Decatur Municipal Airport

Decatur Municipal Airport
Decatur Municipal Airport (front) and Decatur, Texas, separated by U.S. Route 380 running left to right
IATA: none ICAO: KLUD FAA LID: LUD
Summary
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 / 33.25417°N 97.58056°W / 33.25417; -97.58056
Map
Map credit LUD Location within Texas
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 aircraft 41
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

• List of airports in Texas