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Daniel Field
IATA: DNL – ICAO: KDNL – FAA LID: DNL
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator City of Augusta, GA
Serves Augusta, Georgia
Elevation AMSL 423 ft / 129 m
Coordinates 33°27′59″N 082°02′22″W / 33.46639°N 82.03944°W / 33.46639; -82.03944
Website www.augustaga.gov/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,002 1,220 Asphalt
11/29 3,738 1,139 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 44,500
Based aircraft 78
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration

Daniel Field (IATA: DNL, ICAO: KDNL, FAA LID: DNL) is a public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Augusta, a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. It is owned and operated by the City of Augusta.

Facilities and aircraft

Daniel Field covers an area of 146 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 423 feet (129 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 4,002 by 100 feet (1,220 x 30 m); 11/29 is 3,738 by 100 feet (1,139 x 30 m). The remnants of a third runway oriented north-south are clearly visible but have been closed and are marked with yellow Xs or converted to taxiway use.

Notably, Daniel Field is some 279 feet (85 m) higher in elevation than the commercial Augusta airport, Augusta Regional Airport, as Daniel Field lies above the Piedmont – Coastal Plain fall line which descends steeply just south of Daniel Field. Augusta Regional Airport lies along the broad Savannah River floodplain.

Daniel Field has two large, fully enclosed hangers and a smaller open shelter. Augusta Aviation is the fixed base operator (FBO) on the field, offering fuel, parking, hangers, flight instruction, charters, and aircraft repair.

For the 12-month period ending April 13, 2006, the airport had 44,500 aircraft operations, an average of 121 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 78 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 1% jet and 1% helicopter.

Airlines

Daniel Field does not have regularly scheduled Part 121 Air Carrier service. Augusta Aviation, an on-field FBO, offers charter services as do other local and regional providers.

History

Origins

The origins of Daniel Field Airport begin in 1924, when the City of Augusta leased 302 acres for an airport and a municipal golf course. About 35,000 people attended the airport's dedication on 29 October 1927. Against the Mayor's wishes, the City Council named the airport Daniel Field. for Mayor Raleigh Daniel, who was a major proponent of the city leasing the land in the early 1920s.

On 1 December 1931, Eastern Air Transport began passenger service, but discontinued it five months later due to unprotitability. Eastern resumed service in November 1932 after obtaining a mail contract. The same year, Delta Air Lines began serving Atlanta and Charleston, S.C. from Augusta. In 1938, the Works Progress Administration began a project that added paved runways, drainage and other improvements.

World War II


Oblique airphoto of Daniel Field, about 1944, looking northwest
Oblique airphoto of Daniel Field, about 1944, looking northwest

Alarmed by the fall of France in 1940, Congress funded an increase in the strength of the United States Army Air Corps from 29 to 54 combat groups and increased pilot training to 7,000 per year. The quickest way for the Air Corps to obtain additional bases was to utilize existing civil airports. On 21 September 1940, the Air Corps announced a $1.5 million project to build facilities at Daniel Field to support 100 to 110 pursuit aircraft and 2000 men. Because of technicalities in the land transfer, construction did not begin until March 1941. Once begun, a large construction program was needed to turn the civil airport into a military airfield. Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower. Several large hangars were also constructed. Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled. Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials. Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen, most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tarpaper

Although the Army initially planned on using Daniel for fighter aircraft, it was utilized instead mostly by transport and observation squadrons. This was due to the fact that Daniel's longest runway was a relatively short 4,200 ft. The geographical restrictions of ravines to the west and the city of Augusta to the east made the extension of the runways impractical.

Initially assigned to the Army Air Corps Southeast Air District, the first units at Daniel Army Airfield the 14th and 15th Transport Squadrons of the 61st Transport Group arrived on 12 July 1941 from Kelly Field, near San Antonio, Texas. The 61st's group headquarters was formed at Olmsted Field, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The squadrons flew C-47 Skytrains, as well as Douglas C-39s, which was the Air Corp's version of the Douglas DC-2. After organizational training and flying a few paratroop operations, the 61st and its squadrons were sent to Lubbock Field in Texas.

