Dalton Municipal Airport (KDNN) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 8:35 PM ET, Oct 28, KDNN is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 23,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Dalton Municipal Airport in Dalton, GA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Dalton Municipal Airport (KDNN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dalton, GA at a field elevation of 709 ft. KDNN reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 5,496 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 127.65.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 23,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 23,000 ft.
METAR KDNN 290035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN230 13/13 A3025 RMK AO2 T01290128
What changed at KDNN?
Since the 0015Z (8:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0015Z (8:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KDNN
KDNN is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 23,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 709 ft). KDNN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHA, about 25 nm away.
KDNN by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KDNN reported VFR in 82% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 277 flyable days a year. June is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 10% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 4% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 32 had the best headwind 54% of the time, runway 14 46%, and winds were calm 49% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north-northwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 70 days a year. 49% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
Fog was reported on about 29 days a year, and fog or mist on 139. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 7% of hours, against 4% in April.
Field elevation is 709 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,484 ft, 1,775 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 47% of the time and averaged 3.3 kt overall. March is the windiest month (mean 5 kt) and July the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 5,496 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 32 | 5,496 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KDNN runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 14/325,496 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KDNNWind
- 14
- no steady wind
- 32
- no steady wind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 23,000 ft.
KDNN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KDNN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CHA UA /OV GQO270035/TM 2159/FL220/TP BE20/SK IMC/TA M18/IC TRACE RIME/RM ZME60
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GQO270035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M18Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.RM ZME60Remarks.Show raw report
4A9 UA /OV 4A9/TM 1940/FL230/TP PC12/TA M8/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME 230/RM ZTLFD-05
4A9 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 4A9Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M8Outside air temperature, °C.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.IC LGT RIME 230Icing: light rime 230.RM ZTLFD-05Remarks.Show raw report
CHA UA /OV GQO090040/TM 1928/FL250/TP E145/TA M6/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 260-250/RM ZTLFD-39
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GQO090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1928Reported at 19:28 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TA M6Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC LGT RIME 260-250Icing: light rime 26,000–25,000 ft.RM ZTLFD-39Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KDNN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KDNN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 19,000 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 80%
- 14
- 20%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KDNN's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,496 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local; Sun 1300-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KDNN
- IATA
- DNN
- FAA LID
- DNN
- City
- Dalton
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 709 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.7229, -84.8702
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,496 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCHA
- AWOS/ASOS
- 127.65 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 22h 9m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KDNN
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KDNN reported VFR conditions during about 81.8% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 277 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.3 kt, calm 46.8% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73.1 | 19.0 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 72.5 | 18.7 | 5.9 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 80.4 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 86.5 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| May | 85.3 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 87.6 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Jul | 86.6 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 86.5 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Sep | 86.0 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Oct | 83.8 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 77.7 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 69.1 | 21.2 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 kt |
| Feb | 4.6 kt |
| Mar | 4.6 kt |
| Apr | 3.9 kt |
| May | 2.9 kt |
| Jun | 2.3 kt |
| Jul | 1.9 kt |
| Aug | 2.1 kt |
| Sep | 2.3 kt |
| Oct | 3.0 kt |
| Nov | 3.6 kt |
| Dec | 3.8 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Dalton Municipal Airport (KDNN)
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