Dalton Municipal
DNN · KDNN · Dalton, Georgia · Whitfield County · map
Dalton Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Dalton, 6 miles southeast of Dalton, Georgia, 709 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,496 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 44 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 23,100 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KDNN · observed 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC), 8 minutes ago
LIFR very low ceiling or visibility
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 9 miles
- Sky: overcast at 200 feet
- Temperature 62°F (17°C), dew point 62°F (17°C)
- Altimeter 30.17 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDNN 121435Z AUTO 33004KT 9SM OVC002 17/17 A3017 RMK AO2 T01680168
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- E145 at 300 ft, 25 nm northwest, 10:01 am EDT (14:01 UTC): overcast from 20,000 ft to 1,200 ft, fog, remarks: runway 20 below ils mins.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV OV CHA/TM 1401/FL003/TP E145/SK OVC002-TOPS012/WX 1/4SM FG/RM RY 20 BELOW ILS MINS
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- over cha
- Time
- 14:01 UTC
- Height
- at 300 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- overcast from 200 ft, tops 1,200 ft
- Weather
- 1/4SM, fog
- Remarks
- runway 20 below ils mins
- DA62 at 1,100 ft, 25 nm northwest, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): fog.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1305/FL011/TP DA62/SK VV002-TOP011/WX 1/8SM FG
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- cha 1S
- Time
- 13:05 UTC
- Height
- at 1,100 ft
- Aircraft
- DA62
- Sky
- sky obscured from 200 ft, tops 1,100 ft
- Weather
- 1/8SM, fog
- CRJ9 at 200 ft, 25 nm northwest, 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: visual at mins runway 20 cha.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1230/FL002/TP CRJ9/SK VV002/WX 1/8SM/RM VISUAL AT MINS RY 20 CHA
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- cha 1N
- Time
- 12:30 UTC
- Height
- at 200 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- sky obscured from 200 ft
- Weather
- 1/8SM
- Remarks
- visual at mins runway 20 cha
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (ATL, 69 nm south), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 340° at 24 kt; 6,000 ft: 350° at 18 kt, 17 °C; 9,000 ft: 330° at 15 kt, 11 °C; 12,000 ft: 320° at 20 kt, 6 °C; 18,000 ft: 310° at 16 kt, -4 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA DNN · ICAO KDNN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Dalton
- Elevation
- 709 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, 1:00 pm 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
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,496 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 83 ft high 1,198 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 199 ft high 3,780 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Clearance delivery | 120.25 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.1 | |
| Gadsden and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.5 | |
| Dnn and aWOS-3PT | 127.65 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 706-278-7010.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 29 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 3 |
| other | 5 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 23,100, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 11,000 |
| general aviation, local | 12,000 |
| military | 100 |
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.
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 Dalton from the FAA register
41 aircraft are registered to owners in Dalton, Georgia: 31 piston singles, 4 business jets, 3 piston twins, 2 turboprops, 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.
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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Tom B David Field (16 nm south), Collegedale Municipal (21 nm north), Lovell Field (25 nm northwest).
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Dalton, by their names on the register:
- Cruise Flight Academy INC 3 aircraft Cruise Flight Academy is a flight school offering pilot training under both EASA (European) and FAA (American) regulations.
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 4 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 19 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- John W Scruggs private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Dalton Muni Airport · Dalton, GA (0 nm) · (404) 408-1129 · jwscruggs@aol.com
- Anthony Walker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Collegedale Municipal Airport FGU · Collegedale, TN (21 nm) · (423) 364-4669 · takeflight@catt.com
- Thomas A Troyer type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency · Chickamauga, GA (24 nm) · (201) 213-9367 · troyerflyingservicellc@gmail.com
- Bruce Richard Whittemore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wilson Air · Chattanooga, TN (25 nm) · (956) 286-5596 · richard@cmaaviation.com
- Bruce Edward Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allen Air Services · Jasper, GA (26 nm) · (770) 375-9049 · allenairservices@gmail.com
- Kenneth Melberg Chapman private pilot (proficiency) · HEX Tate Hangar · Tate, GA (31 nm) · (541) 944-1218 · keneac@aol.com
- Stanley Paul Smith type ratings, private pilot (proficiency) · Helicopter Express · Tate, GA (31 nm) · (208) 989-2912 · 205helosmith@gmail.com
- Sarah Diane Arnold private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Benton, TN (33 nm) · (423) 506-9015 · info@chilhowee.com
All 44 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 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 country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer and wildlife on or in the vicinity of airport.
- Approach lights (MALSR) runway 14 operates dusk to dawn when the visibility is less than 3 miles and/or the ceiling is less than 1000 feet, otr times - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 operates dusk to dawn, otr times - the common traffic frequency.
- Other hours by request, closed major holidays.
- Runway 32 PAPI unusable beyond 5 degrees right of runway centerline.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Dalton 41 aircraft · 31 piston singles, 4 business jets, 3 piston twins
- Cruise Flight Academy INC 3 aircraft in town
- Textile Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Sch Aero LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Cruise Flight Academy INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Georgia 2,135 since 1982 · 364 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 8,793 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DNN.json.
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 9, 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.