During the week of 20 October, Daniel Field hosted the 40th Pursuit Squadron which came to Daniel Field from Selfridge Field, Michigan which took part in III Interceptor Command exercises, flying P-39 Aircobras

With the United States at war in 1942, activity at the airfield expanded dramatically. In early February. Five transport squadrons of the Air Force Combat Command 89th Transport Group, the 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th were activated at Daniel AAF. These squadrons were equipped with C-47s and Douglas DC-3s pressed into military service from the airlines. The 89th stay at Daniel was a short one. Only five weeks later the group moved on to Air Technical Service Command depot at Harding AAF, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Also during February, three observation squadrons, the 16th, 111th, 122nd, and 154th, arrived from various other bases and forming the Third Air Froce 68th Observation Group. Pilots trained on Douglas O-43A, Vultee/Stinson O-49/L-1 Vigilant and Douglas A-20B Havoc aircraft performing antisubmarine patrols along the South Carolina and Georgia coast.

On 2 March 1942, the III Air Support Command 313th Transport Group TG and the 29th Transport Squadron were activated at Daniel Field with C-47s. In May, the first tenants of Daniel, the 14th and 15th Transport Squadrons were reassigned to Pope Field, North Carolina to support the 82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. On June 15, the 313th Transport Group, activated three additional squadrons, the 47th, 48th, and 49th, out of the 29th TS. One week later, the 313th and its squadrons moved to Bowman Field, near Louisville, Kentucky to support the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell. During July the observation squadrons all transferred to Smith Reynolds Airport, near Winston-Salem, North Carolina for antisubmarine duty.

In 1942, newly-built Army Airfields were becoming available in the southeast and the Air Force no longer had the need for Daniel Field and its short runways. No other operational units were stationed at Daniel after August 1942. In February 1943, Daniel was reassigned to the Air Technical Service Command, being under the control of the Warner-Robins Air Depot Control Area. The facilities became a repair and replacement depot for Third Air Force aircraft. Most of the military flying at Daniel was by transient aircraft undergoing 3d and 4th echelon heavy maintenance work.

Daniel also activated and trained 32 chemical warfare companies. Chemical companies were equipped and taught to use smoke pots, tear gas, chemical trailers, trucks, blasting caps, and how to fill aircraft spray tanks. During the last part of the war, Daniel was used to prepare vehicles for use in the planned Invasion of Japan. In addition, the field had a branch prisoner of war camp with about 1200 POWs working on the field and in the nearby forests.

By war's end, the Army's air operations at Daniel were discontinued, with the airfield being returned to full civil control on 31 October 1945.

Postwar use

Throughout the war, Delta Air Lines served the airport throughout the war with commercial airline service. With the closure of the Air Force's facilities, Daniel Field continued as Augusta's municipal airport. Eastern Air Lines resumed service to Augusta in 1948, later joined by Piedmont Airlines. On July 1, 1950, the airlines shifted their operations to Bush Field and Daniel became a general aviation airport.

In 1955, the City moved the two hangars to the eastern side of the airfield. A shopping center was then built on the former ramp area. Today, the only evidence of the Air Force's presence are two hangars. The former cantonment area is now a housing development.

Incidents

Daniel Field is located 6.9 nautical miles (12.8 km) northwest of Augusta’s commercial airport, Augusta Regional Airport. On the night of February 3, 1986, a Boeing 737-201/Advanced airliner operated by Piedmont Airlines landed on a 3,877 feet (1,182 m) long Daniel Field runway instead of much longer runway at Augusta Regional Airport as intended. After skidding to a stop still on the runway, the crew and all 106 passengers were unharmed. Augusta Chronicle photos at the time showed passengers disembarking the aircraft at Daniel Field down a Piedmont truck-mounted air stair. An Augusta Chronicle photo appears to identify the aircraft involved as N772N "Peninsula Pacemaker". Local lore often recounts the flight as being operated by Delta Air Lines and includes stories of the interior being stripped and a special test flight crew being used to fly the aircraft out, though contemporary accounts recorded otherwise.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2007-01-18

Airport Identifier:

DNL

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

082-02-21.7710W/33-27-59.4100N
-82.039381/33.466503 (Estimated)

Elevation:

423 ft / 128.93 m (Surveyed)

Land:

146 acres

From nearest city:

1 nautical miles W of Augusta, GA

Location:

Richmond County, GA

Magnetic Variation:

04W (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

Augusta-richmond Co

Address:

