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Decatur Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Decatur
ServesDecatur, Texas
Elevation AMSL1,047 ft / 319 m
Coordinates33°15′15″N 097°34′50″W / 33.25417°N 97.58056°W / 33.25417; -97.58056
Map
LUD is located in TexasLUDLUD
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/19/2022)36,500
Based aircraft41
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Decatur Municipal Airport (ICAO: KLUD, FAA LID: LUD) is a city-owned public airport two miles (3.7 km) north of Decatur, in Wise County, Texas.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Decatur Municipal Airport is assigned LUD by the FAA and has no IATA designation (IATA assigned LUD to Lüderitz Airport in Namibia).

Facilities and aircraft

Decatur Municipal Airport covers 205 acres (83 ha) at an elevation of 1,047 feet (319 m) above mean sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 4,200 by 60 feet (1,280 x 18 m) asphalt.

In the year ending September 19, 2022, the airport had 36,500 general aviation operations, average 100 per day. 41 aircraft were then based at this airport: 28 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 8 helicopters, and 2 glider.

See also

References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for LUD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
  2. "Decatur Municipal Airport, Texas (IATA: none, ICAO: KLUD, FAA: LUD)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  3. "Luderitz Airport, Namibia (IATA: LUD, ICAO: FYLZ)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

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