Dawson Field Airport

US Flag

Location

Latitude: 
 34-10-08.2523N (34.168959)
Longitude: 
 085-15-25.1509W (-85.256986)
Elevation: 
 680.0 feet MSL (207 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 5 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. NW of Cave Spring, Georgia
Found On: 
 Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
HARRY E. DAWSON, JR.
212 CUNNINGHAM ROAD SW
ROME, GA 30161-4233
706-767-0777		 HARRY E. DAWSON, JR.
212 CUNNINGHAM ROAD SW
ROME, GA 30161-4233
706-767-0777

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/1999
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1680 feet (512 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

    (Click on a business for detail)
    Please help us keep this information up to date. This is a FREE SERVICE just like everything else on Airport Guide! If you see that a business needs to be added, modified, or deleted please fill out our
    .

    Area Code: 706
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    To add, modify, or delete a business
    .

    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Macon(MCN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts

    Terminal Procedures are only available for airports in several countries with more being added all the time. If you are looking for a specific country's charts, please send an email to support(at)airportguide.com stating the country name. This will be used to prioritize the implementation.

    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 53GA

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    10.6 Polk County/Cornelius Moore Field Airport
    (4A4)    		 148 153 100LL, Jet A
    12.0 Richard B Russell Regional - J H Towers Field Airport
    (RMG KRMG RMG)    		 23 28 100LL, Jet A+
    20.5 Cartersville Airport
    (KVPC VPC)    		 97 102 100LL, Jet A+
    23.3 Tom B David Field Airport
    (KCZL CZL)    		 42 47 100LL, Jet A+
    32.7 West Georgia Regional/O V Gray Field Airport
    (KCTJ CTJ)    		 170 175 100LL, Jet A+
    34.1 Cobb County International/Mccollum Field Airport
    (KRYY RYY)    		 105 111 100LL, Jet A+
    38.4 Dalton Municipal Airport
    (DNN KDNN DNN)    		 29 34 100LL, Jet A+
    42.3 Cherokee County Regional Airport
    (KCNI CNI)    		 78 84 100LL, Jet A+
    43.1 Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
    (GAD KGAD GAD)    		 254 259 100LL, Jet A-1+
    43.2 Pickens County Airport
    (KJZP JZP)    		 66 72 100LL, Jet A+
    43.4 Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field Airport
    (FTY KFTY FTY)    		 122 128 100LL, Jet A+
    45.9 Anniston Regional Airport
    (ANB KANB ANB)    		 220 225 100LL, Jet A
    50.6 Dekalb-Peachtree Airport
    (PDK KPDK PDK)    		 110 116 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    50.8 Stevenson Airport
    (7A6)    		 328 333 100LL
    52.0 Lovell Field Airport
    (CHA KCHA CHA)    		 2 7 100LL, Jet A
    52.2 Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International Airport
    (ATL KATL ATL)    		 127 133 100, 100LL, Jet A
    53.5 Talladega Municipal Airport
    (ASN KASN ASN)    		 227 232 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    53.8 Collegedale Municipal Airport
    (KFGU FGU)    		 12 17 100LL, Jet A
    55.9 Marion County/Brown Field Airport
    (APT KAPT APT)    		 343 348 100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS
    56.9 Newnan Coweta County Airport
    (KCCO CCO)    		 154 159 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

    List ALL 53GA NOTAMs
    View 53GA NOTAMs

    NOTAM Radius Search

    NOTAMS within

    Enter NOTAM radius search distance

    This field is required
    NM of 53GA

    NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

    NOTAMS within

    Enter NOTAM radius search distance

    This field is required
    NM of 53GA

    Remarks

    A110-1 CELL 706-767-0777.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
    E111 PRVDD VFR, PVT USE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 06/24
    Longest Runway: 06/24 is 3900 ft (1189 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    53GA Airport Runway Details

    Runway 06/24  3900 ft x 75 ft (1189 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 07/27/2023
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 06

    Runway 24
    Elevation: 
    		 680.0 657.0
    Latitude: 
    		 34-09-57.0000N 34-10-19.5045N
    Longitude: 
    		 085-15-44.0000W 085-15-06.3018W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE TREE
    Object Height: 
    		 30 35
    Distance from End: 
    		 650 725

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Ratings and Reviews

    Write a Review

    Rate categories

    Cleanliness
    Facilities
    Food & Shopping
    WiFi & Internet
    Staff & Service
    Transportation
    Parking
    On-time Performance

    Maps & Diagrams

    53GA Sectional

    Flight Planning
    at skyvector.com

    53GA Diagram


    Do you have a better diagram of this ?
    Please share it with us.