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📍 Decatur⬆ 682 ft3 runways
KDEC · DEC

Decatur Airport

39.83460°N
-88.86570°W
ARR / DAY
30
8.4%
DEP / DAY
16
11.0%
ON-TIME
schedules pending
AVG DELAY
7d window

Decatur Airport (KDEC/DEC) is a medium regional airport located in Decatur, IL, 42 mi east of Springfield. It features 3 runways with the longest being 8,496 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 30 arrivals and 16 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 10 carriers across 26 routes. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD).

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
73°F
Wind
6 kts
50°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KDEC 300054Z 05006KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02280183

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
0m 5a 0m 6a 0m 7a 0m 8a -2m 9a 0m 10a 0m 11a 0m 12p

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 118.900
TWR 118.900 0600-2200
TWR 291.775 0600-2200
GND 121.750 0600-2200
GND 291.775 0600-2200
ATIS 126.350 0600-2200
APCH 132.850
APCH 290.225
UNICOM 122.950
LCL/P 118.900 0600-2200
DECATUR 122.300
OTHER 122.300
LCL/P 291.775 0600-2200
DANVILLE 353.950
OTHER 353.950
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAU
Mag var:
1° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KDEC · last 7d

1 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
DECORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 16 0h 39m
DECSDF
Louisville, US
AIR Cargo Carriers 4 1h 5m
DECDNV
Danville, US
AIR Cargo Carriers 4 0h 23m
DECOMA
Omaha, US
Netjets Aviation 3 0h 55m
DECDTW
Detroit, US
Netjets Aviation 1 3h 40m
DECBED
Bedford, US
Netjets Aviation 1 2h 30m
DECPHL
Philadelphia, US
Executive Flight Services 1 1h 53m
DECKDMW
Westminster, US
Netjets Aviation 1 1h 41m
DECMCI
Kansas City, US
Netjets Aviation 1 0h 51m
DECSTL
St Louis, US
Netjets Aviation 1 0h 26m
DECSBM
Sheboygan, US
Netjets Aviation 1 0h 52m
DECKTYQ
Indianapolis, US
Netjets Aviation 1 0h 27m
DECEAU
Eau Claire, US
Thrust Flight 1 2h 45m
DECCMI
Champaign/Urbana, US
ISU 1 0h 22m
DECRFD
Chicago/Rockford, US
Netjets Aviation 1 0h 31m
DECKJVY
Jeffersonville, US
Netjets Aviation 1 0h 36m
DECHUF
Terre Haute, US
ISU 1 0h 51m
DECTEB
Teterboro, US
Executive Flight Services 1 2h 38m
DECMDW
Chicago, US
Netjets Aviation 1 2h 52m
DECPWK
Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, US
Netjets Aviation 1 0h 34m

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

1
Rosenkavalier
1/1/2012
Great ATC Tower controller
I was coming in at night and the airport is very hard to find among all the other light clutter. A very patient tower controller turned ry30 up full and turned all the other runway lights off to make it easier to find.
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