Pryor Field Regional Airport

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

History

Opened in October 1941 with 4,600' x 4'600 square all-direction turf runway. Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Southern Airways, Inc. & Southern Aviation Training School, Inc. Assigned to Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central FLying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. had five local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned.

Inactivated on 28 December 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2007-01-18
Airport Identifier:	DCU
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	086-56-43.3000W/34-39-14.6000N -86.945361/34.654056 (Estimated)
Elevation:	592 ft / 180.44 m (Surveyed)
Land:	200 acres
From nearest city:	3 nautical miles NE of Decatur, AL
Location:	Limestone County, AL
Magnetic Variation:	01W (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	Decatur/athens Airport Authority
Address:	6113 Spring Lake Dr Huntsville, AL 35811
Phone number:	256-306-9070
Manager:	Stan Smith
Address:	Decatur/athens Airport Authority, 6113 Spring Lake Dr Huntsville, AL 35811
Phone number:	256-306-9070

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	Yes
Control Tower:	No
Lighting Schedule:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 AND VASI RY 18 & PAPI RY 36 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	No
Sectional chart:	Atlanta
Region:	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC:	ZME - Memphis
Tie-in FSS:	ANB - Anniston
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	DCU (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:	NGPY

Airport Communications

CTAF:	123.075
Unicom:	123.075

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LLA1+
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:	NONE
Bulk Oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

Operational Statistics

General Info
Country	United States
State	ALABAMA
FAA ID	DCU
Latitude	34-39-09.528N
Longitude	086-56-43.324W
Elevation	592 feet
Near City	DECATUR

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