FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | AUW |
Lat/Long: | 44-55-34.6243N 089-37-37.2063W 44-55.577072N 089-37.620105W 44.9262845,-89.6270018 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1201 ft. / 366.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (2015) |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 54403 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1937 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AUW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MAY-SEP MON-FRI 0800-1800, MAY-SEP SAT-SUN 0800-1700, OCT-APR 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RYS 13/31 & 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 13 & 31; PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX ASOS: | 125.925 (715-843-7215) |
WX AWOS-3 at CWA (9 nm S): | 127.45 (715-693-1116) |
WX AWOS-3 at RRL (17 nm N): | 119.925 (715-539-8422) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.4/317.7 (MOSINEE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
AUWr338/5.1 | | WAUSAU VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 5200 x 100 ft. / 1585 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 45.0 | Double wheel: | 80.0 | Double tandem: | 140.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 44-55.835997N | | 44-55.356667N |
Longitude: | 089-38.352500W | | 089-37.354667W |
Elevation: | 1192.1 ft. | | 1190.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 124 true | | 307 magnetic, 304 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 23 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 39 ft. tree, 970 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 3041 x 100 ft. / 927 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 32.0 | Double wheel: | 55.0 | Double tandem: | 95.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 44-55.367717N | | 44-55.725195N |
Longitude: | 089-37.469092W | | 089-36.976205W |
Elevation: | 1190.4 ft. | | 1201.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 044 true | | 227 magnetic, 224 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 350 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. trees, 820 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12W/30W
Dimensions: | 8000 x 300 ft. / 2438 x 91 m |
Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 12W | | RUNWAY 30W |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF WAUSAU 407 GRANT ST. WAUSAU, WI 54403 Phone 715-261-6740 |
Manager: | JOHN P CHMIEL 725 WOODS PLACE WAUSAU, WI 54401 Phone 715-845-3400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 70 | Single engine airplanes: | | 67 | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 100/day * | 79% | local general aviation | 14% | transient general aviation | 7% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 07 August 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 25 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (230KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (256KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (60KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (424KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCWA - Central Wisconsin Airport (9 nm S)
KRRL - Merrill Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KSTE - Stevens Point Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KAIG - Langlade County Airport (26 nm NE)
KMFI - Marshfield Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brian J. Krueger
Taken in October 2006
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 18-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
Sunset | | 19:46 | | 00:46 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 18-Apr-2021 09:51:06 |
Local (UTC-5) | 18-Apr-2021 04:51:06 |
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METAR |
KAUW | 180854Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM OVC090 06/M03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00561033 56004
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KCWA 10nm S | 180935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC085 04/M03 A2993 RMK AO2
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KRRL 17nm N | 180935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC085 M01/M03 A2991 RMK AO2 T10141030 TSNO
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TAF |
KAUW | 180520Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 FM181100 25003KT P6SM SCT250 FM181500 26007KT P6SM SCT090 FM181900 25009G15KT P6SM BKN080 FM190100 24007KT P6SM BKN060
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KCWA 10nm S | 180520Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 FM181100 25003KT P6SM SCT250 FM181500 26007KT P6SM SCT090 FM181900 25009G15KT P6SM BKN080 FM190100 24007KT P6SM BKN060 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 181100
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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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