KDAN — Danville Rgnl
Danville, VA · field elevation 571 ft · NON-ATCT
KDAN current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDAN 111153Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP163 70001 T02280217 10228 20211 50000
- Wind
- from 270° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,484 ft · pressure altitude 451 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 20 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 02 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 13 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDAN 111120Z 1112/1212 26005KT P6SM SKC FM111500 24008KT P6SM SCT200 FM112100 29007KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM120200 26004KT P6SM BKN150
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.57247, -79.33625
- Elevation
- 571 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1032Z / 0013Z
- Magnetic variation
- -9° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Pittsylvania, VA
Everything else KDAN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,900 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 3,910 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KTDF Raleigh Rgnl At Person County24 nm
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- KBUY Burlington/Alamance Rgnl32 nm
- KMTV Blue Ridge33 nm
- KGSO Piedmont Triad Intl41 nm
- KHNZ Henderson/Oxford41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDAN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.