Danville Regional Airport

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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/...
Map
DAN is located in Virginia
DAN
DAN
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 5,900 1,798 Asphalt
13/31 3,910 1,192 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2014)20,773
Based aircraft (2017)38

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 airline flights were Eastern DC-3s in 1947; Eastern pulled out in 1964. Piedmont 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 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]

Taxiway revamp[]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DAN PDF, effective Jan 5, 2017.
  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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