FAA facility Airport

DECATUR

DECATUR, ILLINOIS FAA DEC ICAO KDEC Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

06/24 8,496 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

06 24

Runway-end details

Runway 06/24 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
06	59°	ILS/DME	—	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,496 · TODA 8,496 · ASDA 8,496 · LDA 8,496
24	239°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	—	TORA 8,496 · TODA 8,496 · ASDA 8,496 · LDA 8,496

12/30 6,799 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

12 30

Runway-end details

Runway 12/30 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
12	119°	—	—	—	—	TORA 6,799 · TODA 6,799 · ASDA 6,799 · LDA 6,799
30	299°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 6,799 · TODA 6,799 · ASDA 6,799 · LDA 6,799

18/36 5,298 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

18 36

Runway-end details

Runway 18/36 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
18	179°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 5,298 · TODA 5,298 · ASDA 5,298 · LDA 5,298
36	359°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	—	TORA 5,298 · TODA 5,298 · ASDA 5,298 · LDA 5,298

Communications

11 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CTAF	118.9	—
LCL/P	118.9	0600-2200
GND/P	121.75	0600-2200
DECATUR RCO	122.3	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
ATIS	126.35	0600-2200
APCH/P DEP/P	132.85	—
APCH/P DEP/P	290.225	—
GND/P	291.775	0600-2200
LCL/P	291.775	0600-2200
DANVILLE RCAG	353.95	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
06	ILS/DME	I	110.9	Operational ifr (2019-11-04)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

DECATUR Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KDEC

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: DEC / KDEC
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1945-03
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index A I A
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Not listed
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: DECATUR, IL
County: Macon
FAA region: Great Lakes region
Coordinates: 39.83456, -88.86569
Elevation: 681.9 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

DEC Commissioning date not listed ASOS

Wildlife strikes

35Reported strikes

4With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-09-10. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for DECATUR
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	1	0
2013	1	0
2014	0	0
2015	0	0
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	2	0
2019	1	1
2020	1	0
2021	1	0
2022	1	0
2023	1	0
2024	4	0
2025	6	0
2026	0	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.