AirNav: 3G5 - Dawson Army Airfield

3G5

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

GOING TO CAMP DAWSON (KINGWOOD)?

Reserve a Hotel Room

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

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 (304-371-2021)
WX AWOS-3PT 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)

Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google

Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo taken 21-Feb-2018 looking southwest Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Dawson Army Airfield that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

Airport distance calculator
Flying to Dawson Army Airfield? Find the distance to fly. From to 3G5

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:16	10:16
Sunrise	06:44	10:44
Sunset	19:56	23:56
Evening civil twilight	20:23	00:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Aug-2026 23:13:11
Local (UTC-4)	28-Aug-2026 19:13:11

METAR

KMGW 17nm NW	282253Z 02006KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02390156
K2G4 17nm NE	282255Z AUTO VRB05G13KT 10SM FEW021 21/16 A3018 RMK AO2
KCKB 27nm W	282253Z 35007KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02560156
KVVS 31nm N	282235Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3014 RMK AO2 T02400145

TAF

KMGW
17nm NW

281720Z 2818/2918 01005KT P6SM SCT035 FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

Click for the latest NOTAMs

NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?
	If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Dawson Army Airfield, you should consider listing it here. To start the listing process, click on the button below

Other Pages about Dawson Army Airfield


Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved.	Privacy Policy Contact