Decatur Municipal Airport frequencies
Decatur Municipal Airport (LUD · KLUD) in Decatur, TX has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.075. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Decatur Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 118.225
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 123.075
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 123.075
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Departure & arrival Lone Star
- App/Dep 118.1 (MOTZA · WESAT arrivals; BOTCH · GARLAND · JOE POOL departures)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 123.075
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KLUD, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 123.075 is not unique to Decatur Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Decatur traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 17, Decatur.
- Entering the pattern
Decatur traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 17, Decatur.
- Before taking the runway
Decatur traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 17, Decatur.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KLUD traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KLUD publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (10 more)
| 118.1 | BOTCH DP, GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, MOTZA STAR (SOUTH), WESAT STAR (SOUTH) |
|---|---|
| 124.3 | SASIE STAR, TRUUK RNAV STAR |
| 125.2 | DODJE STAR, REEKO STAR |
| 125.8 | LIKES STAR (SOUTH), MOTZA STAR (NORTH), WESAT STAR (NORTH) |
| 125.9 | DODJE STAR |
| 135.975 | LIKES STAR (NORTH) |
| 257.95 | LIKES STAR |
| 282.275 | SASIE STAR, TRUUK RNAV STAR |
| 306.95 | APCH/P DEP/P, BOTCH DP, GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, MOTZA STAR, WESAT STAR |
| 343.65 | DODJE STAR, REEKO STAR |
Every KLUD frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.225 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.075 |
| UNICOM | 123.075 |
| App/Dep | 118.1 · MOTZA · WESAT arrivals; BOTCH · GARLAND · JOE POOL departures |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KLUD?
Decatur Municipal Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.075 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KLUD?
ASOS/AWOS at Decatur Municipal Airport is 118.225. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for KLUD?
App/Dep for Decatur Municipal Airport is 118.1, working as "Lone Star" (MOTZA · WESAT arrivals; BOTCH · GARLAND · JOE POOL departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KLUD
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.