FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AUO |
| Lat/Long: | 32-36-54.4000N / 085-26-02.4000W 32-36.906667N / 085-26.040000W 32.6151111 / -85.4340000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 777 ft. / 236.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of AUBURN, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 36801 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AUO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1577 ft. MSL TPA FOR ACFT 139 KTS & LESS - 800 FT; 140 KTS & ABOVE - 1000 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 18/36, MIRL 11/29, PAPI RY 29 & RY 36 & MALSF RY 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.575 (334-821-4932) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 126.55 7000 & ABV |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 126.55 7000 & ABV |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.7 |
| APP/P DEP/P: | 125.5(BLO 7000) |
- ATLANTA LARGE TRACON IS PROVIDING PART-TIME APCH/DEP SVC 0615-0000; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0000-0615 ON FREQS 120.45/357.6 (COLUMBUS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TGEr055/14.2 | | TUSKEGEE VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 02E |
| CSGr269/21.0 | | COLUMBUS VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 01E |
| LSFr309/28.0 | | LAWSON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 02W |
| LGCr203/28.5 | | LAGRANGE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SVC AFTER HRS & HOL (334)501-3100. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5264 x 100 ft. / 1604 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 75.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-37.212078N | | 32-36.344207N |
| Longitude: | 085-26.162142W | | 085-26.180738W |
| Elevation: | 776.8 ft. | | 731.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% DOWN | | 0.9% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 181 true | | 004 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 765 ft. from runway, 137 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 42.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 32-37.174865N | | 32-36.978580N |
| Longitude: | 085-26.241078W | | 085-25.497000W |
| Elevation: | 774.9 ft. | | 766.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% DOWN | | 0.2% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 107 true | | 290 magnetic, 287 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 297 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 63 ft. trees, 1066 ft. from runway, 134 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. pole, 1163 ft. from runway, 254 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 33:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AUBURN UNIVERSITY 700 AIRPORT RD AUBURN, AL 36830 Phone 334-844-4597 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM T. HUTTO 700 AIRPORT ROAD AUBURN, AL 36830 Phone 334-844-4606 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 59 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 179/day * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 March 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| E94 | SAWRS; WEATHER AVBL ON REQUEST. |
| - | JET START CAPABILITY AVAIL. |
| - | TEMPORARY ATCT BY NOTAM FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. |
| - | COYOTES & DEER OCCASIONALLY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | STUDENT FLT TRNG DURG DALGT HRS, MON-FRI. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 36 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (205KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (268KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (175KB) |
| VOR RWY 29 | |
download (224KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (53KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
06A - Moton Field Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
7A3 - Lanett Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KCSG - Columbus Metropolitan Airport (26 nm E)
KLSF - Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (28 nm SE)
KLGC - LaGrange-Callaway Airport (30 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in March 2009
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:45:47 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 03:45:47 |
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| METAR |
| KAUO | 050835Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2995 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KCSG 25nm E | 050524Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM BKN150 FM051800 24008KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 OVC150 TEMPO 0520/0524 27012G20KT 3SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM060000 25010KT 6SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM060400 26005KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC150
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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