FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 JULY 2022
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DCU |
| Lat/Long: | 34-39-14.6000N 086-56-43.3000W
34-39.243333N 086-56.721667W
34.6540556,-86.9453611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 592 ft. / 180.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of DECATUR, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35671 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAR-NOV MON-FRI 0700-1900, DEC-FEB MON-FRI 0700-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 256-280-1184 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWYS 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 36; HIRL RWY 18/36- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | international airport of entry
US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.375 (256-350-4270) |
| HUNTSVILLE APPROACH: | 118.05 |
| HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 118.05 |
| WX ASOS at HSV (8 nm E): | 121.25 (256-772-8074) |
| WX AWOS-3P at 9A4 (20 nm W): | 118.525 ((256) 637-0903) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RQZr239/17.6 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| MSLr096/27.1 | | MUSCLE SHOALS VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6107 x 100 ft. / 1861 x 30 m
25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS WITH GRASS. |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 35 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 125.0 | | Double tandem: | 150.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | PART OF RWY MARKINGS HAVE BEEN CLEANED OR ARE VSB. SVRL PA TDZ MARKINGS AND RWY EDGE MARKINGS PARTIALLY OBSC/FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-39.746333N | | 34-38.739833N |
| Longitude: | 086-56.709833W | | 086-56.733667W |
| Elevation: | 588.0 ft. | | 583.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 181 true | | 005 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DECATUR/ATHENS AIRPORT AUTHORITY
P.O. BOX 1182
DECATUR, AL 35612
Phone 256-355-5770 |
| Manager: | ADAM FOX
PRYOR FIELD AIRPORT AUTHORITY, P.O. BOX 1182
DECATUR, AL 35602
Phone 256-355-5770 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 129 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 112 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 459/day * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 7% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
| - | ARPT UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS, JULY 4. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 14 July 2022 at 0901Z to 11 August 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 18 **NEW** | |
download (277KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (286KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (490KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (8 nm E)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (13 nm E)
5M0 - Hartselle/Morgan County Regional Airport (15 nm S)
9A4 - Courtland Airport (20 nm W)
KMDQ - Huntsville Executive Airport / Tom Sharp Jr Field (23 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of BlakeMathis.com
Photo taken 15-Feb-2013
looking southeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pryor Field Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Aug-2022
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:10 | | 01:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Aug-2022 05:05:36 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Aug-2022 00:05:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KDCU | 080453Z AUTO 15004KT 9SM CLR 22/21 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP207 T02170211 TSNO
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KHSV
8nm E | 080453Z 00000KT 10SM SCT200 23/22 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02280222 $
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KHSV
8nm E | 071905Z 0719/0818 20005KT P6SM VCTS SCT045CB TEMPO 0719/0721 1SM +TSRA BKN020CB FM080000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM081600 20005KT P6SM SCT035
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