Vermilion Regional Airport

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Vermilion Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerVermilion Regional Airport Authority
ServesDanville, Illinois
Elevation AMSL697 ft / 212 m
Coordinates40°11′57″N 087°35′44″W / 40.19917°N 87.59556°W / 40.19917; -87.59556
Websitewww.vrairport.com
Map
DNV is located in Vermilion County, Illinois
DNV
DNV
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,006 1,831 Asphalt
16/34 3,999 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020)18,150
Based aircraft (2020)55

Vermilion Regional Airport (IATA: DNV, ICAO: KDNV, FAA LID: DNV) is located five miles northeast of Danville, the largest city in Vermilion County, Illinois.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a general aviation basic facility.[2]

It was formerly Vermilion County Airport, under which name it opened in 1948.[3]

Airline flights began in 1950, on Ozark; Lake Central arrived in 1954-55 and Ozark left in 1961. Allegheny Commuter flights ended sometime after 1973.

Facilities[]

The airport covers 817 acres (331 ha). It has two asphalt runways: 3/21 is 6,006 by 100 feet (1,831 x 30 m) with an ILS; 16/34 is 3,999 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2020, the airport had 18,150 aircraft operations, an average of 50 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and 1% military. In November 2020, there were 55 aircraft based at this airport: 48 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 1 helicopter and 1 glider.[1]

  • Airport entrance

  • Former terminal and unused control tower

The former terminal building is now a banquet and conference center called Cloud 9.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for DNV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration effective November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report". Federal Aviation Administration. September 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Vermilion Regional Airport". Vermilion Regional Airport. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cloud 9 Banquet". Retrieved September 12, 2016.

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