# Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU / KDCU)

**Pryor Field Regional Airport** (IATA: DCU, ICAO: KDCU) is a small airport in Decatur, Alabama, United States. It opened in Oct 1941. It has one runway, 6,107 ft (1,861 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdcu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DCU / KDCU
- FAA: DCU
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Decatur, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Oct 1941
- Elevation: 592 ft / 180 m
- Coordinates: 34.6527, -86.9454
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,107 ft / 1,861 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pryor_Field_Regional_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7253269
- Weather station: KDCU
- Ident: KDCU

## Timeline

- Oct 1941: Pryor Field Regional Airport opens.
- 16 Dec 2010: Listed as Listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 6,107 ft / 1,861 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00719AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,107 ft / 1,861 m | #4,392 of 29,858 | #1,172 in North America | #911 in US |
| Elevation | 592 ft / 180 m | =25,496 of 43,403 | =12,270 in North America | =10,229 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | HUNTSVILLE APP/DEP | 118.050 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.375 |
| RDO | ANNISTON RDO | 122.600 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.075 |

## Nearby airports

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- [56AL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/56al.md) Beechwood Airpark · 15 mi / 25 km
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- [5M0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5m0.md) Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [00AL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/00al.md) Epps Airpark · 18 mi / 28 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdcu/data