# Dawson Field (53GA)

**Dawson Field** (FAA: 53GA) is a small airport in Rome, Georgia, United States. It opened in May 1999. It has one runway, 3,900 ft (1,189 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53ga

## At a glance

- FAA: 53GA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rome, Georgia, United States
- Opened: May 1999
- Elevation: 680 ft / 207 m
- Coordinates: 34.1678, -85.2586
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,900 ft / 1,189 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KRMG · WMO 72320
- Ident: 53GA

## Timeline

- May 1999: Dawson Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,900 ft / 1,189 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,900 ft / 1,189 m | =10,955 of 29,858 | =4,272 in North America | =3,548 in US |
| Elevation | 680 ft / 207 m | =23,786 of 43,403 | =11,365 in North America | =9,424 in US |
| Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | =8,642 in North America | =8,524 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [GE61](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ge61.md) Brownstone Airpark · 8.5 mi / 14 km
- [4A4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k4a4.md) Polk County Airport- Cornelius Moore Field · 12 mi / 20 km
- [RMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krmg.md) Richard B Russell Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [8GA7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ga7.md) Etowah Bend Gliderport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [26GA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12733.md) Little Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [2GA8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ga8.md) Shannon Flight Strip · 16 mi / 26 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53ga/data