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KAUH Aurora Municipal Airport - Al Potter Field
Aurora, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AUH
Lat/Long: 40-53-38.9000N / 097-59-40.4000W
40-53.648333N / 097-59.673333W
40.8941389 / -97.9945556
(estimated)
Elevation: 1803 ft. / 549.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (2000)
From city: 2 miles N of AURORA, NE
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 68818

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1969
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AUH (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 121.225 (402-694-5472)
WX ASOS at GRI (15 nm W): PHONE 308-382-5590
WX AWOS-3 at JYR (17 nm E): 124.175 (402-362-3785)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 119.4/278.8 (HASTINGS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRIr103/15.5GRAND ISLAND VORTAC112.0007E
HSIr042/26.3HASTINGS VOR/DME108.8007E
OBHr144/33.1WOLBACH VORTAC114.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
YORK263/17.125706EJYR .--- -.-- .-.
PROSSER053/25.233807EPSS .--. ... ...
BEKLOF306/26.639207EFMZ ..-. -- --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4301 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 5.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 40-53.995245N40-53.300605N
Longitude: 097-59.763500W097-59.581815W
Elevation: 1803.2 ft.1796.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 163 magnetic, 169 true343 magnetic, 349 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 550 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: AURORA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1406 NORTH HIGHWAY 14
AURORA, NE 68818-1153
Phone 402-694-3633
ROSS BEINS CHAIRMAN, PHONE 402-694-3633 (AIRPORT PHONE)
Manager: JERRY BROWN
1406 N HWY 14, 1406 NORTH HWY 14
AURORA, NE 68818-1153
Phone 402-694-3633

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 31
Ultralights: 3
  • ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
    
Aircraft operations: avg 44/day *
68% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 16 July 2009

Additional Remarks

COURTSEY CAR & ACFT PAINT SHOP AVBL.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (258KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (226KB)
VOR-A   download (185KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (45KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRI - Central Nebraska Regional Airport (15 nm W)
08K - Harvard State Airport (15 nm S)
KJYR - York Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
KHSI - Hastings Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KFMZ - Fairmont State Airfield (27 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4312:43
Sunrise07:1213:12
Sunset17:2023:20
Evening civil twilight17:4923:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 16:53:28
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 10:53:28
 
METAR
KAUH 081630Z AUTO 23017G23KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2982 RMK AO2 T01610080
KGRI 
15nm W 
081553Z 25011KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01220078
KJYR 
17nm E 
081630Z AUTO 21017G21KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A2982 RMK AO2
TAF
KGRI 
15nm W 
081620Z 0816/0912 23012KT P6SM BKN250 FM081900 25013KT P6SM BKN250 FM082200 30010KT P6SM BKN250 FM090200 34008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Aurora Municipal Airport 402-694-3633
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100LL
FS $3.82 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
 Abbott Aviation, LLC
402-694-2728
[email]
Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft painting, Aircraft interiors
 
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