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KDAN · Danville Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KDAN FAA DAN Elev 571 ft Lat 36° 34.37' N Lon 79° 20.17' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,900 ft. Max gradient: 1.11% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 16.3° 5,900 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.49%
20 196.3° 5,900 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.49%
13 125° 3,910 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.11%
31 305° 3,910 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.11%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 128.125
  • CNTR WASHINGTON CNTR 124.050
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 122.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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  • VOR DAN

    Danville

    113.10 MHz · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and deer on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1200–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·344 VIRGINIA DANVILLE RGNL (DAN)(KDAN) 3 E UTC–5(–4DT) N36º34.35´ W79º20.18´ 571 B TPA—See Remarks NOTAM FILE DAN RWY 02–20: H5900X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–90, D–130, 2S–165 HIRL 0.5% up N RWY 02: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H3910X100 (ASPH) S–90, D–130, 2S–165 MIRL 1.1% up NW RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 76´.
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–5600 TODA–5900 ASDA–5600 LDA–5600 RWY 20: TORA–5900 TODA–5900 ASDA–5900 LDA–5600
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT ACTIVATE HIRL Rwy 02–20, MIRL Rwy 13–31, REIL Rwy 13, Rwy 31, and Rwy 20, MALSR Rwy 02, VASI Rwy 13 and PAPI Rwy 02, Rwy 20 and Rwy 31—CTAF.
  • ·Arpt unattended Christmas Day.
  • ·Trees penetrating 7:1 transitional sfc of Rwy 31 both sides, first 1000´.
  • ·Ctc arpt administration prior to conducting specialized aero activities 434–799–5110.
  • ·TPA–1371 (800) lgt acft, 2071 (1500) turbine acft.
  • ·Rwy 02 is designated calm wind rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 434-799-5110
  • ·ASOS 128.125 (434) 799–1701.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 RCO 122.2 (LEESBURG RADIO) ®WASHINGTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.05 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Washington ARTCC at 703-771-3587.
  • ·SOUTH BOSTON (L) (L) VORTAC 110.4 SBV Chan 41 N36º40.50´ W79º00.87´ 254º 16.7 NM to fld. 520/5W.
  • ·CINCINNATI H–9C, 12I, L–26J, 36G IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

5

62.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 54,650 ops in 1990

2024 total

23,520

10-yr total

207,300

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

4.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.01

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-02-01 Cessna 310 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2013-08-29 Piper PA-28-161 · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk →
2007-04-19 Grumman American AA-5B · CFIT · day →
2007-04-11 Culver, Aurther L. Seawind 3000 · Other · IMC · day →
1991-05-25 Piper PA-22-150 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1988-01-21 Cessna 210 · Other · day →
1986-11-17 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · night →
1984-05-25 Waco RNF · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 4 nm
Christopher Marshall Whittle Burlington NC 31 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 37 nm
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 48 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 50 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 50 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 50 nm
Francesco Gozzo Morrisville NC 50 nm
Gregory Thomas Hudson Ramseur NC 53 nm
Jay Lindsey Nabors Cary NC 54 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Peyton Warren Astin Ringgold VA 4 nm
Linwood Keith Ashworth Danville VA 4 nm
Richard Neal Bailey Danville VA 4 nm
Katherine Jeanne Lippert Danville VA 4 nm
Stephen Wayne Sproule Danville VA 4 nm
John William Walck Danville VA 4 nm
Steven Jay Ayre Danville VA 4 nm
Miles Eulis Morrison Danville VA 4 nm
Christian John Orlikowski Danville VA 4 nm
Roy Allen Barker Danville VA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Christopher Mark Rembold Ringgold VA 4 nm
Michael Dan Davis Danville VA 4 nm
Homer Dan Davis Danville VA 4 nm
Russell Ward Newill Danville VA 4 nm
James Douglas Nielsen Danville VA 4 nm
Richard Eric Rowland Danville VA 4 nm
Edward Oscar Vance Danville VA 4 nm
Maynard Beard Danville VA 4 nm
Norris Elton Echols Danville VA 4 nm
Robert Frank Nelson Danville VA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 32 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 59 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 61 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 61 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 67 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 80 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 80 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 92 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 97 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 98 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.