Decatur Airport

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Decatur Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDecatur Park District
Serves Decatur, Illinois
Elevation  AMSL 682 ft / 208 m
Coordinates 39°50′04″N088°51′56″W / 39.83444°N 88.86556°W / 39.83444; -88.86556
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg DPTS
Website decatur-parks.org/airport
Maps
KDEC Airport Diagram.PNG
FAA diagram (February 2018)
Decatur Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
6/248,4962,590Asphalt/concrete
12/306,7992,072Asphalt/concrete
18/365,2981,615Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020)29,285
Based aircraft (2022)62

Decatur Airport( IATA : DEC, ICAO : KDEC, FAA LID : DEC) is a public airport five miles east of Decatur, in Macon County, Illinois, United States. The airport is owned by the Decatur Park District. [1] Airline service is subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $2,667,922 (per year). [2]

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a regional general aviation facility. [3]

It is the eleventh busiest of the 12 commercial airports in Illinois.[ citation needed ]

Facilities and aircraft

Decatur Airport covers 2,100 acres (850 ha) at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m). It has three runways: 6/24 is 8,496 by 150 feet (2,590 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete; 12/30 is 6,799 by 150 feet (2,072 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete; 18/36 is 5,298 by 150 feet (1,615 x 46 m) asphalt. [1]

In the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 29,285 aircraft operations, an average of 80 per day: 78% general aviation, 15% military, 4% air taxi and 3% commercial airline. In April 2022, there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 50 single-engine airplanes and 12 military. [1] [4]

Decatur Airport has a 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) passenger terminal with airline counters, a restaurant, baggage claim area, and car rental counters.

The Illinois Army National Guard has an Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) at the airport. The facility occupies 10 acres (4.0 ha) and has three permanent buildings and a temporary building on the site. [5]

Airline and destination

AirlinesDestinations
United Express Chicago–O'Hare

On 11 March 2022, SkyWest (flying as United Express) notified the U.S. Department of Transportation that it intended to end its Essential Air Service into DEC in June 2022, which would leave the airport with no scheduled passenger service. [6] However, the Department of Transportation has refused to allow SkyWest to terminate service to Decatur. [7]

Ground transportation

Public transit service to the airport is provided by Decatur Public Transit System. Route 12 operates Monday through Saturday from downtown Decatur to the airport, while Route 3 serves the airport on Sundays. [8]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for DEC PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
  2. "Essential Air Service Reports". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  3. "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 21, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. "AirNav: KDEC – Decatur Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  5. "Decatur, Illinois". Illinois Army National Guard. Archived from the original on July 20, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  6. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1996-1559-0112 [ bare URL ]
  7. Klint, Matthew (15 March 2022). "U.S. DOT Forbids SkyWest from Ending Service to 29 Cities". Live and Let's Fly. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  8. "Route Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  9. "03 AUG 1950". National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Aviation Safety Network. November 27, 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  10. 1 2 3 "02 OCT 2006". National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)/FAA. Aviation Safety Network. October 3, 2006. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  11. "C-21 Accident Investigation Board completed". Scott Air Force Base, Ill. United States Air Force. May 11, 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  12. "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report" (PDF). NTSB.gov . 20 April 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-11-07. (link to download)

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