KDCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport

DECATUR, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

592

Elevation ft

Runway

6,107

Longest ft · 18/36

34.65N

86.95W

Pryor Field Regional Airport serves Decatur, Alabama at 592 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 6,107 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18/36	6,107 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 592 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	592 ft	2,553 ft	2,172 ft	3,259 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,792 ft	2,788 ft	2,299 ft	3,449 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,992 ft	3,022 ft	2,426 ft	3,638 ft
35°C afternoon	3,134 ft	3,049 ft	2,441 ft	3,661 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 6,107 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,661 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KDCU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHSV Huntsville International Airport	9 nm E	12,600 ft
9A4 Courtland Airport	20 nm W	5,000 ft
KMDQ Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field	23 nm NE	6,500 ft
KCMD Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field	23 nm S	5,500 ft
KGZS Abernathy Field	31 nm N	5,310 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDCU

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KDCU, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KDCU or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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