Summit Airport (KEVY), Delaware
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Summit Airport (KEVY) is a public-use general aviation airport in Middletown, Delaware, serving business aviation traffic under FAA TFMSC tracking with a tier 2 activity level. The field offers a 4,488-foot paved runway alongside a wide turf strip, and fuel is available in both 100LL and Jet A. Customs clearance is not offered onsite, with the nearest customs airport at Wilmington (KILG) roughly 11 nautical miles away. Helicopter training activity, including heavy-lift aircraft, is a regular feature of operations in and around the airport.
Runways
Summit Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 17/35, is 4,488 ft long and 65 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Summit Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 7am to 7pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Summit Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is New Castle (KILG), 11 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Summit Airport recorded 232 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KEVY concentrates in July and May, with the slowest activity recorded in September, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 31 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 6.9 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Summit Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Philadelphia Approach.
The LIRL and REILS for runway 11/29 can be activated on frequency 123.5.
The LIRL for runway 11/29 is out of service indefinitely.
Runway 11/29 is closed for night operations.
Extensive medium and heavy helicopter training is in progress at all hours on and in the vicinity of the airport, producing high rotor downwash velocities. When CH-47 helicopters are operating, pilots are requested to ask for advisories on UNICOM.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Summit Airport has five airfields within 23 NM. The closest is New Castle (KILG), 10.91 NM northeast.
Part of the Philadelphia area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KEVY
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KEVY.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at KEVY?
Yes, Summit Airport (KEVY) stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The field is attended daily from 0700 to 1900 local time. Pilots should plan fuel stops accordingly given the fixed attendance window rather than continuous availability.
Can I clear customs at Summit Airport?
Summit Airport (KEVY) does not offer onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs facility is New Castle (KILG), located approximately 10.91 nautical miles away. Arriving international flights should plan to clear customs there before or after operating at KEVY.
What should pilots know about runway 11/29 at KEVY?
Runway 11/29 at Summit Airport (KEVY) is a 3,601-foot turf strip that is closed for night operations. Its runway lighting system, the LIRL, is out of service indefinitely. Pilots planning arrivals or departures on this runway should account for daylight-only use and the absence of edge lighting.
Is there significant helicopter activity at KEVY?
Yes, Summit Airport (KEVY) reports extensive medium and heavy helicopter training in progress at all hours on and in the vicinity of the airport, generating high rotor downwash velocities. When CH-47 helicopters are operating, pilots are asked to request advisories on UNICOM. This activity should be factored into arrival and departure planning at any time of day.