Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)

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Location and general information

IATA code: DOV
ICAO code: KDOV
FAA site number: 02967.*A
City / state: Dover, DE
County: Kent
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 39°07'46.34" N
75°27'57.46" W
Elevation: 28.9 ft (estimated)
Magnetic variation: 12° W (2020)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Air Force, Usaf
Use: Open to the public
From downtown: 3 NM east
Sectional chart: Washington

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: Jet A+, JP-8
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled low, bulk low
Transient storage: Hangar
Other services: Cargo handling
ARTCC: Washington (ZDC)
Flight service: Millville (MIV)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: DOV
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class IV, ARFF index A, unscheduled air carrier (11/2005)
Airport manager: Chief Afld Management/ Mr Hetteroth
302-677-4183
Last FAA inspection: 07/14/2026

FAA remarks

Service: aoe.
Light PAPI coincidental with ILS GS runway 01/19 and with TACAN VDP runway 01/19, 32 for H PAPI GT GP 4 aircraft only. PAPI provides proper TCH for HGT GP 4 aircraft only.
Jasu: (adapters not available.) 3(MA-1A) (M32A-86).
Oil: 0-133-148 soap.
Transient alert: operate H24.
Restricted: all aircraft with haz material/require remote/isolated PRK will contact 436 APS explosive handling section DSN 445-2304 1230-2130Z++ or atoc duty officer DSN 445-2300 2130-1230Z++ for prior permission required. Base operations DSN 445-2861/4192, C302-677-2861/4192.
Restricted: all inbound passengers/cargo must contact comd post no later than 30 minimum prior to landing. Runway 32 takeoff distance available 10,070 ft.
Restricted: aircraft taxiing out of main ramp using taxi lane L between delta ROW and spot echo must use minimum PWR and in-board eng only (C5 aircraft should not exceed 40 percent N1 RPM) when turning onto taxi lane A.
Caution: possible jet wake turbulence in traffic pattern and C5 jet blast during ground operate. Special haz exist for wide body aircraft taxiing from ramp. 'followw ME truck' require for all movements on ramp by non C5 transient aircraft, transient C5 FLW ME service available o/r.
Caution: tree line E of runway 19 approach end may cause wind shear during landing when wind is FR SE. BA less than optimum when runway is wet due to rubber build-up.
NS abtmt: strict compliance with PRO require.
First 4250 ft runway 14 and first 1650 ft runway 32 grooved concrete, middle 7000 ft asphalt.
Fluid; SP presair lpox lox.
Caution: high speed, low altitude heavy jet traffic with 10 NM of Dover.
Airfield management has limited amount of storage for clasified material. Size limited to small backpacks or smaller only. Base operations has limited amount of storage for classified material, size limited to small backpack or smaller only. Base operations has no comsec to transient aircrews. Transient aircrews should plan to arrival with appropriate amount of comsec to complete entire MSN.
Restricted: non-dod civil aircraft operations 72 hour prior permission required by contacting (302) 571-6375.
Taxiway delta edge lights 40 ft from taxiway edge between runway 32 hold line and runway 01/19.
Misc runway 32 first 2000 ft, middle 1500 ft 1000 ft SE of taxiway C and last 1000 ft conc remainder of runway asphalt.
USAF ARFF meets all emergency response times. ARFF is CAT 6 firefighting agent (12.1K) level with nfpa CAT 10 staffing level (13). Sufficient capability is provided for initial response, scene assessment and implementation of mitigation tactics.
Runway 32 winds derived from approach end of runway 01. Runway 14 winds derived from approach end of runway 19.
Restricted: contact airfield management DSN 445-2861 for bird watch conditions (BWC).
Restricted: prior permission required except amc, SAM, dod courier service and evac MSN DSN 445-2861.
Caution: 5 civ airport located within 10 NM rad.
Runway 32 assault landing zone (ALZ) non-standard airfield MRK consisting of white box (500 ft X 90 ft) beginning 500 ft FR threshold with white BAR 3000 ft FR end of box. Airfield is terps from surface (GRD level), departure end of runway crossing HGT 0 ft.
Misc: jet side service 1-stop shop prints integrated FMS crew packages.
Communications-pmsv metro: weather flight DSN 445-4175/4176, C302-677-4175/4176. If fcstr is out of office and does not answer on UHF contact comd post DSN 445-4201, C302-677-4201 for fone patch. If fone patch fails, contact frcstr on SBY fone C302-922-2210. Building obstacle may impact prevailing visibility 150--260-. During evac of weather flight contact 15 ows at DSN 576-9690, C618-256-9690. Altn weather lctn visibility slightly limited due to building and PRK aircraft. ATC will supplement obsn as needed.
Non-standard MRK - C17 STAR turn MRK located on taxiway A at intersection of taxiway D (2 white stripes 100' apart, 190' length X 1' wide. C17 backing demonstration zone MRK on taxiway C between runway 14/32 and taxiway B. MRK will be white and vary in width and geometry.
Misc: runway condition code not rprtd.
Misc: B747 (all series) must arrival with tow BAR.
Comm comd post: call sign first operations.
Caution: C-17 aircraft wingtip training lines on taxi lane L in front of PRK spot E. C-5 aircraft wingtip training lines on taxi lane L between PRK spot D2 and E. C-5 and C-17 wing TIP training sign located off of taxiway G. Signs depict 10 ft and 25 ft wing TIP clearance.
Caution: surface painted APN entrance point markings exist on haz cargo ramp, south ramp and christmas tree ramp. Taxiway D between runway 01/19 and haz cargo pad does not have shoulder markings.
Restricted: dignified transfer missions contact 436 AW/CP for advance coordination and to obtain a current copy of DT aircrew brochure.
Misc: CL D airspace reverts to CL E when tower closed.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: DOV
ICAO code: KDOV
Location: Dover, DE, United States
Elevation: 28.9 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 39.1295, -75.466

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
14 / 32	12,903 × 150 ft	Asphalt/concrete, grooved
01 / 19	9,602 × 150 ft	Concrete, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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