Decatur Municipal Airport
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
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for LUD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Decatur Municipal Airport, Texas (IATA: none, ICAO: KLUD, FAA: LUD)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "Luderitz Airport, Namibia (IATA: LUD, ICAO: FYLZ)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
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 October 3, 2024
- 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
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