Dawson Community Airport
GDV · KGDV · Glendive, Montana · Dawson County · map
Dawson Community Airport is a public-use airport owned by Dawson County, 4 miles northwest of Glendive, Montana, 2,458 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 5,704 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KGDV · observed 12:56 pm MDT (18:56 UTC), 59 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 18,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGDV 061856Z AUTO 34012KT 10SM CLR 23/05 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02280050 TSNO $
TAF KGDV 061720Z 0618/0718 32012KT P6SM FEW200 FM062300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM070600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN180 FM071500 03007KT P6SM SCT080
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 GDV · ICAO KGDV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Dawson County
- Elevation
- 2,458 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:30 am to 6:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,704 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 3,002 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 30: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Watford City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.85 | |
| Gdv and aWOS-3PT | 135.075 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 406-345-0085.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Glendive from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Glendive, Montana: 16 piston singles, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Airfield surface conditions unmonitored 1:00 am to 11:00 am NOV-MAY.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02-20 and runway 12-30, PAPI runway 02 and runway 20, runway end identifier lights runway 12 and runway 30 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 12/30 oper continuously.
- Taxiway a has edge lips exceeding 3 in.
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.