FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 MARCH 2020
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): | 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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| 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 |
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 fair 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 edge markings: | PART OF RWY MARKINGS HAVE BEEN CLEANED OR ARE VISIBLE. SEVERAL PRECISION APPCH TDZE MARKINGS AND RWY EDGE MARKINGS PARTIALLY OBSCURED/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 |
| 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 FOUTZ
PRYOR FIELD AIRPORT AUTHORITY, P.O. BOX 1182
DECATUR, AL 35602
Phone 256-355-5770 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 109 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 92 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | 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 IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453. |
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 26 March 2020 at 0901Z to 23 April 2020 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 (304KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (200KB) |
| 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.
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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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Apr-2020
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunset | | 19:12 | | 00:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Apr-2020 05:44:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Apr-2020 00:44:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KDCU | 050453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01500122 $
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KHSV
8nm E | 050453Z 33005KT 10SM OVC190 17/10 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01720100 $
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KHUA
13nm E | 050513Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 16/11 A2997 RMK AO2 RAE04 SLP145
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KHSV
8nm E | 041726Z 0418/0518 02009KT P6SM BKN250 FM050800 VRB02KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM051400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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