Before you fly into KDOV
Conditions
VFR
Good for visual flying
Airport
Towered
24 local · CTAF after hrs
Pattern alt
1,028.9'
MSL · field 28.9' + 1,000 AGL
Favored RWY
RWY 19
H/W +8 · X/W 0 kt L
METAR & TAF KDOV
Current METAR
Observed 22:55Z
KDOV 272255Z 18008KT 10SM CLR 14/05 A3021 RMK AO2A SLP234 T01430048
- Wind
- 180° @ 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 14°C / 5°C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- -444 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM E
- VFR sectional
- WASHINGTON
- ARTCC
- ZDC · WASHINGTON
- NOTAM facility
- DOV (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- CHIEF AFLD MANAGEMENT/ MR HETTEROTH
- Phone
- 302-677-4183
- Address
- DOVER AFB, DOVER DE 19901
Flight service · Hours
- FSS MIV
- MILLVILLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Advisory / CTAF
ATIS / D-ATIS
Clearance / Ground
Tower / Local
Approach / Departure
Other
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 19
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 114° / 294° | 12,903 ft | ASPH-CONC | Standard L |
| 01/19Favored | 351° / 171° | 9,602 ft | CONC | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 12,903' | 12,903' | 12,903' | 8,653' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 32 | 9,670' | 9,670' | 12,903' | 12,903' | PAPI 4-box left(2.93°) | — | — |
| 01 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | ALSF2 | — |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | ALSF1 | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
© Esri
Approaches & charts
ILS · 2
RWY 01
LS · CAT II
DOV
109.95
RWY 19
LS · CAT I
LIR
111.9
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- A+J8
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Low pressure
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Low pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- CARGO
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Hangar
- Customs
- Not available
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Runway 32 winds are derived from the approach end of runway 01. Runway 14 winds are derived from the approach end of runway 19.Show FAA
- At the communications command post, use the call sign First Operations.Show FAA
- United States Air Force aircraft rescue and fire fighting meets all emergency response times. Aircraft rescue and fire fighting is category 6 firefighting agent (12.1 thousand pounds) level with National Fire Protection Association category 10 staffing level (13). Sufficient capability is provided for initial response, scene assessment, and implementation of mitigation tactics.Show FAA
- Service is aircraft on equipment.Show FAA
- Prior permission required except for Air Mobility Command, Special Air Mission, Department of Defense courier service, and evacuation missions; contact DSN 445-2861.Show FAA
- Noise abatement requires strict compliance with procedures.Show FAA
- Caution is advised for C-17 aircraft wingtip training lines on taxi lane L in front of parking spot E. C-5 aircraft wingtip training lines are on taxi lane L between parking spot D2 and E. C-5 and C-17 wingtip training signs are located off of taxiway G. Signs depict 10 foot and 25 foot wingtip clearance.Show FAA
- Contact airfield management at DSN 445-2861 for bird watch conditions.Show FAA
- Caution: possible jet wake turbulence in traffic pattern and C5 jet blast during ground operations. Special hazard exists for wide body aircraft taxiing from ramp. Follow-me truck required for all movements on ramp by non-C5 transport aircraft, transport C5 follow-me service available on request.Show FAA
- Restricted: all aircraft with hazardous material requiring remote or isolated parking will contact 436 APS explosive handling section DSN 445-2304 1230 to 2130 Zulu or ATOC duty officer DSN 445-2300 2130 to 1230 Zulu for prior permission request. Base operations DSN 445-2861 or 4192, commercial 302-677-2861 or 4192.Show FAA
- The tree line east of runway 19 approach end may cause wind shear during landing when the wind is from the southeast. Braking action is less than optimum when the runway is wet due to rubber build-up.Show FAA
- Communications PMSV Metro: weather flight DSN 445-4175 or 4176, commercial 302-677-4175 or 4176. If forecaster is out of office and does not answer on UHF contact command post DSN 445-4201, commercial 302-677-4201 for phone patch. If phone patch fails, contact forecaster on standby phone commercial 302-922-2210. Building obstruction may impact prevailing visibility 150 to 260 degrees. During evacuation of weather flight contact 15th operational weather squadron at DSN 576-9690, commercial 618-256-9690. Alternate weather location visibility slightly limited due to building and parked aircraft. Air traffic control will supplement observation as needed.Show FAA
- All inbound passengers and cargo must contact the command post no later than 30 minutes prior to landing. Runway 32 takeoff distance available is 10,070 feet.Show FAA
- Lighted precision approach path indicator coincides with the instrument landing system glide slope for runway 01/19 and with the TACAN visual descent point for runway 01/19. Runway 32 has a high precision approach path indicator greater than glide path for four aircraft only. The precision approach path indicator provides proper touchdown height for glide path for four aircraft only.Show FAA
- Caution for high speed, low altitude heavy jet traffic within 10 nautical miles of Dover.Show FAA
- Fluids available are self-pressurized air, liquid peroxide, and liquid oxygen.Show FAA
- Aircraft taxiing out of the main ramp using taxi lane L between Delta row and spot Echo must use minimum power and inboard engine only. C-5 aircraft should not exceed 40 percent N1 RPM when turning onto taxi lane A.Show FAA
- The first 4,250 feet of runway 14 and the first 1,650 feet of runway 32 are grooved concrete. The middle 7,000 feet is asphalt.Show FAA
- Boeing 747 all series must arrive with a tow bar.Show FAA
