Dawson Community Airport (KGDV), Montana
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Overview
Dawson Community Airport, KGDV, serves Glendive, Montana, with two paved runways and non-towered operations under CTAF procedures. The field sits at 2,458 feet elevation and supports business aviation traffic alongside general aviation, with fuel service including 100LL, A+, and Jet A available during posted attended hours. Customs are not available onsite at KGDV, with the nearest customs airport of entry at KXWA, roughly 80 nautical miles away.
Runways
Dawson Community Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 12/30, is 5,704 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Dawson Community Airport has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 7:30am to 6:30pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Dawson Community Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Williston Basin International (KXWA), 80 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Dawson Community Airport recorded 667 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at KGDV is concentrated with a peak in November, based on FAA TFMSC data for 2025.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 72 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 2.9 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Dawson Community Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
MIRL for Runway 02-20 and Runway 12-30, PAPI for Runway 02 and Runway 20, and REIL for Runway 12 and Runway 30 are pilot-activated via CTAF. VASI for Runway 12/30 operates continuously.
Airfield surface conditions are unmonitored between 0100 and 1100 local time, November through May.
Taxiway A has edge lips exceeding 3 inches.
For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on the FSS frequency, contact Salt Lake ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Dawson Community Airport has four airfields within 43 NM. The closest is Terry, 30.02 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KGDV?
Dawson Community Airport, identifier KGDV, has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 12/30 is the primary strip at 5,704 feet long and 100 feet wide. Runway 02/20 is shorter and narrower, at 3,002 feet long and 60 feet wide. Both runways support fixed-wing business traffic operating into Glendive, Montana. Neither runway surface is described as unpaved in the airport data.
Is KGDV a towered airport?
KGDV, Dawson Community Airport, is not a towered field. Pilots coordinate arrivals and departures using CTAF procedures rather than an air traffic control tower. Field lighting, including MIRL on both runways and PAPI and REIL systems, is pilot-activated through CTAF. If a pilot cannot reach clearance delivery on the FSS frequency, the published guidance directs contact with Salt Lake ARTCC instead. This setup reflects the non-towered status of the airport.
What fuel is available at Dawson Community Airport?
Dawson Community Airport stocks 100LL avgas and A+ fuel, and Jet A is also available on the field. The attendance schedule runs seven days a week from 0730 to 1830 local time. Outside these attended hours, pilots should plan fuel needs accordingly since staffing is not continuous. The airport uses the America / Denver time zone for its posted schedule. No fuel type at KGDV is flagged in the data as inferred from traffic patterns rather than confirmed.
How does business aviation traffic vary by month at KGDV?
Business aviation traffic at Dawson Community Airport shows a clear seasonal pattern based on FAA TFMSC data for 2025. November is the busiest month recorded, with 72 business aviation operations, while several months including May, July, August, and December each show 46 operations. The airport's total annual operations count is 2,315, with 667 attributed to business aviation. This traffic reflects cross-border activity as tracked by the FAA rather than the airport's full operational volume. The concentration pattern is a factor dispatchers should note when planning seasonal access to KGDV.
Are there any surface or taxiway conditions noted at KGDV?
Dawson Community Airport reports that Taxiway A has edge lips exceeding 3 inches, a condition noted in current airfield remarks. Airfield surface conditions are also unmonitored between 0100 and 1100 local time from November through May. Pilots operating into KGDV during those overnight winter-season hours should be aware that surface condition reporting is not staffed. This applies to both the taxiway lip condition and general surface monitoring gaps. No further detail on remediation timing is included in the airport's published remarks.