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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

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

1129110290N5,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Dobbins Arb Airport
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
11/2910,002 × 300 ftConcreteHigh-intensity lights
110/2903,495 × 60 ftConcreteHigh-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

Ground125.3Dobbins
Tower120.75Dobbins
Approach and departure121.0Dobbins
Emergency121.5Dobbins
Bokrt and star119.8Dobbins
Ground-controlled approach120.225Dobbins
Wrgnz and star128.575Dobbins
Pre-taxi clearance139.3Dobbins

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:

Lge Flying Club INC 3Wcps Aviation LLC 2

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

1993-02-03ATL93MA055 · Lockheed L382E-44K-20 N130X · accident · 7 killed
1985-01-29ATL85MA083 · Lockheed 188C N854U · accident · no injuries
1983-06-08ATL83FKG09 · Grumman American Aa-5A N26116 · accident · no injuries

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.

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.

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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.