# Decatur Airport (DEC)

> Decatur, US · IATA: DEC · ICAO: KDEC · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DEC` |
| ICAO | `KDEC` |
| City | Decatur |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 208 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 39.83460, -88.86570 |

## Description

In Decatur the freight moves by rail and river, not by air. The central-Illinois city calls itself the Soybean Capital of the World, and Archer Daniels Midland runs one of its largest processing complexes here, feeding the Midwest Inland Port — ADM's intermodal terminal with access to several Class I railroads, backed by I-72 and US-51. Decatur Airport (IATA: DEC, ICAO: KDEC) plays a modest role beside it: United Express operates 50-seat jets to Chicago O'Hare under the federally supported Essential Air Service programme, with no freighter operations, no cargo acceptance and no customs facility on site. A federal budget proposal has put EAS funding for Decatur and other Illinois airports in question, so even that scheduled link is not guaranteed. Genuine air freight is trucked from St. Louis Lambert (STL), roughly 190 kilometres south-west, or Chicago O'Hare (ORD); for express and e-commerce volumes, Chicago Rockford (RFD) and its parcel-hub facilities are the third option. The soybean products themselves leave in unit trains and river barges — cargo no aircraft would carry.

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