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Restaurant Information

Name: The Downwind

Average props rating:

(4.6/5.0)

Restaurant location: On the airport

Hours:

Sunday:	1100-2100	Thursday:	1100-2100
Monday:	CLOSED	Friday:	1100-2200
Tuesday:	1100-2100	Saturday:	1100-2200
Wednesday:	1100-2100

Phone: (770)452-0973
Web site: https://www.the57threstaurant.com/
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Airport Information

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FAA information as of: 2025/08/07
Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree (PDK)
44.7 nm from Lumpkin County-Wimpys on an initial heading of 201°
8 miles NE of Atlanta
Sectional chart: Atlanta

	Latitude	Longitude
	33° 52' 33.6"N	84° 18' 7.3"W
	33° 52.560'N	84° 18.121'W
	33.87600194°	-84.30203055°

Elevation: 998 ft
Magnetic Variation: 5° W
Traffic Pattern Altitude: See Remarks section below
Segmented Circle: N
Lighting: See Rmk
Communications:

	CTAF and/or UNICOM:	120.9 122.95
	ARTCC:	Atlanta
	Flight Service Station:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Non-commercial landing fee: N

Runway Information

	Runway: 03L/21R
	Dimensions: 3746 x 150 ft
	Runway treatment: NONE
	Edge lighting: MED

	Runway: 03R/21L
	Dimensions: 6001 x 100 ft
	Runway treatment: GRVD
	Edge lighting: HIGH

	Runway: 16/34
	Dimensions: 3968 x 150 ft
	Runway treatment: NONE
	Edge lighting: MED

	Runway: H1
	Dimensions: 56 x 56 ft
	Runway treatment: NONE
	Edge lighting: PERI

Services
Fuel types: 100LL,A,A+
Bottled oxygen: High/Low
Bulk oxygen type: High/Low
Airframe repair: Major
Powerplant repair: Major
Customs airport of entry: N
Customs landing rights: Y

Contact information
Owner:

	Dekalb County
	1300 Commerce Dr / Suite 600
	Decatur, Ga 30030
	770-936-5440

Manager:

	Hunter Hines
	2000 Airport Rd / Rm 212
	Atlanta, Ga 30341
	770-936-5440

Departure airport
Lumpkin County-Wimpys

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Destination airport
Dekalb-Peachtree

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The Downwind Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5.
I'm based out of KPDK and I eat at the Downwind all the time, so I may be a little biased, but I highly recommend this place. The burgers are wonderful and they nearly always have a special that's also worth it. If you park at Epps, they'll buzz you in and out of the building where the Downwind is located.
Reviewed by Edward Kazmarek on 2020-01-30

Rating: 4 out of 5.
Excellent food. Right on the airport. The URL listed for this place is wrong - it should be http://www.downwindrestaurant.com
The URL listed is for the nearby 57th fighter group restaurant.
Reviewed by Erich Gunther on 2015-05-02

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Located next to Epps, this place has the best burgers around. The Downwind has a deck that overlooks the taxiways and runways of one of the busiest GA airports in America. Varied menu offers something for everyone for lunch and dinner. Again... I LOVE their burgers!!!
Reviewed by Scott Will on 2007-09-25

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Airport Remarks

EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
ARFF ON FIELD, NO INDEX.
VOLUNTARY NIGHT CURFEW IN EFFECT FROM 2300-0600. NO HIGH POWER ENGINE/MAINTENANCE RUNUPS FROM 2200-0700.
NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS ALL QUADRANTS. PILOTS USE CLOSE-IN DEPARTURE PROCEDURES.
HEAVY VFR HELO OPS NW CORNER AND EASTSIDE OF ARPT. HELI LCTD NORTH OF RY 16 THLD.
PPR FOR ALL TRANSIENT MIL ACFT.
PPR FOR ACFT WITH MAX GROSS CERTIF WEIGHT MORE THAN 75,000 LBS.
BE ALERT DURG ACFT GRND OPS. MULTIPLE RY/TWY CROSSINGS REQUIRED.
BE ALERT: PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT WHEN OPERATING AT PDK DUE TO HIGH NUMBER OF RY INCURSIONS.
ALL TWY K AND ALL TWY L AND TWY C EAST OF TWY D ARE NON-MOVEMENT AREAS.
PERIMETER LGTS H1 OPER DUSK-DAWN. REIL RWY 03R; VASI RWY 03R, 16, 34; PAPI RWY 03L, 21L, 21R; MIRL RWY 03L/21R, 16/34 - OPR DRG TWR HRS. WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RWY 03R/21L PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSF RWY 21L AND TWY LGTS - 120.0.
ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM, 160 FT IN WIDE 600 FT IN LENGTH, LOCATED AT DEPARTURE END OF RWY 21L.
3R/21L MARKINGS FADED
3R/21L MARKINGS FADED
RWY 21L APCH RATIO 32:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.