530 Green St Rm 806
Augusta, GA 30911

Phone number:

706-821-1831

Manager:

Willis Boshears

Address:

Daniel Field 1775 Highland Ave
Augusta, GA 30904

Phone number:

706-798-3236

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

No

Control Tower:

No

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 05/23 & 11/29, REIL RYS 11 & 29 AND PAPI RYS 05, 23, & 11 - CTAF.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Atlanta

Region:

ASO - Southern

Boundary ARTCC:

ZTL - Atlanta

Tie-in FSS:

MCN - Macon

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Phone:

478-784-1155

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

DNL (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Federal Agreements:

NGPY3

Airport Communications

CTAF:

123.050

Unicom:

123.050 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LLA1+

Airframe Repair:

MAJOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Bottled Oxygen:

LOW

Bulk Oxygen:

NONE

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimension:

4002 x 100 ft / 1219.8 x 30.5 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 12500 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 05

Runway 23

Longitude:

082-02-36.7900W

082-02-03.3700W

Latitude:

33-27-38.8300N

33-28-06.8200N

Elevation:

376.00 ft

422.00 ft

Alignment:

46

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

30.00 ft

32.00 ft

Displaced threshold:

200.00 ft

288.00 ft

VASI:

2-light PAPI on left side

2-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.30°

Obstruction:

18 ft trees, 362.0 ft from runway, 110 ft right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear

6 ft fence, 200.0 ft from runway, 60 ft right of centerline
RY 23 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +32 FT BLDG 640 FT FROM THLD & 175 FT RIGHT.
+6' FENCE 190' FM THR 70' R.

 

Runway 11/29

Dimension:

3738 x 100 ft / 1139.3 x 30.5 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 12500 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 11

Runway 29

Longitude:

082-02-44.9840W

082-02-02.1790W

Latitude:

33-28-10.9510N

33-28-01.9700N

Elevation:

422.00 ft

419.00 ft

Alignment:

104

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

46.00 ft

0.00 ft

Displaced threshold:

326.00 ft

315.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on left side

 

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

0.00°

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

Yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.

Obstruction:

6 ft fence, 200.0 ft from runway, 95 ft left of centerline
RY 11 APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +58 FT TREES 1276 FT FROM THLD & 225 FT RIGHT.
+6' FENCE AT THR 142' LEFT.

6 ft fence, 200.0 ft from runway, 135 ft left of centerline
RY 29 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +42 FT TREES 840 FT FROM THLD.
+6' FENCE 190' FM THR 170' L.

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

EMR

NDB

Emory

 

385.00

04W

2.1 nm

AIK

NDB

Aiken

 

347.00

04W

21.3 nm

HQU

NDB

Thomson-mcduffie

 

333.00

04W

24.2 nm

BXG

NDB

Burke County

 

356.00

04W

25.5 nm

AA

NDB

Cedar

 

341.00

04W

29.1 nm

BKO

NDB

Barnwell

 

392.00

06W

31.7 nm

LNH

NDB

Millen

 

205.00

05W

34.6 nm

IIY

NDB

Washington/wilkes County

 

435.00

03W

42.9 nm

GIW

NDB

Coronaca

 

239.00

04W

47.4 nm

ALD

VOR

Allendale

 

116.70

01W

46.4 nm

IRQ

VORTAC

Colliers

086X

113.90

04W

15.7 nm

GRD

VORTAC

Greenwood

102X

115.50

01W

47.5 nm

Remarks

  • PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR TURBO-JET TRAFFIC TRANSITING THE TRAFFIC AREA ENROUTE TO BUSH FIELD 6 MILES SOUTH.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

78

Single Engine Airplanes:

62

Multi Engine Airplanes:

14

Jet Engine Airplanes:

1

Helicopters:

1

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2005-04-14 - 2006-04-13

Aircraft Operations:

122/Day

Air Taxi:

1.1%

General Aviation Local:

65.2%

General Aviation Itinerant:

33.7%

 

Daniel Field Airport  

Address: Richmond County, GA

Tel: 706-821-1831, 706-798-3236


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General Info
Country United States
State GEORGIA
FAA ID DNL
Latitude 33-27-59.490N
Longitude 082-02-21.725W
Elevation 422 feet
Near City AUGUSTA



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