AviatDataDecatur Airport DEC / KDEC
Decatur, Illinois · United States · Decatur Park District
25kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATAKDEC / DEC
OperatorDecatur Park District
Coordinates39.8344°N, 88.8656°W
Elevation682 ft · 208 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr25,494 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceKDEC — FAA Chart Supplement / d-TPP
Operating hoursAirport public 24h; ATCT Mon-Fri continuous (24h), Sat-Sun 0700-2130 local. No curfew or PPR. U.S. Customs by prior arrangement (217-425-4803).
TerminalsSingle 24,000 sq ft passenger terminal with airline ticket counter, restaurant, baggage claim and car rental counters.
Runways (3)
- 6/24 · 2,590 m / 8,496 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt/concrete (grooved) · ILS ILS/DME Rwy 6
- 12/30 · 2,072 m / 6,799 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt/concrete (grooved)
- 18/36 · 1,615 m / 5,298 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt (grooved)
Airport contact
Sole scheduled carrier is United Express (SkyWest CRJ-200) with year-round service to Chicago-O'Hare (ORD); an Essential Air Service (EAS) community subsidized at roughly $6.12M annually. General-aviation field owned by the Decatur Park District with on-request U.S. Customs clearance.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Gaitros Aviation, LLC
GA/corporate ramp handling at 790 S Airport Rd: aircraft parking and tiedown, hangar rental, GPU/power cart, crew cars, Avis rental car arrangement, and US Customs coordination (confirmed via Gaitros site and AirNav). Serves general aviation and corporate traffic in a city anchored by ADM's manufacturing operations, though no independently confirmed contract between Gaitros and ADM's flight department was found -- treat the ADM linkage as a plausible inference, not a documented fact. · Mon-Fri 05:00-21:00, Sat 05:00-19:00, Sun 07:00-19:00; after-hours callout available
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
SkyWest Airlines (United Express)
SkyWest operates a United Express Essential Air Service station at DEC: 12 weekly CRJ200 round trips to Chicago O'Hare under an EAS contract renewed through Dec 2028 (confirmed by Decatur Tribune, WCIA, WAND, and Herald-Review). Whether ramp/passenger handling is performed by SkyWest's own cross-utilized station agents (SkyWest's standard staffing model at small EAS stations) or contracted to a local company is not documented in any source found; self-handling is a reasonable but unverified inference, not a confirmed fact, for DEC specifically.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Decatur Park District (Decatur Airport)
Airport owner-operator (uniquely among US airports, owned and run by a park district) that directly runs the 24,000 sq ft passenger terminal (airline and car rental counters, baggage claim) and free public parking, confirmed via the airport's own site. FBO/fuel services are provided by tenant Gaitros Aviation, not the Park District. No evidence was found that the Park District ever operated an FBO under a "Decatur Aviation" name; the only similarly named reference located is an unrelated 1944 "Decatur Aviation Co." hangar/machine-shop financing note in local history archives, which is not tied to the Park District operating an FBO.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Gaitros Aviation, LLC
Sole FBO and fuel seller at Decatur Airport per AirNav ("only FBO listed for this airport"). Phillips 66-branded Jet A (Prist available) and 100LL; World Fuel Contract Fuel, U.S. Government AIR Card, and Multi Service Aviation Card contract fuel accepted per AirNav. · Mon-Fri 05:00-21:00, Sat 05:00-19:00, Sun 07:00-19:00; after-hours callout available
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
De-icing
Unconfirmed
SkyWest Airlines (United Express)
Seasonal aircraft de-icing for the CRJ200 operation is presumed self-performed by SkyWest station staff, consistent with its likely practice at small self-handled EAS stations, but no source confirms de-icing arrangements at DEC specifically.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Gaitros Aviation, LLC
On-field A&P maintenance services and annual inspections listed on the company's own site and corroborated by GlobalAir.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
On request
Gaitros Aviation, LLC
Catering arranged through the FBO per its AirNav services listing.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Aircraft cleaning
Available
Gaitros Aviation, LLC
Aircraft cleaning services listed among FBO offerings on the company's own site.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed