KDAN · Danville Regional Airport

DANVILLE, VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

571

Elevation ft

Runways

5,900

Longest ft · 02/20

36.57N

79.34W

Danville Regional Airport serves Danville, Virginia at 571 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 5,900 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
02/20	5,900 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	3,910 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 571 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	571 ft	2,549 ft	2,170 ft	3,255 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,771 ft	2,783 ft	2,297 ft	3,445 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,971 ft	3,017 ft	2,423 ft	3,635 ft
35°C afternoon	3,108 ft	3,044 ft	2,438 ft	3,657 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 5,900 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,657 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KDAN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTDF Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County	24 nm SE	6,005 ft
KSIF Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport	26 nm W	5,200 ft
KBUY Burlington Alamance Regional Airport	32 nm S	6,406 ft
KMTV Blue Ridge Airport	33 nm W	5,002 ft
KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport	41 nm SW	10,001 ft
KHNZ Henderson Oxford Airport	41 nm E	5,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDAN

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KDAN, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KDAN or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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