FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 13 SEPTEMBER 2018
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: | MON-FRI 0700-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1800
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL (256) 777-1757 OR (256) 729-8676. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWYS 18 AND 36; PAPI RWY 36 AND HIRL RWY 18/36- 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-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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| 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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| REDSTONE | | 262/13.0 | | 287 | | 04W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
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: | 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
RWY 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: | | 85 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 72 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | 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 02 November 2017 | |
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 13 September 2018 at 0901Z to 11 October 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 18 | |
download (300KB) |
| ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 18 | |
download (302KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (234KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (48KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 - 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.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Sep-2018
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:15 | | 00:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Sep-2018 18:19:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-Sep-2018 13:19:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KDCU | 181753Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW060 31/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP149 T03060200 10328 20189 58016
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KHSV
8nm E | 181753Z 00000KT 10SM SCT048 33/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03280200 10328 20211 58016
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KHUA
13nm E | 181758Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP142 60000 T03160190 10317 20200 57018
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KHSV
8nm E | 181720Z 1818/1918 36006KT P6SM SCT040 FM182300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM190900 00000KT 2SM BR SKC FM191400 04003KT P6SM FEW030
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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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