Pryor Field Regional Airport - KDCU - DCU

Location

Latitude:	34-39-14.6000N (34.654056)
Longitude:	086-56-43.3000W (-86.945361)
Elevation:	592.0 feet MSL (180 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	3.9 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. NE of Decatur, Alabama
Found On:	Atlanta Chart
FAA Region:	ASO

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
ADAM FOX PRYOR FIELD AIRPORT AUTHORITY, P.O. BOX 1182 DECATUR, AL 35602 256-355-5770	DECATUR/ATHENS AIRPORT AUTHORITY P.O. BOX 1182 DECATUR, AL 35612 256-355-5770

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	09/1942
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours MAR-NOV/MON-FRI/0700-1900
Boundary ARTCC:	ZME (Memphis)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZME (Memphis)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1592 feet (485 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	DCU
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	Yes
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:	117
Multi Engine:	14
Jet Engine:	5
GA Helicopters:	6
Gliders:	1

Annual Operations (as of 05/31/2019)

Total Operations:	167701
Air Taxi:	3800	2.3%
GA Local:	40184	24.0%
GA Itinerant:	111642	66.6%
Military Aircraft:	12075	7.2%

Communications

CTAF:	123.075
Unicom:	123.075
Approach:	HUNTSVILLE 118.05 118.05 MEMPHIS ARTCC
Departure:	HUNTSVILLE 118.05 118.05 MEMPHIS ARTCC
ASOS:	118.375 (256-350-4270)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 256

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Decatur-Athens Aero Services Update FBO info	Unicom 123.0	355-5770, -6159	100LL, Jet A

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Anniston(ANB)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	ILS OR LOC RWY 18	SE-4
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 18	SE-4
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 36	SE-4
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	SE-4
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	SE-4

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near DCU

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.5	DCU	_ . . _ . _ . . . _	Decatur	DME	112.8	140	144
8.5	HSV	. . . . . . . . . . _	Huntsville	VOT	111.00	95	99
10.9	CWH	_ . _ . . _ _ . . . .	Capshaw	NDB	350	48	52
13.0	HUA	. . . . . . _ . _	Redstone	NDB	287	77	81
17.6	RQZ	. _ . _ _ . _ _ _ . .	Rocket	VORTAC	112.20	60	64
27.1	MSL	_ _ . . . . _ . .	Muscle Shoals	DME	116.25	276	280
35.0	TNY	_ _ . _ . _ _	Kelso	NDB	358	34	38
38.2	LRT	. _ . . . _ . _	Lawrenceburg	NDB	269	336	340
43.1	ARF	. _ . _ . . . _ .	Saratoga	NDB	296	123	127
51.2	LUG	. _ . . . . _ _ _ .	Verona	NDB	251	7	11
53.4	BGF	_ . . . _ _ . . . _ .	Boiling Fork	NDB	263	53	57
55.1	SYI	. . . _ . _ _ . .	Bomar	FAN MARKER		25	29
55.5	UXM	. . _ _ . . _ _ _	Tullahoma Regional	VOR	109.65	38	42
57.7	PBC	. _ _ . _ . . . _ . _ .	Maury County	NDB	365	352	356
59.0	GAD	_ _ . . _ _ . .	Gadsden	VOR-DME	112.30	133	137
59.0	JHG	. _ _ _ . . . . _ _ .	Hohenwald	NDB	257	325	329
59.1	VUZ	. . . _ . . _ _ _ . .	Vulcan	VORTAC	114.40	177	181
59.4	HAB	. . . . . _ _ . . .	Hamilton	DME	110.4	242	246
59.5	ULH	. . _ . _ . . . . . .	Burwi	NDB	332	35	39
59.9	SYI	. . . _ . _ _ . .	Shelbyville	VOR-DME	113.55	24	28

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
8.5	Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field Airport (HSV KHSV HSV)	96	100	100LL, Jet A
14.8	Hartselle/Morgan County Regional Airport (5M0)	177	181	100LL
21.5	Hazel Green Airport (M38)	42	46	100LL
22.7	Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Field Airport (KMDQ MDQ)	57	61	100LL, Jet A
23.5	Cullman Regional/Folsom Field Airport (KCMD CMD)	169	173	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
24.5	Moontown Airport (3M5)	76	80	100LL
33.3	Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL KMSL MSL)	279	282	100LL, Jet A
39.4	Posey Field Airport (1M4)	235	238	100LL, Jet A+
39.9	Bill Pugh Field Airport (M22)	251	254	100LL, Jet A
48.7	Walker County-Bevill Field Airport (KJFX JFX)	202	206	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
51.6	Ellington Airport (KLUG LUG)	7	11	100LL, Jet A+
53.5	Winchester Municipal Airport (KBGF BGF)	53	58	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
58.0	Stevenson Airport (7A6)	75	80	100LL
58.9	Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD KGAD GAD)	133	137	100LL, Jet A-1+
59.7	Bomar Field/Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI KSYI SYI)	24	28	100LL, Jet A+
60.6	Iuka Airport (15M)	277	280	100LL
61.2	Franklin County Airport (UOS KUOS UOS)	57	62	100LL
66.1	Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM KBHM BHM)	171	175	100LL, Jet A
69.8	Savannah-Hardin County Airport (KSNH SNH)	296	299	100LL, Jet A+
71.3	Marion County/Brown Field Airport (APT KAPT APT)	69	74	100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1	FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
A110-2	ARPT UNATTD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS
A17	FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 256-280-1184
A32-18/36	25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS WITH GRASS.
A81-APT	ACTVT REIL RWYS 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 36; HIRL RWY 18/36- CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	18/36
Longest Runway:	18/36 is 6107 ft (1861 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:	18

DCU Airport Runway Details

Runway 18/36	6107 ft x 100 ft (1861 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:	STATE as of 01/12/2006
Surface:	Asphalt - Fair condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:	35 /F/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:	High Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	75.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	125.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	150.0

	Runway 18	Runway 36
Elevation:	588.0	583.3
Latitude:	34-39-44.7800N	34-38-44.3900N
Longitude:	086-56-42.5900W	086-56-44.0200W
Runway True Alignment:	181	001
ILS Type:	ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Precision Instrument	Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Fair	Fair
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:		2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:		50

Services

Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

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Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 05/31/2019)

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 256

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near DCU

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

DCU Airport Runway Details

Runway 18

Runway 36

Services

Maps & Diagrams

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