Chorman Airport
D74 · Farmington, Delaware · Kent County · map
Chorman Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles southwest of Farmington, Delaware, 65 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,585 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Chorman Airport?
Its FAA code is D74.
Where is Chorman Airport?
It is 2 miles southwest of Farmington, Delaware, 65 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Chorman Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,585 feet long, asphalt.
Does Chorman Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Chorman Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Advanced Flight Instruction LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Chorman Airport?
10 pilot examiners and 17 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Chorman Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D74
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1991
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,585 × 50 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 34: threshold displaced 438 ft, pole 24 ft high 250 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Delaware Coastal Airport (15 nm southeast), Dover Air Force Base (18 nm north), Easton/Newnam Field (22 nm west), Cambridge-Dorchester Regional (27 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Delaware Coastal Airport (15 nm southeast), Easton/Newnam Field (22 nm west), Chandelle Airport (22 nm north), Delaware Airpark (22 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Delaware · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided VFR, private use, that 41 feet cedar tree south of airport lowered to give 20:1 approach surface; runway end be displaced 90 feet due to public road south of runway; width of primary surface should be 250 feet with obstructions cleared 125 feet on either side of runway.
- Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Agriculture spraying activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 16 and 34; low-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Loading pad adjacent to east side runway 34.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Farmington from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Farmington, DE as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Advanced Flight Instruction LLC 1 aircraft · Greenwood, 3 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 4 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 17 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 67 training center evaluators, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Curt Tucker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, helicopters · Easton, MD (22 nm) · (202) 369-1886 · [email protected]
- Edward Ambler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Easton, MD (22 nm) · (410) 310-3155 · [email protected]
- Christopher Hartman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Salisbury, MD (31 nm) · (443) 235-8477 · [email protected]
- Edward Joseph Brink private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Salisbury, MD (31 nm) · (410) 430-8483 · [email protected]
- Galen Neal Anderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Azure Flight Support / Hanger 8 · Salisbury, MD (31 nm) · (410) 430-1974 · [email protected]
- Richard Stephen Washart private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · WWD Flight Level Aviation · Rio Grande, NJ (35 nm) · (609) 427-3956 · [email protected]
- David Nelson Burton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Millville, NJ (40 nm) · (609) 247-0453 · [email protected]
- Jude Gallagher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters · Middle River, MD (47 nm) · (315) 767-7707 · [email protected]
All 108 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Delaware 116 since 1982 · 16 in the last ten years
- Advanced Flight Instruction LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Delaware 11 landing places
- Delaware 10,959 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/D74.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.