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The 166th Airlift Wing is a Delaware Air National Guard wing headquartered in New Castle, Delaware. Operating eight permanently assigned, Lockheed C-130 H2 Hercules transport aircraft, the wing provides the U.S. Air Force with tactical airlift and air and land drop of troops, cargo and passengers and aeromedical evacuation of patients anywhere in the world. Additionally, the wing has a civil engineer function and a network warfare unit (the 166th Network Warfare Squadron).
New Castle Airport is the DRBA’s largest air facility, with three major runways, ten taxiways and several aircraft parking ramps.
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New Castle County Airport and Air National Guard Base Links
- New Castle Air National Guard Click here to visit the New Castle Air National Guard’s website!
- New Castle County Airport Click here to visit New Castle County Airport’s website!