Dillon Airport

Airport
45°15′19″N 112°33′09″W / 45.25528°N 112.55250°W / 45.25528; -112.55250Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 6,501 1,982 Asphalt
4/22 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 6/24/2019)5,448
Based aircraft15
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Dillon Airport (IATA: DLN, ICAO: KDLN, FAA LID: DLN) is a county-owned airport five miles northeast of Dillon, in Beaverhead County, Montana.[1]

Facilities

Dillon Airport covers 202 acres (82 ha) at an elevation of 5,245 feet (1,599 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 6,501 by 75 feet (1,982 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 3,600 by 60 feet (1,097 x 18 m).[1]

In the year ending June 24, 2019, the airport had 5,448 aircraft operations, average 104 per week: 83% general aviation, 16% air taxi and <1% military. 15 aircraft were then based at this airport, 14 single-engine and 1 helicopter.[1]

Incidents

  • On May 3, 2007, a Cessna Citation II operated by Hamilton Ranches Inc. crashed on approach to DLV because of an inflight loss of control for undetermined reasons. Both occupants were killed.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DLN PDF, effective 2023-08-10.
  2. ^ Accident description for N22HP at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on August 22, 2023.

External links

  • FAA Terminal Procedures for DLN, effective June 13, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for DLN
    • AirNav airport information for KDLN
    • ASN accident history for DLN
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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