Decatur Airport


Decatur Airport is a public airport five miles east of Decatur, in Macon County, Illinois. The airport is owned by the Decatur Park District. Airline service is subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $2,667,922.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,232 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 672 in 2009 and 2,456 in 2010. The Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional general aviation facility.
It is the eleventh busiest of the 12 commercial airports in Illinois.

Facilities

Decatur Airport covers 2,100 acres at an elevation of 682 feet. It has three runways: 6/24 is 8,496 by 150 feet asphalt/concrete; 12/30 is 6,799 by 150 feet asphalt/concrete; 18/36 is 5,298 by 150 feet asphalt.
In the 12-month period ending 12/31/17, the airport had 40,961 aircraft operations, an average of 112 per day: 66% general aviation, 24% military, 10% air taxi and less than 1% airline. In December 2019, 61 aircraft were based at this airport: 48 single-engine, 1 ultralight and 12 military.
Decatur Airport has a passenger terminal with airline counters, a restaurant, baggage claim area, and car rental counters.
The Illinois Army National Guard has an Army Aviation Support Facility at the airport. The facility occupies and has 3 permanent buildings and 1 temporary building on the site.

Airline and destination

Incidents