Business View Magazine June 2023

204 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 6 PRYOR FI ELD REGIONAL AI RPORT Alabama Farmers Cooperative (AFC) was founded in 1936 in Decatur, Alabama, by a group of local county co-ops. Now reaching across the state of Alabama to parts of Tennessee and Florida, AFC is the premier source for agricultural supplies and services. AFC’s value to the agriculture industry can be shown by the growth and addition of many key joint ventures including Bonnie Plants, GreenPoint Ag, Faithway Alliance and AFC Feed. Through these joint ventures and strong leadership, AFC has grown into one of the largest farmer-owned agricultural related businesses in the Southeast. AFC has 61 retail locations to better serve you. From the field to your backyard, the Co-op has a wide range of products to fit your needs. Equipping farmers with operations of any size, backyard gardeners, pet owners, homeowners and more – your local Co-op is a one-stop shop! You are sure to feel at home when you walk through the Co-op doors and are greeted by the friendly and knowledgeable staff. For more information, visit: www.alafarm.com Known as the gateway to the Tennessee Valley, Tanner Alabama is a charming railway town that has become a bedroom community for the city of Decatur, while being just south of the city of Athens. All of this combined makes Pryor Field Regional Airport (KDCU) the busiest airport in Alabama. Situated next to Calhoun Community College, the airport serves the western portion of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area and most of the Decatur Metropolitan Area. KDCU covers an area of 200 acres and has one asphalt paved runway (18/36) measuring 6,107 x 100 ft (1,861 x 30 m). Operated by the Prior Field Airport Authority and partially funded by tax levies in both cities, this airport is predominantly a general aviation airport with some military use. The airport has 57 hangars and 141 aircraft. “We are here in Limestone County,” Fox adds, “which has been rated the fastest-growing Pryor Flight Center is what Fox calls a full-fledged red carpet Flight Center, able to handle very large aircraft as they are used to dealing with cargo operations for over 200 vendors through the airport. That means there are 737’s and DC 9’s which regularly fly out. There are also 141-based general aviation aircraft that call the airport home.