🇺🇸 Danville Regional Airport

The Danville Regional Airport (IATA: DAN, ICAO: KDAN, FAA LID: DAN) is a public general aviation airport located three miles east of Danville, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the City of Danville,.

Type of Facility and Operations:

• It is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.
• The airport is open to the public and does not have an air traffic control tower,.
• In 2019, it had 19,120 aircraft operations, with 100% being general aviation.
• It offers fuel (100LL and Jet-A+) and major airframe and powerplant services.

Notable Features or History:

• The airport covers 800 acres at an elevation of 571 feet.
• It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 (5,900 by 100 feet) and 13/31 (3,910 by 100 feet),. Runway 02/20 is a precision ILS runway.
• Scheduled flights began in 1947 with Eastern Airlines and Piedmont Airlines arrived in 1948.
• The airport has been undergoing an $11 million expansion project, which includes a new hangar for flight programs and a shared aviation training facility for Averett University and Danville Community College.

Current Status:

• The airport is operational.
• There is an active construction notice at the airport.
• The expansion project is expected to be completed within the next year, with officials hinting at potential future commercial passenger service.
• As of December 2019, 38 aircraft were based at the airport.

*Sources researched: danville-va.gov, nfdc.faa.gov, en.wikipedia.org, airnav.com, sls.com*