Decatur Airport

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Airport type Public Serves Decatur, Illinois Website decatur-airport.org Code DEC Phone +1 217-428-2423		Owner Decatur Park District Elevation AMSL 682 ft / 208 m 6/24 8,496 Elevation 208 m

Address 910 Airport Road, Decatur, IL 62521, United States Similar Hawthorn Suites by Wyndha, Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car, Baymont Inn and Suites De, Baldwin Shuttle, Ramada Limited Decatur

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Decatur Airport (IATA: DEC, ICAO: KDEC, FAA LID: DEC) is a public airport five miles east of Decatur, in Macon County, Illinois. The airport is owned by the Decatur Park District. Airline service is subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $2,667,922(per year).

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,232 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 672 in 2009 and 2,456 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).

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Facilities

Decatur Airport covers 2,100 acres (850 ha) at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m). It has three runways: 6/24 is 8,496 by 150 feet (2,590 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete; 12/30 is 6,799 by 150 feet (2,072 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete; 18/36 is 5,298 by 150 feet (1,615 x 46 m) asphalt.

In 2010 the airport had 45,717 aircraft operations, average 125 per day: 73% general aviation, 18% military, and 9% air taxi. 90 aircraft were then based at the airport: 64% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 6% jet, 7% helicopter, and 16% military.

Decatur Airport has a 24,000 square feet (2,200 m²) passenger terminal with airline counters, a restaurant, baggage claim area and car rental facility.

The Illinois Army National Guard has an Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) at the airport. The facility occupies 10 acres (4.0 ha) and has 3 permanent buildings and 1 temporary building on the site.

Airline and destinations

Scheduled passenger service:

Incidents

On August 3, 1950 a United States Air Force Douglas C-47D was destroyed by fire after a take-off related accident. All 5 occupants survived the crash and subsequent fire.

On October 2, 2006 a United States Air Force Learjet C-21A was on a training mission flying a simulated approach to runway 24 when speed unexpectedly dropped and called out "speed" two times. The pilot pulled back the number one engine throttle but the plane began to roll steeply to the right and struck the pavement before proceeding to skid through a grass infield and then across another runway before coming to a stop. Both occupants survived but were also determined to be at fault for the crash.

On the afternoon of Thursday, December 2, 2010 the Peoria Journal Star online edition reported that the Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot of a small airplane was killed after a crash. FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro says the single-engine home-built aircraft took off from Decatur Airport on Thursday afternoon and crashed 1.5 miles east of the airport. Molinaro said the pilot was the only one on board. The pilot's name was not released. The plane was built in 2010 and is called a "Freebird Lite Sport". It was destroyed in the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating.

References

Decatur Airport Wikipedia

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