Vermilion Regional Airport

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]

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
Websitewww.vrairport.com
Map
DNV
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

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. 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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