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KLUD
(formerly 8F7)
Decatur Municipal Airport
Decatur, Texas, USA

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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
UKWr138/20.8BOWIE VORTAC112.4006E
FUZr311/29.8RANGER VORTAC115.7006E
TTTr304/35.7MAVERICK VOR/DME113.1006E
MQPr025/38.0MILLSAP VORTAC117.7009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRINDSTONE MOUNTAIN148/23.235607EGMZ --. -- --..
GAINESVILLE208/33.833006EGLE --. .-.. .

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 33-15.597708N33-14.911167N
Longitude: 097-34.883463W097-34.775148W
Elevation: 1041.3 ft.1037.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 163 magnetic, 172 true343 magnetic, 352 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none22 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
    
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
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0611:06
Sunrise06:3311:33
Sunset20:2101:21
Evening civil twilight20:4801:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 14:50:51
Local (UTC-5)  12-May-2008 09:50:51
 
METAR
KLUD  118.22 1 940 9272365
121426Z AUTO 12011KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A2996 RMK AO2
KXBP 
13nm W 
121425Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A2998 RMK AO2
KDTO 
19nm E 
121353Z 15008KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01610078
TAF
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Decatur Jet Center 940-627-1050
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[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft maintenance, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Decatur Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Decatur Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KLUD have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN DECATUR INN 3.0 
RAMADA LIMITED 2.5 79-84
 

Other hotels near Decatur Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN DECATUR TX 2.5 72-105
SUPER 8 DECATUR 2.9 60-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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