Decatur Municipal Airport
Airport
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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.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Decatur | ||||||||||
| Serves | Decatur, Texas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,047 ft / 319 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°15′15″N 097°34′50″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
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[2] (IATA assigned LUD to Lüderitz Airport in Namibia[3]).
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.[1]
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.[1]