Decatur Hi-Way Airport was a public use airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located located three nautical miles (5.5 km) north of the central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 of Decatur

Decatur, Indiana

Decatur is a city in Root and Washington townships, Adams County, Indiana, United States. The city, which serves as the county seat of Adams County, takes its name after the prominent war hero Stephen Decatur, Jr., one of the captains of the original 6 frigates of the US navy...

, a city in Adams County

Adams County, Indiana

Adams County lies in northeastern Indiana in the United States and shares its eastern border with Ohio. It was officially established in 1836. The county seat is Decatur....

 Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, United States

United States

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.

Facilities and operations

Decatur Hi-Way Airport was situated at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 842 feet (257 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 designated 18/36 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 2,009 by 180 feet (612 x 55 m). The airport had 33 aircraft operations per day: 73% local general aviation

General aviation

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 and 27% transient general aviation.

External links

• Aerial photo of Decatur Highway Airport from Indiana DOT
• Aerial photo as of 27 March 1999 from USGS The National Map
• Aeronautical chart from SkyVector.com