Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
To Open Modern Air
Terminal At New Castle

New Castle County's modern
100000 Airport Terminal will open
officially on Saturday afternoon,
August 4. it was announced this
week by the New Castle County Air
port Commission which operates
tile facility for the County Levy
Court.
The new terminal features COM
plete facilities for air travellers and
those who wish to ship merchan-
disc or freight. The Terminal
Building is located on u. S. Route
13 dupont Parkway south of Will
mington, providing easy access to
the parking area which will accom-
modate 1888 cars.
Delaware's Governor j. Caleb
Boggs and other state, county and
city officials will assist in the ded
lation program scheduled at 2 p.
D.. according to Edwin Petro, air.
port manager. Principal speaker
for the occasion will be Herbert
Howell. director of Airports, Civil
Aeronautics Administration. The
grounds will be open to the general
public after 10 a. m.
Mr.. Petro also announced that
there will be an opportunity for 100
people TO win free rides on an
Eastern Airlines Silver Falcon on
dedication day. A simple contest
will be open to anyone interested.
ALI entrants need to do is take the
phrase, "Fly New Castle County
Airport" and make up as many
standard English words from the
phrase as possible. No proper
names are to be used.
A letter with the list of names
should he mailed to Eastern Air
lines Ticket Office, dupont Hotel,
Wilmington, not later than July
q. Winners will be notified on Au-
gust / and the free flights have
been scheduled for IL a. m, p. m.
and $3.50 p. m. on August 4.
Mr.. Petro said the airport was
pleased with this cooperation. Each
flight of 20 minutes will give lucky
winners a grand opportunity TO see
q portion of the First State from
the air, and they will be able to
take some wonderful photographs
on the trip if they desire, Mr.. Petro
said in praising Eastern Airlines'
cooperation.
The, New Castle airport is stra-
logically situated on 1900 acres of
level land, with the new terminal
centered within rs acres of that
area. A great vista of surrounding
countryside is visible from the
area.
Three airlines currently provide
passenger service with IL daily
flights to and from the terminal.
They are Eastern, American and
Allegheny lines. Vantop Air Trans
port is also certified to carry
freight from Detroit to Wilmington,
although that service is not yet
available.
The three airlines will have
planes i'm static displays on open
ing day for general inspection pur-
poses and Atlantic Aviation Serv-
ice, Inc, will provide display of
the latest in civil aircraft.
This is the first permanent-type
building at the airport, Mr.. Petro
pointed out. The second floor OBJ
servation deck offers an excellent
vantage point for visitors and the
general public to become acquaint-
ed with aviation.
w. Ellis Preston, architect, de-
signed the building according to
the latest principles for smaller
terminals. The building empha-
sizes modern design in Keeping
with air transportation. Airline op-
erations and reservations are To-
Gated on the main floor and are
arranged to give passengers every
possible convenience.
Concession areas on the main
floor, including an impressive res