- Taxiway Delta edge lights are 40 feet from the taxiway edge between runway 32 hold line and runway 01/19.Show FAA
- Airfield management has a limited amount of storage for classified material. Size limited to small backpacks or smaller only. Base operations has a limited amount of storage for classified material, size limited to small backpack or smaller only. Base operations has no COMSEC to transfer aircrews. Transfer aircrews should plan to arrive with appropriate amount of COMSEC to complete entire mission.Show FAA
- Caution: five civilian airports located within 10 nautical mile radius.Show FAA
- Miscellaneous runway 32 first 2000 feet, middle 1500 feet 1000 feet southeast of taxiway C and last 1000 feet concrete remainder of runway asphalt.Show FAA
- Restricted: dignified transfer missions contact 436 AW/CP for advance coordination and to obtain a current copy of dignified transfer aircrew brochure.Show FAA
- Oil is 0-133-148 soap.Show FAA
- Jet adapter service unit adapters are not available. Three adapters are MA-1A and M32A-86.Show FAA
- Runway 32 assault landing zone is a nonstandard airfield marking consisting of a white box 500 feet by 90 feet beginning 500 feet from threshold with white bar 3000 feet from end of box. Airfield is TERPS from surface ground level, departure end runway crossing height zero feet.Show FAA
- Caution: surface painted apron entrance point markings exist on hazardous cargo ramp, south ramp and Christmas tree ramp. Taxiway D between runway 01/19 and hazardous cargo pad does not have shoulder markings.Show FAA
- Nonstandard marking: C17 star turn marking located on taxiway A at intersection of taxiway D consists of two white stripes 100 feet apart, 190 feet length by 1 foot wide. C17 backing demonstration zone marking on taxiway C between runway 14/32 and taxiway B. Marking will be white and vary in width and geometry.Show FAA
- Miscellaneous: Jet side service one-stop shop prints integrated flight management system crew packages.Show FAA
- Restricted: non-Department of Defense civilian aircraft operations require 72 hour prior permission request by contacting (302) 571-6375.Show FAA
- Miscellaneous: runway condition code not reported.Show FAA
- The operation is alert 24 hours a day.Show FAA
Other notes
- Aircraft rescue and fire fighting index applies only to the Dover civil air terminal. Seventy-two hours prior permission is required for all civilian aircraft operations that need to use the Dover civil air terminal; call 302-736-6614.Show FAA
- Rectangular traffic pattern altitude 1500 feet, overhead 2500 feet. Aero club and light aircraft 1000 feet.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KDOV
Answer card- ICAO
- KDOV
- Name
- DOVER AFB
- Location
- DOVER, DELAWARE
- Elevation
- 28.9 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,028.9 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · 24
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 14/32 · 12,903 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 2
- Published frequencies
- 16
- Magnetic variation
- 12°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 180° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 19
Dover AFB sits in Dover, Delaware at 28.9 ft MSL. It has two runways. The longest is 14/32 at 12,903 ft. The tower is open 24 hours. Two ILS approaches are published for runway ends 01 and 19. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
This is a military field with prior permission required for most traffic. Contact the airport operator or the field directly before planning a civilian arrival. The published remarks also say noise abatement requires strict compliance. Expect close attention to ramp movement. Non-C5 transport aircraft need a follow-me truck for all ramp movements. The remarks also call out possible jet wake turbulence in the pattern. They also mention C-5 jet blast on the ground, plus wind shear risk near the runway 19 approach end when winds are from the southeast.
No on-field FBOs are listed. Verify fuel and handling options with the airport operator or the FBO directly by phone before departure. If you are flying a larger aircraft, note the taxi lane wingtip markings and the caution areas near parking spots D2, E and taxiway G. The field also notes wet runway braking can be less than optimum because of rubber build-up. For current access rules, bird watch conditions and any special operating limits, check the current FAA Chart Supplement before you go.
Frequently asked questions
What is the pattern altitude at KDOV?
Pattern altitude is not published in the facts provided. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
What runways are available at Dover AFB (KDOV)?
KDOV has two runways. Runway 01/19 is 9,602 ft. Runway 14/32 is 12,903 ft, which is the longest runway on the field.
Does KDOV have ILS approaches?
Yes. The facts list two ILS approaches. They are published for runway ends 01 and 19.
Is Dover AFB towered? What are the tower hours?
Yes. KDOV has a control tower. The listed hours are 24.
Can civilian aircraft land at KDOV?
Prior permission is required for most traffic. The remarks say to contact DSN 445-2861. The field lists exceptions for Air Mobility Command, Special Air Mission, Department of Defense courier service and evacuation missions.
Which FBOs are on the field at KDOV?
No on-field FBOs are listed in the facts provided. Contact the airport operator directly before arrival, or call the field on CTAF or UNICOM for current FBO availability.
What should I know about noise abatement at KDOV?
The published remarks say noise abatement requires strict compliance with procedures. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for the current details before flying in.
Are there any runway or taxi hazards at KDOV?
Yes. The remarks note possible jet wake turbulence in the pattern. They also note C-5 jet blast during ground operations, wind shear risk near the runway 19 approach end when winds are from the southeast and wet runway braking can be less than optimum because of rubber build-up.