KDEC Decatur Airport
Decatur, IL · 4 miles E of DECATUR, IL
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KDEC
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 681.9 ft
- Coordinates
- 39-50-04.4250N 088-51-56.4810W
- Lat / Long
- 39.8345625, -88.8656892
- Mag. variation
- 01W (2000)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 03/1945
- 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
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT MALSR RWY 06; MIRL RWY 12/30 & 18/36; TWY LGTS RWY 06 - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KDEC
Runways
Longest 8496 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 8496 x 150 ft. / 2590 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 6
- Heading
- 060 magnetic, 059 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:8496 TODA:8496 ASDA:8496 LDA:8496
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 672.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- 17 ft. road, 885 ft. from runway, 599 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear
Runway 24
- Heading
- 240 magnetic, 239 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- RVR equipment
- Declared distances
- TORA:8496 TODA:8496 ASDA:8496 LDA:8496
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 681.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
- Dimensions
- 6799 x 150 ft. / 2072 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 12
- Heading
- 120 magnetic, 119 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6799 TODA:6799 ASDA:6799 LDA:6799
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 678.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 43 ft. tree, 1174 ft. from runway, 288 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
Runway 30
- Heading
- 300 magnetic, 299 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:6799 TODA:6799 ASDA:6799 LDA:6799
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 678.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
- Dimensions
- 5298 x 150 ft. / 1615 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 18
- Heading
- 180 magnetic, 179 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5298 TODA:5298 ASDA:5298 LDA:5298
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 678.9 ft.
- Obstructions
- 55 ft. trees, 1755 ft. from runway, 15 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
Runway 36
- Heading
- 000 magnetic, 359 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5298 TODA:5298 ASDA:5298 LDA:5298
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 672.2 ft.
- Obstructions
- 50 ft. pole, 2344 ft. from runway, 461 ft. left of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 10
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.9
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 126.35
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 217-429-0052
- Decatur Ground
- 121.75 291.775 [0600-2200]
- Decatur Tower
- 118.9 291.775 [0600-2200]
- Champaign Approach
- 132.85
- Champaign Departure
- 132.85
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
Ownership
- Manager
- TIM A. WRIGHT 910 S. AIRPORT ROAD DECATUR, IL 62521 Phone 217-428-2423
- Manager phone
- 217-428-2423
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.