The airport is owned by the City of Danville and located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of its central business district.

[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

[2] Danville Municipal Airport covers an area of 49 acres (20 ha) at an elevation of 387 feet (118 m) above mean sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011, the airport had 3,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 58 per week.

[1] Since 1987, Danville Municipal Airport has received $1,482,659.85 in grant funding for improvements.