FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LUD |
| Lat/Long: | 33-15-15.2670N / 097-34-49.7580W
33-15.254450N / 097-34.829300W
33.2542408 / -97.5804883
(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 |
| 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: | 33-15.597708N | | 33-14.911167N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.883463W | | 097-34.775148W |
| Elevation: | 1041.3 ft. | | 1037.5 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) | | |
| 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: | | 62 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 42 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 23 June 2005 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
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 12-May-2008
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 01:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 14:50:51 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 09:50:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUD | 118.22 1 940 9272365
121426Z AUTO 12011KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A2996 RMK AO2
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KXBP
13nm W | 121425Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A2998 RMK AO2
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KDTO
19nm E | 121353Z 15008KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01610078
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| TAF |
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KAFW
22nm SE | 121124Z 121212 13003KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 16012KT P6SM BKN200 FM1900 16016KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM0800 16013KT P6SM BKN020
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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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