg.html Location Name: Budget New Castle Airport Car Rental Additional Location Information: Budget makes Airport Car Rentals at New Castle Airport a breeze!

Quality Inn & Suites Skyways: http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-new_castle-delaware-DE005 Our pet-friendly hotel is ideally located near many area points of interest, which include: •New Castle Airport

Econo Lodge Hotel http://www.econolodge.com/hotel-new_castle-delaware-DE012 Econo Lodge Airport hotel near the New Castle Airport Relisted  Calidum Talk To Me 02:41, 21 August 2014 (UTC) Superman7515 (talk) 01:08, 13 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Support per nom. Dicklyon (talk) 06:33, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Support per Superman7515, as his evidence makes it pretty clear what is the common name here.   - WPGA2345 -     ☛   04:17, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Location of the airport
Keep in mind this airport is in an unincorporated area. An unincorporated area by definition means one which is not in any local municipality. A U.S. Census Bureau map of New Castle County shows on pages 12 and 16, or 13 and 17 of 45 of the PDF document, that the airport is not in any incorporated area (in other words, not in a municipality). If you look at the colors, each color is either a municipality (labeled in regular text) or a census-designated place (labeled in italic text, a CDP is usually unincorporated but it is drawn by the Census Bureau to pull specific census data). The area in white is unincorporated and not in a CDP. The airport is entirely in an area colored white.

By the way, using the city name alone of a postal address is misleading in trying to deterimine the location of a place. I quote from the City of Houston's Kingwood, Texas annexation guide of 1996: "No. The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries." (my emphasis added) WhisperToMe (talk) 18:22, 25 June 2023 (UTC)