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KDEC Decatur Airport
Decatur, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: DEC
Lat/Long: 39-50-04.4250N / 088-51-56.4810W
39-50.073750N / 088-51.941350W
39.8345625 / -88.8656892
(estimated)
Elevation: 682 ft. / 207.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (2000)
From city: 4 miles E of DECATUR, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 62521

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1945
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DEC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 24 HOURS/DAY, ALL SAT SUN 0700-2130
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 06/24 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RYS 12/30 & 18/36; PAPI RY 30, TWY LGTS & MALSR RY 06 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: 24 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 217-428-2423 OR 217-428-8836. PPR FOR ARFF INDEX B CALL AMGR.
International operations: US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.9
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 126.35
WX ASOS: PHONE 217-429-0052
DECATUR GROUND: 121.75 392.1 [0600-2200]
DECATUR TOWER: 118.9 392.1 [0600-2200]
CHAMPAIGN APPROACH: 132.85
CHAMPAIGN DEPARTURE: 132.85
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON REMOTED CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL FREQ 121.35 WHEN CHAMPAIGN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DECr353/5.8DECATUR VORTAC117.2003E
CMIr243/29.7CHAMPAIGN VORTAC110.0003E
MTOr306/34.3MATTOON VOR/DME109.4003E
SPIr091/37.4SPINNER VORTAC112.7001W
BMIr173/38.9BLOOMINGTON VOR/DME108.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHELBYVILLE357/25.736501ESYZ ... -.-- --..
TAYLORVILLE050/27.739500ETAZ - .- --..
ABRAHAM132/29.232900EAAA .- .- .-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 8496 x 150 ft. / 2590 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 245.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 39-49.625850N39-50.343850N
Longitude: 088-52.471033W088-50.913083W
Elevation: 672.3 ft.682.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 060 magnetic, 059 true240 magnetic, 239 true
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdown
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 17 ft. road, 885 ft. from runway, 599 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 6799 x 150 ft. / 2072 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 245.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 39-50.475333N39-49.929933N
Longitude: 088-52.487967W088-51.219283W
Elevation: 677.8 ft.678.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 119 true300 magnetic, 299 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: no
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 43 ft. tree, 1174 ft. from runway, 288 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 5299 x 150 ft. / 1615 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 115.0
Double tandem: 180.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 39-50.487267N39-49.614583N
Longitude: 088-52.462317W088-52.444867W
Elevation: 678.3 ft.672.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 179 true000 magnetic, 359 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionSTOL, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none50 ft. pole, 2344 ft. from runway, 461 ft. left of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: DECATUR PARK DISTRICT
BOX 1136
DECATUR, IL 62525
Phone 217-428-2423
Manager: GENE MARCINKOWSKI
910 AIRPORT ROAD
DECATUR, IL 62521
Phone 217-428-2423

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 98
Single engine airplanes: 54
Multi engine airplanes: 11
Jet airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 14
Military aircraft: 14
    
Aircraft operations: avg 113/day *
45% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
8% military
6% commercial
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

E80 1 US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT.
- NORTH RAMP FROM HANGAR B TO HANGAR G CLOSED TO AIRCRAFT OVER 12500 LBS.
- WHEN ATCT CLSD BE ALERT FOR INTMT VEHICULAR TFC IN ARPT OPNS AREAS.
- BIRDS; DEER & OTHER WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- GLIDER OPNS BY WRITTEN APVL ONLY; CONTACT AMGR 217-428-2423. GLIDER OPNS ALLOWED ON RYS 06 & 30 ONLY. NO SOD OPNS.
- SNOW REMOVAL OPNS IN PROGRESS WINTER MONTHS; VEHICLE OPERATORS WILL BE MONITORING CTAF; ACFT LNDG/DEP USE CTAF WHEN ATCT CLSD.
- FOR US CUSTOMS CALL 217-425-4803.
- RY 12 & RY 18 APCH ENDS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED. RY 06 & RY 36 APCH ENDS ARE CLOSELY AIGNED. VERIFY CORRECT RY AND COMPASS HEADING PRIOR TO DEP.

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
ILS OR LOC RWY 06 **CHANGED**   download (283KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (279KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (227KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (239KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (251KB)
GPS RWY 30   download (203KB)
LOC BC RWY 24   download (254KB)
VOR RWY 18   download (196KB)
VOR RWY 36   download (221KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2K0 - Piatt County Airport (17 nm NE)
2H0 - Shelby County Airport (25 nm S)
KTAZ - Taylorville Municipal Airport (28 nm SW)
KAAA - Logan County Airport (29 nm NW)
KCMI - University of Illinois-Willard Airport (30 nm NE)
  
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Airport diagram
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1610:16
Sunrise05:4610:46
Sunset19:5700:57
Evening civil twilight20:2701:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-May-2008 01:55:15
Local (UTC-5)  09-May-2008 20:55:15
 
METAR
KDEC 100054Z 03010KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01220061
TAF
KDEC 092320Z 100024 01008KT P6SM SCT080 TEMPO 0001 BKN080 FM0200 03005KT P6SM SKC FM1500 12008KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
The Decatur FBO 217-423-9903
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$5.10 
Jet A 
$5.25 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KDEC have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 5.3 39-89
FAIRFIELD DECATUR FORSYTH 7.4 
DAYS INN DECATUR IL 8.7 52-58
SLEEP INN DECATUR 5.1 67-85
 

Other hotels near Decatur Airport

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE DECATUR 5.7 40-60

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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