W H 'Bud' Barron Airport
DBN · KDBN · Dublin, Georgia · Laurens County · map
W H 'Bud' Barron Airport is a public-use airport owned by Laurens County, 3 miles northwest of Dublin, Georgia, 311 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 6,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 22 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 25,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for W H 'Bud' Barron Airport?
Its FAA code is DBN, and its ICAO code is KDBN.
Where is W H 'Bud' Barron Airport?
It is 3 miles northwest of Dublin, Georgia, 311 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at W H 'Bud' Barron Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 02/20, is 6,501 feet long.
Does W H 'Bud' Barron Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at W H 'Bud' Barron Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from W H 'Bud' Barron Airport?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Dekalb-Peachtree. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to W H 'Bud' Barron Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for W H 'Bud' Barron Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DBN · ICAO KDBN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Laurens County
- Elevation
- 311 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 6,501 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 5,171 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 02: ILS with DME, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,300 ft available for landing, trees 64 ft high 1,419 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 489 ft, 6,000 ft available for landing, road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 14: trees 64 ft high 1,445 ft from the end
- Runway 32: trees 98 ft high 1,604 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.2 | |
| Dbn and aWOS-3PT | 118.425 | |
| Macon and center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.95 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 478-277-9051.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Heart Of Georgia Regional (22 nm south), Kaolin Field (25 nm north), Telfair-Wheeler Airport (29 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Georgia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 02 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 02/20; PAPI runway 02 and 20 - oper continuous DUSK-2200; after 2200 activate - the common traffic frequency.
- SELF-SERVICE fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1 departures from DBN in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers in 8 seats (0% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| W H 'Bud' Barron → Dekalb-Peachtree DBN–PDK | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 19 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,000 |
| general aviation, local | 18,800 |
| military | 200 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Dublin from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Dublin, Georgia: 15 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Georgia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Dublin:
- Diamond Aviation, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate Diamond Aviation is a private charter aviation company based at Camarillo, California, operating since 2000.
Repair stations in Dublin:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 2 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- Ronald Adam Holloway private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle Georgia State University · Cochran, GA (18 nm) · (478) 230-7187 · [email protected]
- John Doy Jeffers private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Perry Houston County Airport (KPXE) · Perry, GA (40 nm) · (478) 256-9518 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Dublin 21 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Vast First LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Helo-Max LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Diamond Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Diamond Aviation, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Parker Hannifin Corporation · repair station
- Dekalb-Peachtree (PDK) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Georgia 2,135 since 1982 · 360 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Georgia 105 landing places
- Georgia 8,800 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DBN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.