The Main Hangar Restaurant welcomes pilots to Decatur, Illinois. Decatur Airport boasts three long, flat runways with excellent visibility, an accommodating control tower in D airspace and a friendly FBO with fuel service seven days a week.

To visit us, taxi to the FBO by the control tower, go through the FBO and look for the Main Hangar south of the control tower and customs building. We're located in the main terminal building.

Our Hours of Operations:

Monday - Thursday: 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Saturday and Friday: 7:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. 

Sunday: 8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Now Serving a Breakfast Buffet & Lunch Salad/Potato Bar along with our Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner Menus Monday — Saturday. We also now have an all New Carry-Out Menu & don’t forget our wonderful Sunday Brunch Buffet.

We look forward to serving you.

Decatur Airport Information

The Decatur Airport is located Latitude 39 degrees, 50 minutes and 08 seconds and Longitude 88 degrees, 51 minutes and 98 seconds.

Elevation is 682 MSL.

Runway 6/24 is an 8,500 x 150-foot grooved asphalt and concrete HIRL runway. Runway 12/30 is a 6,800 x 150-foot grooved asphalt and concrete MIRL runway. Runway 18/36 is a 5,300 x 150-foot grooved asphalt MIRL runway.

ASOS weather is available at 217-429-0052.

FBO Hours of Operation

Gaitros Aviation, LLC – Fixed Base Operator
Offering aviation fuel sales, A&P services, pilots’ lounge and quiet room, ramp/tie-down services, aircraft cleaning, maintenance, and hangaring.

Monday - Friday: 5:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Saturday: 5:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Sunday: 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Call Out Available: 217/423-9903

Aircraft Storage – Monthly rental of individual T-Hangars (115 individual units) ranges from small to large executive for the storage of based aircraft. Please call 217-428-2423 for information and rates.

Certified Flight Instruction
Interested in obtaining a pilot’s license? A couple of flying clubs and certified flight instructors are based at the Decatur Airport and can help future pilots learn how to fly.

Flying Clubs
Decatur Aero Club: 217-422-3177
Experimental Aircraft Association & EAA Train-A-Pilot Program

Certified Flight Instructors
Randy Carter: 217-972-3140
Mark Bleavins: 217-433-4945
Jean Wood: 217-254-4201

Cobb Aviation
Cobb Aviation of Macomb, IL provides on-demand air charter services to the community through Gaitros FBO.

Control Tower

Hour of Operation: Daily 6:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M.

Fuel

Jet A with Prist

Jet A without Prist

100 LL

Communications

Tower:   118.9

Ground Control: 121.75

Atis: 126.35

Unicom: 122.95

Champaign Approach: 132.85

FSS - St. Louis (transmit only): 122.3

DEC. VOR (5.8 NMS of airfeild): 117.2