FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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: | 01W (1990) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1800
FOR ATTENDANT AFTER HRS CALL (256) 777-1757 OR (256) 729-8676. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 AND PAPI RY 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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): | PHONE 256-772-8074 |
| WX AWOS-3 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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| DCU at field | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| RQZr239/17.6 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| MSLr096/27.1 | | MUSCLE SHOALS VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAPSHAW | | 230/10.9 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
| REDSTONE | | 258/13.0 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| KELSO | | 216/35.0 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| LAWRENCEBURG | | 157/38.2 | | 269 | | 01W | | LRT | .-.. .-. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 125.0 | | Double tandem: | 150.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 181 true | | 002 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left
RY 36 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| 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 256-306-9070 |
| Manager: | STAN SMITH
DECATUR/ATHENS AIRPORT AUTHORITY, P.O. BOX 502
DECATUR, AL 35612
Phone 256-355-5770 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 83 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 69 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | 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 27 April 2010 | |
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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (322KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (247KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (252KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 | |
download (251KB) |
| VOR RWY 36 | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (189KB) |
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 - Madison County 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 12-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunrise | | 06:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunset | | 19:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 01:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 02:42:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Aug-2013 21:42:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KDCU | 130153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 24/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02390228 $
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KHSV
8nm E | 130153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW040 BKN110 OVC200 25/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP159 OCNL LTGIC DSNT NE AND NW CB DSNT NE AND NW T02500239 $
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KHUA
13nm E | 121955Z 25003KT 7SM SCT025 BKN030 31/21 A3005 RMK LAST
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K9A4
20nm W | 130155Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM BKN110 25/25 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHSV
8nm E | 121735Z 1218/1318 24006KT P6SM TSRA SCT025CB BKN100 FM130100 21003KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN120 FM130900 22004KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB OVC120 TEMPO 1309/1313 4SM TSRA BR BKN015CB FM131400 27005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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