(Danville, VA) – The Danville Regional Airport is getting an influx of funding to help make some major improvements.  Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced that eight Virginia airports will receive over $13 million in funds from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help enhance new and existing infrastructure.

Danville will receive $3.5 million to repair an apron.  This funding was granted through the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), a program that provides grants for the planning and development of public-use airports that are significant to national air transportation.

Danville is the second largest recipient in this funding with Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport getting just north of $3.6 million.