Dobbins Arb Airport
MGE · KMGE · Marietta, Georgia · Cobb County · map
Dobbins Arb Airport is a private airport owned by Usaf, 1 mile south of Marietta, Georgia, 1,068 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 10,002 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additives).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KMGE · observed 1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC), 53 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 60°F (16°C), dew point 58°F (15°C)
- Altimeter 30.04 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC), good until Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC)
- From Sun 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, mist, overcast at 800 feet IFR
- Changing between Sun 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC) to: wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 15, scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet MVFR
- Changing between Sun 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) to: wind from the west at 15 knots, gusting to 25, overcast at 2,200 feet MVFR
- Changing between Sun 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) to: wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet MVFR
- Changing between Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) and 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC) to: wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, am dust storm, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMGE 120555Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01570146 10187 20155 50000 $
TAF KMGE 111300Z 1113/1219 25010KT 8000 BR OVC008 QNH2993INS BECMG 1116/1117 28010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT009 OVC018 QNH3001INS BECMG 1117/1118 28015G25KT 9999 OVC022 QNH2997INS BECMG 1123/1124 29010G15KT 9999 BKN025 BKN200 QNH2997INS BECMG 1204/1205 31010G15KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2997INS TX22/1121Z TN14/1212Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1120 NEXT 1311
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 MGE · ICAO KMGE
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 1,068 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1200-0400z++
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additives; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2

For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 10,002 × 300 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 110/290 | 3,495 × 60 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 29: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, SALSF
Radio frequencies
| Ground | 125.3 | Dobbins |
| Tower | 120.75 | Dobbins |
| Approach and departure | 121.0 | Dobbins |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Dobbins |
| Bokrt and star | 119.8 | Dobbins |
| Ground-controlled approach | 120.225 | Dobbins |
| Wrgnz and star | 128.575 | Dobbins |
| Pre-taxi clearance | 139.3 | Dobbins |
Aircraft registered in Marietta from the FAA register
131 aircraft are registered to owners in Marietta, Georgia: 110 piston singles, 7 business jets, 5 gliders, 4 piston twins, 2 helicopters. 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 additives
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cobb County Intl/Mccollum Field (7 nm northwest), Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field (8 nm south), Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (11 nm east).
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
Fuel and service companies in Marietta, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Marietta, by their names on the register:
- Lge Flying Club INC 3 aircraft LGE Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based in Marietta, Georgia that manages shared aircraft for its members.
Repair stations in Marietta:
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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 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
- Traffic pattern: ovhd, enter initial at 3500 feet, dsnd to 2600 feet, lvl brk at runway threshold.
- Operates 1300-0400Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ Saturday Sunday, closed fed holidays.
- Light: for ols runway 11-29 lctn data see flip AP/1 supplementary airport rmk.
- Jasu: 1(A/MA32A-86) 2(AM32-95) 3(A/M32A-86), 5(essex B809). Base asgn aircraft have priority.
- Fuel: operates 1100-0500Z++ MON-THU; 1100-0200Z++ Friday; 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, exp 1 hour fuel delay, closed fed holidays. A++100. Lhnit.
- Oil: O-148-156 soap/joap, no lab service.
- Tran alert: operates 1300-0400Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, closed fed holidays. Lavatory service rqr 24 hour PN. DE ice service on transient ramp and C130 ramp only with 24 hour PN.
- Restricted: haz cargo restricted to C130 or smaller aircraft. Do not transient on HF WO tower apvl. Contact amops 20 minimum prior to landing to confirm prior permission required and svcg/load. To prk AF side prior permission required, dsn 625-4903. Assault landing zone local use only.
- Misc: winds are est due to FMQ-13 wind sensors being accurate to within only +/-4 KT. air traffic control/weather will not incl/relay wind corr into fcst/phraseology. Therefore, aircrews will incorporate a +/- 4 KT accuracy into their decision making process for flying operates.
- Misc: rsrs applied to base asgn aircraft only; standard usaf rsrs not applicable.
- Radar: see terminal flip for radar minima.
- Misc: runway 29 NON-STD approach lights.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Marietta 131 aircraft · 110 piston singles, 7 business jets, 5 gliders
- Lge Flying Club INC 3 aircraft in town
- Wcps Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Reuland Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Lge Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Applied Technical Services, INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 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/MGE.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.
