DE39 Weather ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital Heliport

Wilmington, DelawareElevation 200 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KILG · 5 NM SW · 29 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KILG

WIND

170@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Frost AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

26 0500Z to 26 1300Z

New Castle; Kent; Inland Sussex; Kent; Queen Anne's; Caroline; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Cumberland

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 degrees will result in areas of frost formation. * WHERE...In Delaware, Kent, New Castle, and Inland Sussex Counties. In Maryland, Caroline, Kent MD, and Queen Annes Counties. In New Jersey, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor pla…

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 170° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 16C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 41F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Mostly Clear	41	0 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	70/52	W 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	67/45	N 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	66/48	E 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	70/52	S 4 kt	–	0%
Friday	Sunny	75/53	W 4 kt	–	0%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	72/55	NE 4 kt	–	4%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	71	S 4 kt	–	22%

Source: National Weather Service (office PHI). Forecast issued 2219Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for DE39. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway

Dimensions

50 x 50 ft

Surface

Roof

Edge lights

PERI

RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

200 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2209Z 6:09 PM

Sunrise

1123Z 7:23 AM

Loggable night

2236Z (6:36 PM local) → 1056Z (6:56 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2209Z (6:09 PM local) → 1123Z (7:23 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2309Z (7:09 PM local) → 1023Z (6:23 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital Heliport is in Wilmington, Delaware. Field elevation 200 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerJEFFREY KREBS

Manager phone(302) 733-3788

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATADE39

SectionalWASHINGTON

Center (ARTCC)NEW YORK

Flight service (AFSS)MILLVILLE

RegionDelaware

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.7511, -75.5506

Distance from city1 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

BeaconWhite-green-yellow (heliport)

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

DE39 traffic patterns

2026-06-16 to 2026-10-23, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.7

AVG OPS/DAY

1.3

Operations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›B429 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›EN28 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›AS50 (Helicopter)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

DE39 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KILG (5 NM SW, VFR).

KILG Wilmington Airport

5 NM SW

VFR

KPHL Philadelphia International Airport

16 NM NE

VFR

KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport

VFR

VFR

VFR

KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport

32 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884.

›HELI SUITABLE FOR DAY/VFR OPS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗DE39 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does DE39 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for DE39. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does DE39 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for DE39. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at DE39?

DE39 sits at 200 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for DE39?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.