FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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: | 1046.7 ft. / 319.0 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LUD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.225 (940-627-2365) |
| REGIONAL APPROACH: | 118.1 |
| REGIONAL DEPARTURE: | 118.1 |
| DODJE STAR: | 125.2 125.9 |
| GARLAND DP: | 118.1 |
| LIKES STAR: | 125.8 ;SOUTH 135.975 ;NORTH |
| MOTZA STAR: | 118.1 ;SOUTH 125.8 ;NORTH |
| REEKO STAR: | 125.2 |
| SASIE STAR: | 124.3 |
| TRUUK RNAV STAR: | 118.1 |
| WESAT STAR: | 118.1 ;SOUTH 125.8 ;NORTH |
| WX AWOS-3PT at XBP (13 nm W): | 119.225 (940-683-8027) |
| WX ASOS at DTO (19 nm E): | 119.325 (940-383-8457) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| UKWr138/20.8 | | BOWIE VORTAC | | 117.15 | | 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 |
| 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. |
| 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) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. tree, 243 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
6 FT BRUSH 50 FT FM THR TO 200 FT FM THR, 240-250 FT R. | | 15 ft. trees, marked, 201 ft. from runway, 230 ft. right of centerline
20 FT TREES, 140-199 FT DSTC, 150-250 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DECATUR
PO BOX 1299
DECATUR, TX 76234
Phone 940-393-0200 |
| Manager: | GREG HALL
351 AIRPORT ROAD
DECATUR, TX 76234
Phone 940-627-2855
DIR OF PUBLIC WORKS/AMGR ADDNL PHONE: 940-393-0262. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 41 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 8 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 100/day * | | 75% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 September 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GND DROPS SHARPLY 160 FT NORTH OF RWY 17 THR. |
| - | DEER AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC REGIONAL APCH AT 972-615-2799. |
| - | DUE TO RWY ELEV CHG, ACFT NOT VSB AT OPPOSITE END. |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| DODJE SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (755KB) |
| LIKES THREE (RNAV) | |
download (204KB) |
| MOTZA ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (481KB) |
| REEKO THREE (RNAV) | |
download (214KB) |
| SASIE SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (498KB) |
| TRUUK TWO (RNAV) | |
download (218KB) |
| WESAT TWO (RNAV) | |
download (206KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (214KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| GARLAND FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (321KB) |
| KINGDOM FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (345KB) |
| KUSSO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (321KB) |
| NANDR TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (296KB) |
| SWABR ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (320KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KXBP - Bridgeport Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
4T2 - Kenneth Copeland Airport (17 nm S)
KDTO - Denton Enterprise Airport (19 nm E)
KAFW - Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport (21 nm SE)
0F2 - Bowie Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Apr-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 20:01:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Apr-2024 15:01:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUD | 118.22 940-927-2365
191955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT036 18/11 A3009 RMK AO2 T01810109
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KXBP
13nm W | 191935Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM SCT039 BKN055 OVC075 18/10 A3012 RMK AO2 T01750103
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KDTO
19nm E | 191953Z VRB06KT 10SM FEW060 SCT080 19/13 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01890128
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| TAF |
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KAFW
22nm SE | 191730Z 1918/2018 02011KT P6SM FEW025 OVC035 FM191900 02010KT P6SM BKN035 FM200200 04007KT P6SM OVC025 FM200700 02006KT P6SM OVC009 FM201000 04012KT 4SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC006CB
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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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