Danville Regional Airport

Danville Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Danville
ServesDanville, Virginia
Elevation AMSL571 ft / 174 m
Coordinates36°34′20″N 079°20′10″W / 36.57222°N 79.33611°W / 36.57222; -79.33611
Websitewww.danville-va.gov/...
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DAN is located in Virginia
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DAN is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 5,900 1,798 Asphalt
13/31 3,910 1,192 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations19,120
Based aircraft38

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]

The first scheduled flights to the airport were Eastern Airlines DC-3s in 1947; Eastern pulled out in 1964. Piedmont Airlines arrived in 1948.

Facilities

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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 December 31, 2019 the airport had 19,120 aircraft operations, average 52 per day: 100% general aviation and <1% military. In December 2019, 38 aircraft were based at the airport: 35 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]

Taxiway revamp

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In January 2017 the City Council of Danville approved a 3.1 million dollar project to rebuild taxiway A, and narrow it to 35 feet. Construction work was scheduled to begin in March 2017.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DAN PDF, effective August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ Pinto, Caren (2017-01-18). "Revamp of Taxiway at Danville Regional Airport is about to take off". 13 WSET News. Danville, Virginia. Retrieved 2017-01-23. City Council approved a revamp for Taxiway A
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