Dalton Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located six miles (10 km) southeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Dalton

Dalton, Georgia

Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,128...

, a city in Whitfield County

Whitfield County, Georgia

Whitfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 30, 1851. The 2010 Census shows a population of 102,599. The county seat is Dalton.It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Civil War:...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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, United States

United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Dalton Municipal Airport covers an area of 554 acres (224.2 ha) and contains one asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

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 designated 14/32 which measures 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending May 24, 2007, the airport had 24,000 aircraft operations, an average of 65 per day: 99% general aviation

General aviation

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and 1% military.

External links

• Dalton Municipal Airport at City of Dalton web site