Daniel Field
DNL · KDNL · Augusta, Georgia · Richmond County · map
Daniel Field is a public-use airport owned by Augusta-Richmond CO, 1 mile west of Augusta, Georgia, 422 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 4,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KDNL · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 28 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 8 knots, gusting to 17
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:24 pm EDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 9 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDNL 062053Z AUTO 06008G17KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02610128 56017
TAF KDNL 061724Z 0618/0718 07009G16KT P6SM FEW050 FM070000 06004KT P6SM FEW250 FM071400 05006KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DNL · ICAO KDNL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Augusta-Richmond CO
- Elevation
- 422 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,002 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 3,733 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 202 ft, tree 10 ft high 280 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 298 ft, road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 11: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 326 ft, 3,407 ft available for landing, road 25 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 29: threshold displaced 314 ft, 3,419 ft available for landing, road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.8 | |
| Augusta and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.1 | |
| Dnl and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.275 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 706-481-8629.
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Aircraft registered in Augusta from the FAA register
61 aircraft are registered to owners in Augusta, Georgia: 38 piston singles, 11 turboprops, 5 piston twins, 5 business jets, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Georgia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Pilots should be alert for TURBO-JET traffic transiting the traffic area enr to bush field 6 miles south.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05, 11, 23; PAPI runway 05, 11, and 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- 6 feet fence 190 feet from thld 94 feet right.
- 6 feet fence 190 feet from thld 125 feet right.
- Runway 11 PAPI unusable beyond 3 degrees left of runway centerline, PAPI is baffled.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced thld.
- Approach ratio 0:1 to displaced thld; 20 feet road/fence at displaced thld and 245 feet left.
- Approach ratio 16:1 to displaced thld; 34FT light pole, 577 feet from thld, 213 feet right.
- Approach ratio 13:1 to displaced thld; +55 feet trees 715 feet from thld, 139 feet left.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.