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Dawson Army Airfield
Camp Dawson (Kingwood), West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	3G5
Lat/Long:	39-27-00.3260N 079-39-59.1980W 39-27.005433N 079-39.986633W 39.4500906,-79.6664439 (estimated)
Elevation:	1265 ft. / 386 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	26537

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288]
NOTAMs facility:	EKN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REILS RWY 05 & 23; LIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 OTS.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at MGW (16 nm NW):	120.675 (304-296-7103)
WX AWOS-3 at 2G4 (17 nm NE):	120.125 (301-746-8443)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MGWr130/11.0	MORGANTOWN VOR/DME	111.60	05W
CKBr071/30.3	CLARKSBURG VOR/DME	112.60	04W
ESLr299/34.2	KESSEL VOR/DME	110.80	06W
EKNr039/37.9	ELKINS VORTAC	114.20	07W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY		022/34.6		284		07W		RQY	.-. --.- -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available:

A++

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	4500 x 50 ft. / 1372 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	650 ft.	350 ft.
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Army
Owner:	US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY FT BELVOIR, VA 22060

Additional Remarks

-	MOUNTAIN CLOSE ON ALL SIDES OF ARPT.
-	ARPT CLSD TO ALL FIXED WING ACFT OVER 12500 LBS.
-	PLINES 2 NM NE & NW.
-	PPR FROM ADJUTANT GENERAL WV NG FOR CIVIL OPS.
-	OPEN DALGT HRS.
-	CRANE 1565 (300 AGL) 1500 E AER 32 UNLGTD.
-	CLSD TO FIXED WING ACFT EXC PPR 304-791-4953.
-	FOR CD CTC CLARKSBURG APCH AT 304-842-2011, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0226.
-	FUEL PPR C304-791-4070 A++.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3G5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport/Walter L Bill Hart Field (16 nm NW)
2G4 - Garrett County Airport (17 nm NE)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (23 nm W)
79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (25 nm SW)
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (28 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:20	09:20
Sunrise	05:52	09:52
Sunset	20:48	00:48
Evening civil twilight	21:20	01:20

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Jun-2025 12:29:42
Local (UTC-4)	19-Jun-2025 08:29:42

METAR

KMGW 17nm NW	191222Z 21008KT 10SM BKN023 OVC034 21/18 A2994 RMK AO2 T02110183 $
K2G4 17nm NE	191215Z AUTO 22014G21KT 10SM BKN012 BKN017 BKN029 19/17 A2999 RMK AO2
KCKB 27nm W	191153Z 21008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC032 21/18 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB41 SLP123 P0003 60018 70026 T02060183 10239 20200 51009 $
KVVS 31nm N	191215Z AUTO 21012KT 10SM OVC017 22/18 A2992 RMK AO2 T02180185

TAF

KMGW
17nm NW

191120Z 1912/2012 21011KT P6SM BKN015 FM191500 21012G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM191800 25012G22KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035 PROB30 1918/1922 3SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM200300 31006KT P6SM BKN035

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