Danville Regional Airport
Airport
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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 scheduled flights to the airport were Eastern Airlines DC-3s in 1947; Eastern pulled out in 1964. Piedmont Airlines arrived in 1948.
Facilities
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
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]