Pryor Field Regional Airport

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Pryor Field Regional Airport
IATA: DCU - ICAO: KDCU
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Decatur/Athens Airport Authority
Serves Decatur, Alabama
Elevation AMSL 592 ft (180.4 m)
Coordinates 34°39′10″N, 86°56′43″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,106 1,861 Asphalt

Pryor Field Regional Airport (IATA: DCUICAO: KDCU) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of Decatur and south of Athens, in Limestone County, Alabama, USA. Situated next to Calhoun Community College, the airport serves the western portion of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area and most of the Decatur Metropolitan Area. Pryor Field is currently the busiest regional airport in Alabama.[1]

[edit] Facilities

Pryor Field Regional Airport covers 200 acres and has one runway:

  • Runway 18/36: 6,106 x 100 ft. (1,861 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rivers, rails, roads, and air. Decatur Daily Newspaper (2006-10-01).

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North Alabama, United States Landmarks


Huntsville Area
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityAthens State UniversityBig Spring ParkBuck's Pocket State ParkCathedral Caverns State ParkCummings Research ParkGuntersville LakeHuntsville DepotHuntsville International AirportHuntsville Botanical GardenHuntsville Madison County Public LibraryHuntsville Museum of Art • J.F. Drake State Community College • Joe Davis StadiumMarshall Space Flight CenterMonte Sano State ParkOakwood CollegeRedstone ArsenalTennessee RiverUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleUnited States Space & Rocket CenterVon Braun Center
Decatur Area
John C. Calhoun Community College SystemCaptain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridge •Cooks Natural Science Museum •Dancy-Polk House •Delano ParkJoe Wheeler State ParkRhea-McEntire HouseOld State BankPoint Mallard Aquatic CenterPort of DecaturPrincess TheatrePryor Field Regional Airport • Racking Horse World Celebration and Arena •Tennessee RiverTuscumbia-Courtland-Decatur RailroadWheeler LakeWheeler National Wildlife RefugeWilson Lake
Florence Area
Alabama Music Hall of FameBraly StadiumNorthwest Alabama Regional AirportTennessee RiverTuscumbia-Courtland-Decatur RailroadUniversity of North AlabamaWilson Lake
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