Danville Regional Airport Awarded $10 Million FAA Grant

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a $10 million grant for a runway project at Danville Regional Airport in Danville, Virginia.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said one of the key priorities is to ensure that our nation’s airports are properly maintained. “This grant will ensure that the Danville Regional Airport continues to operate safely.”

The grant will fund the rehabilitation of Runway 2/20. Additional safety benefits include new runway markings and signage for better pilot awareness, grooves in the runway to give aircraft greater traction in wet conditions, new runway edge lighting, and improvements to the runway safety area.

According to acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, the Danville Regional Airport and its users will benefit from these important safety enhancements for years to come.

Aircraft will use the crosswind runway, Runway13/31, during the reconstruction of Runway 2/20. Project construction is expected to begin in September 2012 and completed in November 2013.

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.