Pryor Field Regional
DCU · KDCU · Decatur, Alabama · Limestone County · map
Pryor Field Regional is a public-use airport owned by Decatur/Athens Airport Authority, 3 miles northeast of Decatur, Alabama, 592 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 6,107 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 143 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 167,701 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KDCU · observed 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC), 7 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 69°F (21°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDCU 062353Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02060128 10294 20206 53002 $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DCU · ICAO KDCU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Decatur/Athens Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 592 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- March to November, Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; December to February, Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1942
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,107 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS with DME
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.075 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.05 | |
| Dcu and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.375 | |
| Huntsville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.8 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 256-350-4270.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 167,701, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Decatur from the FAA register
53 aircraft are registered to owners in Decatur, Alabama: 27 piston singles, 13 balloons, 5 drones, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runways 18 and 36; PAPI runway 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36- the common traffic frequency.
- 25 feet paved shoulders with grass.
- Airport unattd thanksgiving, christmas, new years
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.