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 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 167,701 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Pryor Field Regional?
Its FAA code is DCU, and its ICAO code is KDCU.
Where is Pryor Field Regional?
It is 3 miles northeast of Decatur, Alabama, 592 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Pryor Field Regional?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 6,107 feet long, asphalt.
Does Pryor Field Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Pryor Field Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Pryor Field Regional?
Airline flights go to 5 airports, the busiest of them Abilene Regional, Kirksville Regional, Oakland County International, Rapid City Regional, Teterboro. Every route
Are there flight schools at Pryor Field Regional?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Learjetjohn Flying Club LLC and University of Alabama In Huntsville. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Pryor Field Regional?
7 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Pryor Field Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field (8 nm east), Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field (23 nm northeast), Cullman Rgnl/Folsom Field (24 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alabama · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 5 departures from DCU in those twelve months, carrying 17 passengers in 60 seats (28% filled), to 5 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pryor Field Regional → Abilene Regional DCU–ABI | 1 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Pryor Field Regional → Kirksville Regional DCU–IRK | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Pryor Field Regional → Oakland County International DCU–PTK | 1 | 0 | Gulf And Caribbean Cargo |
| Pryor Field Regional → Rapid City Regional DCU–RAP | 1 | 0 | Gulf And Caribbean Cargo |
| Pryor Field Regional → Teterboro DCU–TEB | 1 | 17 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 5 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 118 |
| multi-engine | 14 |
| jets | 4 |
| helicopters | 6 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 167,701, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 3,800 |
| general aviation, travelling | 111,642 |
| general aviation, local | 40,184 |
| military | 12,075 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Learjetjohn Flying Club LLC 3 aircraft · Athens, 9 miles away
- University of Alabama In Huntsville 9 aircraft · Huntsville, 10 miles away The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a public research university in Huntsville, Alabama, offering 115 degree programs including options in aviation and avionics.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Max Peter Gurgew private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Huntsville, AL (8 nm) · (256) 509-3866 · [email protected]
- Timothy Phillip Knueven private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Brownsboro, AL (23 nm) · (352) 874-9768 · [email protected]
- Edward H Blount private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albertville Aviation · Albertville, AL (43 nm) · (205) 616-2027 · [email protected]
- David Lewis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Jasper, AL (49 nm) · (931) 377-7502 · [email protected]
- Greg Harper Muse instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Sanders Aviation · Jasper, AL (49 nm) · (256) 375-8012 · [email protected]
- Joseph Gordon Sanders private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SANDERS AVIATION · Jasper, AL (49 nm) · (204) 913-6058 · [email protected]
- William Joseph Walker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jasper, AL (49 nm) · (504) 228-2003 · [email protected]
All 17 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Decatur 53 aircraft · 27 piston singles, 13 balloons, 5 drones
- Greenpoint AG Holdings LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Papa Bravo LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Alabama Farmers Cooperative INC 2 aircraft in town
- Learjetjohn Flying Club LLC 3 aircraft · flying club
- University of Alabama In Huntsville 9 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Abilene Regional (ABI) 1 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- Kirksville Regional (IRK) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Oakland County International (PTK) 1 flights in twelve months · Gulf And Caribbean Cargo
- Rapid City Regional (RAP) 1 flights in twelve months · Gulf And Caribbean Cargo
- Teterboro (TEB) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,341 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DCU.json.
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 26, 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.