Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 8:53 AM ET, Oct 29, KDAN is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Danville Regional Airport in Danville, VA, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) is a regional airport serving Danville, VA at a field elevation of 571 ft. KDAN reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 13/31), the longest 5,900 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 128.125.
Wind calm, visibility 9 statute miles, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR KDAN 291253Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN055 13/12 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP261 T01280122
What changed at KDAN?
Since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KDAN
KDAN is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 571 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KDAN by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KDAN reported VFR in 83% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 282 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 13% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 7% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 20 had the best headwind 40% of the time, runway 02 28%, and winds were calm 34% of hours. Winds most often blow from the southwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 43 days a year. 65% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 2% of the time.
Fog was reported on about 35 days a year, and fog or mist on 161. September and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 12% of hours, against 5% in April.
Field elevation is 571 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,342 ft, 1,771 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 26% of the time and averaged 4.5 kt overall. March is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 5,900 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 13 | 3,910 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 20 | 5,900 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31 | 3,910 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KDAN runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/205,900 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KDANWind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 13/313,910 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KDANWind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 5,500 ft.
KDAN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KDAN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GSO UA /OV GSO 050 006/TM 1303/FLDURD/TP C750/SK BKN030
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSO 050 006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1303Reported at 13:03 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP C750Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ROA UA /OV ROA090003/TM 1240/FL021/TP EC45/SK BASES 021
ROA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROA090003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1240Reported at 12:40 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP EC45Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
GSO UA /OV GSO050001/TM 1230/FL002/TP BE30/SK BKN002/RM DURD
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GSO050001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1230Reported at 12:30 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP BE30Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
RDU UA /OV RDU040015/TM 1229/FL240/TP E145/TB MOD 240
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDU040015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1229Reported at 12:29 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD 240Turbulence: moderate 240.Show raw report
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 1222/FLDURD/TP PA32/WX 3SM/RM LDA Z RWY 6
ROA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1222Reported at 12:22 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP PA32Aircraft type reporting.WX 3SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM LDA Z RWY 6Remarks.Show raw report
PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1136/FL340/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZTLFD 43
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1136Reported at 11:36 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH ZTLFD 43Remarks.Show raw report
GSO UA /OV EXX/TM 1130/FL025/TP SR22/SK OVC027
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EXXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 1115/FL020/TP C56X/SK OVC020/RM BASES 2000 DEPART 6 SCUTA 3
ROA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1115Reported at 11:15 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.SK OVC020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM BASES 2000 DEPART 6 SCUTA…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KDAN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KDAN reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 69%
- 20
- 16%
- 31
- 15%
- 13
- 0%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)
TAF KDAN 291120Z 2912/3012 34003KT 6SM BR BKN060 TEMPO 2912/2914 4SM BR OVC025 FM291400 31003KT P6SM BKN030 BKN080 FM291700 25003KT P6SM FEW040 FM300300 00000KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KDAN's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20, 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0700-1900 local; Sat-Sun 0700-1900 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KDAN
- IATA
- DAN
- FAA LID
- DAN
- City
- Danville
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 571 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.5729, -79.3361
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- AWOS/ASOS
- 128.125 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 50m
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Within 25 NM
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Historical Flying Weather at KDAN
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KDAN reported VFR conditions during about 82.6% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 282 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.5 kt, calm 25.5% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79.8 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| Feb | 81.3 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 82.9 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 85.6 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| May | 80.8 | 10.8 | 5.6 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 85.1 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 86.1 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 82.1 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| Sep | 77.3 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 3.9 |
| Oct | 80.8 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 83.8 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 77.2 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 kt |
| Feb | 5.5 kt |
| Mar | 5.8 kt |
| Apr | 5.6 kt |
| May | 4.6 kt |
| Jun | 4.0 kt |
| Jul | 3.5 kt |
| Aug | 3.3 kt |
| Sep | 3.8 kt |
| Oct | 4.1 kt |
| Nov | 4.4 kt |
| Dec | 4.4 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Danville Regional Airport (KDAN)
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