Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 2,458 ft / 749 m 5,704 1,739 Code GDV Phone +1 406-989-2054 | 12/30 5,704 1,739 Asphalt Elevation 749 m | |
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Address 400 Airport Rd, Glendive, MT 59330, USA Similar Midrivers, Elementary School District, Dawson County Treasurer, Avis Car Rental, Dawson Community College | ||
Dawson Community Airport (IATA: GDV, ICAO: KGDV, FAA LID: GDV) is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northwest of the central business district of Glendive, a city in Dawson County, Montana, United States. The airport is served by one commercial airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 211 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 243 enplanements in 2009, and 427 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).
Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy. Great Lakes Airlines was given USDOT approval to take over Essential Air Service (EAS) and flights began in 2009. Service is currently provided under EAS contract by Cape Air.
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 3,002 by 60 feet (915 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2009, 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 17 aircraft were based at this airport, all single-engine.
Airline and destinations
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service: