KDUG is the ICAO code for Bisbee Douglas International Airport (IATA DUG), located in Douglas Bisbee, AZ.
Bisbee Douglas International Airport (KDUG) is a medium airport in Douglas Bisbee, AZ. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KDUG or IATA code DUG. It sits in North America.
Bisbee Douglas International Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 6,430-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.
The longest runway measures 6,430 ft (1,960 m), a midsize and super-midsize-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Citation Longitude, Challenger 350, and Gulfstream G280. In practice this comfortable for most midsize and super-mid charter equipment.
Bisbee Douglas International Airport sits at 4,154 ft above sea level. Hot-and-high conditions can meaningfully reduce takeoff performance in summer — planners should factor density altitude into payload and fuel decisions.
Local operations run on America/Phoenix. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
SkyAccess currently tracks 351 departing and 364 arriving private-jet legs at KDUG across the next six months of operator inventory. 2 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KDUG are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.
Bisbee Douglas International Airport is a county-owned airport 9 miles northwest of Douglas and 17 miles east of Bisbee, both in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, that was formerly known as Douglas Army Airfield. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorizes it as a general aviation facility.
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