KDNN · Dalton Municipal Airport

DALTON, GEORGIA · SMALL AIRPORT

709

Elevation ft

Runway

5,496

Longest ft · 14/32

34.72N

84.87W

Dalton Municipal Airport serves Dalton, Georgia at 709 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 5,496 by 100 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
14/32	5,496 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 709 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	709 ft	2,576 ft	2,185 ft	3,277 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,909 ft	2,810 ft	2,311 ft	3,467 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,109 ft	3,044 ft	2,438 ft	3,657 ft
35°C afternoon	3,279 ft	3,078 ft	2,456 ft	3,684 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 5,496 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,684 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

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KDNN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCZL Tom B. David Field	16 nm S	6,034 ft
KCHA Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)	25 nm NW	7,400 ft
KJZP Pickens County Airport	26 nm SE	5,000 ft
KRMG Richard B Russell Airport	27 nm SW	7,010 ft
KRZR Cleveland Regional Jetport	30 nm N	6,200 ft
KCNI Cherokee County Regional Airport	33 nm SE	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDNN

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KDNN, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KDNN or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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