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KGDV · Dawson Community Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KGDV FAA GDV Elev 2,458 ft Lat 47° 8.26' N Lon 104° 48.41' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,704 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 136° 5,704 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
30 316° 5,704 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
02 036° 3,002 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
20 216° 3,002 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.08%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 135.075
  • RDO GREAT FALLS RDO 122.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

All translated remarks (1)

  • Airport attended 1430–0130Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1430–0130Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·116 MONTANA GLENDIVE DAWSON COMMUNITY (GDV)(KGDV) 4 NW UTC–7(–6DT) N47º08.32´ W104º48.43´ 2458 B NOTAM FILE GDV RWY 12–30: H5704X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–38, D–50 MIRL RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·RWY 02–20: H3002X60 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 02: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·RWY 20: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 24´.
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–3002 TODA–3002 ASDA–3002 LDA–3002 RWY 12: TORA–5704 TODA–5704 ASDA–5704 LDA–5704 RWY 20: TORA–3002 TODA–3002 ASDA–3002 LDA–3002 RWY 30: TORA–5704 TODA–5704 ASDA–5704 LDA–5704
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 12–30, PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20, REIL Rwy 12 and Rwy 30—CTAF.
  • ·VASI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30 opr continuously.
  • ·Afld sfc conds unmonitored Nov–May 0800–1800Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 has edge lips exceeding 3 in.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-989-2054
  • ·AWOS–3PT 135.075 (406) 687–3346.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.6 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·MILES CITY (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 112.1 MLS Chan 58 N46º22.93´ W105º57.21´ 037º 65.6 NM to fld. 2666/9E.
  • ·GLENDIVE N47º08.00´ W104º48.28´ NOTAM FILE GDV.
  • ·(DH) DME 114.35 GDV Chan 90(Y) at Dawson Community. 2457.
  • ·RCO 122.6 (GREAT FALLS RADIO) GRASS RANGE MVH N46º50.28´ W108º56.21´/4446 AWOS–3 120.0 (406) 428–2103 AWOS–3 associated with N Bar Ranch airport 19MT.
  • ·BILLINGS H–1F, 2H, L–13E IAP, AD BILLINGS L–13E BILLINGS L–13D NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · GDV

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

3

60.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 5,880 ops in 2015

2024 total

5,880

10-yr total

58,800

2024 mix

AC/AT 52% · GA 48% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

34.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

20.41

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=5

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-28 RISEN 915 iS · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2020-06-03 Aviat A 1 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1998-03-31 Aeronca 7-EC · Other · VMC · day →
1994-08-01 GROCE VANS RV-4 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-05-17 Mooney M20F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Austin Jon Greenheck Minot ND 157 nm
Michael Duane Rath Spearfish SD 164 nm
Dennis Wayne Keesling Sheridan WY 167 nm
Glenn Walter Smith Sheridan WY 167 nm
Lanny Dewitt Guyton Sheridan WY 167 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 175 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 175 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Billings MT 175 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 186 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 186 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Theodore George Kopp Glendive MT 4 nm
Edward Thomas Condon Iv Glendive MT 4 nm
Richard Todd Hier Lambert MT 35 nm
Bryan John Prevost Lambert MT 35 nm
Eugene Kenneth Hamilton Beach ND 35 nm
Julie Ann Zook Golva ND 42 nm
George Francis Hilton Iv Sidney MT 43 nm
Roger Donald Meggers Baker MT 51 nm
Justin Dean Strub Miles City MT 61 nm
Clayton Alan Vine Wolf Point MT 67 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Craig Leland Hostetler Glendive MT 4 nm
James Robert Fohl Glendive MT 4 nm
Corey James Eggum Glendive MT 4 nm
Joseph Darrel Keller Lindsay MT 15 nm
Monte Ray Beach Wibaux MT 27 nm
Byron Philip Sunwall Savage MT 27 nm
Ronald Roy Bouchard Lambert MT 35 nm
Richard Todd Hier Lambert MT 35 nm
Michael Jerome Hutton Beach ND 35 nm
Jeffrey Ray Schmeling Beach ND 35 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 200 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 264 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 264 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 264 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 275 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 275 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 289 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 317 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 321 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 380 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.