Stuart Powell Field
DVK · KDVK · Danville, Kentucky · Boyle County · map
Stuart Powell Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Danville & Boyle County, 3 miles south of Danville, Kentucky, 1,021 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 67 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 22,485 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KDVK · observed 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC), 22 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDVK 121735Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A3010 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
4 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- P46T at 27,000 ft, 50 nm northwest, 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing, remarks: instrument conditions.
as filed, and in English
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 1702/FL270/TP P46T/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM IMC
- Report
- a routine report filed through SDF
- Where
- over IIU
- Time
- 17:02 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- P46T
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- instrument conditions
- CRJ9 at 27,000 ft, 73 nm east, 12:11 pm EDT (16:11 UTC): light turbulence.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV AZQ/TM 1611/FL270/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- over AZQ
- Time
- 16:11 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- light
- C82R at 6,000 ft, 80 nm south, 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV JAU/TM 1656/FL060/TP C82R/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- over JAU
- Time
- 16:56 UTC
- Height
- at 6,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C82R
- Turbulence
- none
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (GSP, 203 nm southeast), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 330° at 14 kt; 6,000 ft: 360° at 26 kt, 17 °C; 9,000 ft: 360° at 22 kt, 11 °C; 12,000 ft: 330° at 20 kt, 6 °C; 18,000 ft: 310° at 27 kt, -5 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DVK · ICAO KDVK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Danville & Boyle County
- Elevation
- 1,021 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1941
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 1,956 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete, fair |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 38 ft high 355 ft from the end
- Runway 31: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 01: trees 64 ft high 671 ft from the end
- Runway 19: threshold displaced 162 ft, hangar 27 ft high 429 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.15 | |
| Dvk and aWOS-3 | 128.325 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 859-854-0058.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Central Kentucky Regional (21 nm east), Lebanon Springfield/George Hoerter Field (23 nm west), Taylor County (29 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kentucky · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 31; PAPI runway 13 and 31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- 6 feet fence 196 feet from threshold.
- Tree 184 feet from runway end 247 feet R of centerline.
- Trees WI 200 feet R of runway end.
- 20:1 to dthr.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 52 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 6 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 22,485, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 3,570 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,495 |
| general aviation, local | 7,000 |
| military | 420 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Danville from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Danville, Kentucky: 21 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 business jets, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kentucky.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Danville:
- Flight Level Services LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate Flight Level Services operates on-demand air charter services using a fleet of Pilatus PC-12 and Citation M2 aircraft.
Repair stations in Danville:
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners.
- Wayne Lee Sherman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Lancaster, KY (11 nm) · (630) 248-1452 · wayne.sherman14@gmail.com
- Bruce Lyndon Moore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Eastern Kentucky University · Richmond, KY (21 nm) · (904) 315-1605 · blm.hdfs@att.net
- Sean Edward Howard private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes · Richmond, KY (21 nm) · (859) 227-8070 · boomer223@icloud.com
- Jw Lynn private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Lexington, KY (29 nm) · (859) 583-3361 · jwlynndpe@gmail.com
- Anthony David Brooks private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Wayne County Airport · Monticello, KY (44 nm) · (817) 899-8112 · andy.brooks9@att.net
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Danville 28 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 business jets
- Wings Flight Enterprises INC 8 aircraft in town
- Flight Level Services LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Flight Level Services LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Ky CORP. · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kentucky 702 since 1982 · 112 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kentucky 60 landing places
- Kentucky 2,979 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DVK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.