Decatur Airport

Decatur Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDecatur Park District
ServesDecatur, Illinois
Elevation AMSL682 ft / 208 m
Coordinates39°50′04″N 088°51′56″W / 39.83444°N 88.86556°W / 39.83444; -88.86556
Public transit accessBus transport DPTS
Websitedecatur-parks.org/airport
Maps
FAA diagram (February 2018)
FAA diagram (February 2018)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 8,496 2,590 Asphalt/concrete
12/30 6,799 2,072 Asphalt/concrete
18/36 5,298 1,615 Asphalt
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]

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]

  1. ^ a b 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.