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 20-Apr-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2024 10:57:41 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Apr-2024 05:57:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUD | 118.22 940-927-2365
201035Z AUTO 01008KT 4SM -RA BKN002 OVC007 13/13 A3011 RMK AO2 P0023 T01320128
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KXBP
13nm W | 201035Z AUTO 03006KT 7SM -TSRA BKN006 BKN010 OVC016 13/13 A3011 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS P0001 T01300130
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KDTO
19nm E | 201053Z 34014G22KT 2 1/2SM VCTS -RA BR OVC006 14/14 A3013 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB12E27B52 PRESRR SLP197 P0000 T01440139
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| TAF |
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KAFW
22nm SE | 201011Z 2010/2106 04010KT 3SM -DZ BR VCSH OVC005 FM201300 05009KT 6SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC008CB TEMPO 2014/2017 2SM TSRA BR OVC004CB FM201800 06015G25KT 5SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC007CB FM202100 03018KT 3SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC007CB FM210200 05012KT P6SM VCSH OVC004 FM210500 04010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN006
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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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