FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
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) |
| LONE STAR APPROACH: | 118.1 |
| LONE STAR 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: | 124.3 |
| 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
30 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 245 FT L, 151 FT R. | | 28 ft. pline, marked, 760 ft. from runway, 230 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
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. |
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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| DODJE SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (670KB) |
| LIKES THREE (RNAV) | |
download (204KB) |
| MOTZA ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (425KB) |
| REEKO THREE (RNAV) | |
download (213KB) |
| SASIE SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (442KB) |
| TRUUK TWO (RNAV) **CHANGED** | |
download (219KB) |
| WESAT TWO (RNAV) | |
download (206KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (221KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (213KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| GARLAND FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (320KB) |
| KINGDOM FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (343KB) |
| KUSSO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (317KB) |
| NANDR TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (295KB) |
| SWABR ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (317KB) |
| 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 05-Apr-2025
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Apr-2025 02:07:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Apr-2025 21:07:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUD | 118.22 940-927-2365
060155Z AUTO 33003KT 5SM BR BKN006 OVC018 07/07 A3009 RMK AO2 T00710065
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KXBP
13nm W | 060150Z AUTO 34013G18KT 10SM BKN010 OVC015 A3015 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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KDTO
19nm E | 060204Z 34010KT 7SM -RA FEW007 SCT019 OVC026 08/08 A3008 RMK AO2 P0000 T00780078
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| TAF |
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KAFW
22nm SE | 052048Z 0521/0618 36015G25KT P6SM OVC015 FM052300 34014G32KT P6SM OVC012 FM061200 34016KT P6SM OVC016
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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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