Dalton Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use

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located six miles (10 km) southeast of the

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, a city in Whitfield County,

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Facilities and aircraft

Dalton Municipal Airport covers an area of and contains one

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paved

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designated 14/32 which measures . For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022,, the airport had 23,100 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 100%

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and <1% military.

Accidents near DNN

*On August 14, 1997, a ''Colvin Aviation''

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impacted terrain 0.2 miles NW of DNN while making a localizer approach to Runway 14. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed. Factors in the crash were improper IFR procedure, darkness, low ceiling, fog, and pilot fatigue.

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Dalton Municipal Airport
at City of Dalton web site
Dalton Airport facebook page
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Facilities and aircraft

Accidents near DNN

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