FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LUD |
| Lat/Long: | 33-15-15.3000N / 097-34-49.8000W
33-15.255000N / 097-34.830000W
33.2542500 / -97.5805000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1047 ft. / 319.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of DECATUR, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 76234 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | LUD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-DUSK, ALL SUN 1000-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.225 (940-627-2365) |
| REGIONAL APPROACH: | 118.1 |
| REGIONAL DEPARTURE: | 118.1 |
| WX AWOS-3 at XBP (13 nm W): | 119.225 (940-683-8027) |
| WX ASOS at DTO (19 nm E): | 119.325 (817-383-8457) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| UKWr138/20.8 | | BOWIE VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 06E |
| FUZr311/29.8 | | RANGER VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| TTTr304/35.7 | | MAVERICK VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 06E |
| MQPr025/38.0 | | MILLSAP VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 09E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 17.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-15.597737N | | 33-14.911167N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.883468W | | 097-34.775153W |
| Elevation: | 1041.2 ft. | | 1036.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 172 true | | 343 magnetic, 352 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 22 ft. pline, marked, 1078 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DECATUR
PO BOX 1299
DECATUR, TX 76234
Phone 940-627-2741 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL SAYERS
351 AIRPORT ROAD
DECATUR, TX 76234
Phone 940-627-2855 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 48 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 04 September 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GND DROPS SHARPLY 160 FT NORTH OF RY 17 THLD. |
| - | GLIDER ACTIVITY ON WKENDS APR-OCT. GLIDER TFC PATTERN IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF ARPT. RIGHT TFC PAT FOR ALL POWERED ACFT ON RY 35. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KXBP - Bridgeport Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
KDTO - Denton Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KAFW - Fort Worth Alliance Airport (21 nm SE)
0F2 - Bowie Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
KFTW - Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (28 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 02:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 04:38:08 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 23:38:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUD | 118.22 940-927-2365
050405Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM SCT100 33/17 A2985 RMK AO2 T03260165
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KXBP
13nm W | 050405Z AUTO 33010G15KT 10SM BKN100 33/19 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE T03280185
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KDTO
19nm E | 050353Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP092 T03110200
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| TAF |
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KAFW
22nm SE | 050418Z 0504/0524 18009KT P6SM BKN150 TEMPO 0505/0508 34014KT FM051000 21008KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB FM051300 34009KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB TEMPO 0513/0517 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM051900 34009KT P6SM SCT060CB
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| NOTAMs |
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