Danville Regional Airport (IATA: DAN, ICAO: KDAN, FAA LID: DAN) is three miles east of Danville, in southern Virginia.[1] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional general aviation facility.[2]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Danville | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Danville, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 571 ft / 174 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°34′20″N 079°20′10″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.danville-va.gov/... | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
The first airline flights were Eastern DC-3s in 1947; Eastern pulled out in 1964. Piedmont arrived in 1948.
The airport covers 800 acres (320 ha) at an elevation of 571 feet (174 m). It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 5,900 by 100 feet (1,798 x 30 m) and 13/31 is 3,910 by 100 feet (1,192 x 30 m).[1]
In the year ending August 31, 2014 the airport had 20,773 aircraft operations, average 57 per day: 99% general aviation and <1% military. In January 2017 38 aircraft were based at the airport: 33 single-engine, 3 multi-engine and 2 jets.[1]
In January 2017 the City Council of Danville approved a 3.1 million dollar project to rebuild taxiway "A" while narrowing it to 35 feet. Construction work was scheduled to begin in March 2017.[3]
City Council approved a revamp for Taxiway A