K3G5 · Dawson Army Air Field

CAMP DAWSON (KINGWOOD), WEST VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,265

Elevation ft

Runway

4,500

Longest ft · 05/23

39.44N

79.68W

Dawson Army Air Field serves Camp Dawson (Kingwood), West Virginia at 1,265 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 4,500 by 50 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	4,500 × 50 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,265 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,265 ft	2,685 ft	2,243 ft	3,365 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,465 ft	2,919 ft	2,370 ft	3,555 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,665 ft	3,153 ft	2,497 ft	3,745 ft
35°C afternoon	3,969 ft	3,212 ft	2,529 ft	3,793 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 4,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,793 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: K3G5 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMGW Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field	16 nm NW	5,199 ft
K2G4 Garrett County Airport	18 nm NE	5,000 ft
KCKB North Central West Virginia Airport	27 nm W	7,800 ft
W99 Grant County Airport	37 nm SE	5,000 ft
KCBE Greater Cumberland Regional Airport	44 nm E	5,047 ft
K2G9 Somerset County Airport	47 nm NE	5,002 ft

04Fuel and services at K3G5

There is no public FBO fuel to log at K3G5. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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