# Danville Regional Airport (DAN)

> Danville, US · IATA: DAN · ICAO: KDAN · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DAN` |
| ICAO | `KDAN` |
| City | Danville |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 174 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 36.57290, -79.33610 |

## Description

Road, not air, is how freight leaves Danville: Danville Regional (DAN/KDAN) in southern Virginia is a general-aviation and business field with no scheduled airlines and no cargo handling. Its 5,900-foot precision ILS runway and a new south ramp of roughly 510 by 425 feet allow regional-jet-sized aircraft, and two fixed-base operators — General Aviation Inc. and Averett University Aviation Services — provide fuel, maintenance and charter. Urgent single shipments can therefore move as on-demand charter, but there is no freight terminal, no customs facility and no schedulable capacity. Commercial air cargo for the Virginia–North Carolina border region is tendered at Piedmont Triad in Greensboro (GSO), a FedEx Express location about 45 miles south, or at Raleigh-Durham (RDU). US 29 and US 58 make trucking to both gateways the standard road feeder solution, including for industry around the Berry Hill Mega Park. For forwarders, DAN moves people rather than goods.

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