- Dawson Community Airport
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Dawson Community Airport IATA: GDV – ICAO: KGDV – FAA LID: GDV Location of the Montana
GDVSummary Airport type Public Owner Dawson County Serves Glendive, Montana Elevation AMSL 2,458 ft / 749 m Coordinates 47°08′19″N 104°48′26″W / 47.13861°N 104.80722°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 5,704 1,739 Asphalt 2/20 3,000 914 Asphalt Statistics (2007) Aircraft operations 5,815 Based aircraft 17 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Dawson Community Airport (IATA: GDV, ICAO: KGDV, FAA LID: GDV) is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) northwest of the central business district of Glendive, a city in Dawson County, Montana, United States.[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] It is also designated to receive commercial service subsidized by the federal Essential Air Service (EAS) program.
Scheduled air service at Glendive ended on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines (the designated EAS operator) ceased operation. Great Lakes Airlines has been given USDOT approval to take over EAS service between Glendive and Billings, Montana.[3]
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Facilities and aircraft
Dawson Community Airport covers an area of 413 acres (167 ha) at an elevation of 2,458 feet (749 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 is 5,704 by 100 feet (1,739 x 30 m) and 2/20 is 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007, the airport had 5,815 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 55% general aviation, 45% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Gulfstream International Airlines Billings, Miles City [4] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for GDV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 3 (PDF, 1.28 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Great Lakes prepares for Montana routes". Sidney Herald. December 30, 2007. http://www.sidneyherald.com/articles/2007/12/30/news/news01.txt. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ^ "Time Table". Great Lakes Airlines. 20 August 2010. http://www.flygreatlakes.com/time_table/doc_files/time_table.pdf. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
External links
- Dawson Community Airport
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GDV, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KGDV
- ASN accident history for GDV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KGDV
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Categories:- Airports in Montana
- Buildings and structures in Dawson County, Montana
- Essential Air Service
- Transportation in Dawson County, Montana
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