Pryor Field Regional Airport

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Coordinates: 34°39′15″N 086°56′43″W / 34.65417, -86.94528

Pryor Field Regional Airport
IATA: DCU – ICAO: KDCU – FAA: DCU
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Decatur/Athens Airport Authority
Serves Decatur, Alabama
Elevation AMSL 592 ft / 180 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,107 1,861 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 167,701
Based aircraft 144
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Pryor Field Regional Airport (IATA: DCU, ICAO: KDCU, FAA LID: DCU) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Decatur and south of Athens, in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. It is owned by Decatur/Athens Airport Authority.[1]

Situated next to Calhoun Community College, the airport serves the western portion of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area and most of the Decatur Metropolitan Area. Pryor Field is currently the busiest regional airport in Alabama.[2]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Pryor Field Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (18/36) measuring 6,107 x 100 ft. (1,861 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 3, 2006, the airport had 167,701 aircraft operations, an average of 459 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% military and 2% air taxi. There are 144 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single engine, 14% multi-engine, 3% jet aircraft, 3% helicopters and 1% gliders.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for DCU (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Rivers, rails, roads, and air. Decatur Daily Newspaper (2006-10-01).

[edit] External links


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