Decatur Airport

Decatur Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDecatur Park District
ServesDecatur, Illinois
Elevation AMSL682 ft / 208 m
Coordinates39°50′04″N 088°51′56″W / 39.83444°N 88.86556°W / 39.83444; -88.86556
Public transit access DPTS
Websitedecatur-parks.org/airport
Maps

FAA diagram (February 2018)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 8,496 2,590 Asphalt/concrete
12/30 6,799 2,072 Asphalt/concrete
18/36 5,298 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020)29,285
Based aircraft (2022)62

Decatur Airport (IATA: DEC, ICAO: KDEC, FAA LID: DEC) is a public airport five miles east of Decatur, in Macon County, Illinois, United States. 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).

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a regional general aviation facility.

It is the tenth busiest of the 12 commercial airports in Illinois.