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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Vermilion Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Danville, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 697 ft / 212 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°11′57″N 087°35′44″W / 40.19917°N 87.59556°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.vrairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Vermilion Regional Airport (IATA: DNV, ICAO: KDNV, FAA LID: DNV) is a public-use airport located five miles northeast of Danville, the largest city in Vermilion County, Illinois.[1] It is publicly owned by the Vermilion Regional Airport Authority. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a general aviation basic facility.[2]
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. The airport currently gets has regular flights from Air Cargo Carriers and gets aerial agricultural flights as well. The airport also features both a flying club and a glider club as well as aircraft maintenance facilities.[4]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for DNV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration effective November 5, 2020.
- ^ "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report". Federal Aviation Administration. September 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Vermilion Regional Airport". Vermilion Regional Airport. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Vermilion Regional Airport- Local Airport in Danvile, IL". vrairport.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.