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]

Decatur Municipal Airport
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
Map
LUD
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 13,200 Based aircraft 48
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 4, 2008 the airport had 13,200 general aviation operations, average 36 per day. 48 aircraft were then based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 13% multi-engine and 8% glider.[1]

References

External links

• "Decatur Municipal (LUD)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
• Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for LUD, effective June 16, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for LUD
  • AirNav airport information for KLUD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures