FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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: | 03E (2025) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of DECATUR, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| BOTCH DP: | 118.1 |
| DODJE STAR: | 125.2 125.9 |
| GARLAND DP: | 118.1 |
| JOE POOL 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: | 169 magnetic, 172 true | | 349 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| DODJE SIX **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (673KB) |
| LIKES FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (192KB) |
| MOTZA ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (424KB) |
| REEKO THREE (RNAV) **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| SASIE EIGHT **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (437KB) |
| TRUUK THREE (RNAV) | |
download (198KB) |
| WESAT THREE (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (210KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (210KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (216KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BOTCH ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (352KB) |
| GARLAND SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (326KB) |
| JOE POOL EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (439KB) |
| KINGDOM FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (352KB) |
| KUSSO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (317KB) |
| NANDR THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (300KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (301KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Jan-2026
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 13:35 |
| Sunset | | 17:43 | | 23:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 00:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Jan-2026 12:00:06 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Jan-2026 06:00:06 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUD | 118.22 940-927-2365
131135Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 07/M06 A3022 RMK AO2 T00711060
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KXBP
13nm W | 131130Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 06/M05 A3025 RMK AO2 T00561047
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KDTO
19nm E | 131153Z 20004KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP239 T00281022 10050 21022 57008
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| TAF |
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KAFW
22nm SE | 131120Z 1312/1412 21007KT P6SM BKN250 FM141000 32010KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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