KGDV · Dawson Community Airport

GLENDIVE, MONTANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,458

Elevation ft

Runways

5,704

Longest ft · 12/30

47.14N

104.81W

Dawson Community Airport serves Glendive, Montana at 2,458 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 5,704 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
12/30	5,704 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
02/20	3,002 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,458 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,458 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,554 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,658 ft	3,151 ft	2,496 ft	3,744 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,858 ft	3,386 ft	2,623 ft	3,934 ft
35°C afternoon	5,448 ft	3,501 ft	2,685 ft	4,027 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 5,704 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,027 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 KGDV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSDY Sidney - Richland Regional Airport	42 nm NE	5,705 ft
KBHK Baker Municipal Airport	53 nm SE	5,904 ft
KMLS Miles City Airport - Frank Wiley Field	62 nm SW	5,764 ft
KOLF L M Clayton Airport	65 nm NW	5,091 ft
KS25 Watford City Municipal Airport	74 nm NE	6,550 ft
KXWA Williston Basin International Airport	80 nm NE	7,503 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGDV

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KGDV, 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 KGDV or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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