FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | 0700-1900 |
| 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) |
| Taxiway lights: | TURNOFF TWY TO RWY END 36 HAS EDGE LGTS. |
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: | NONE |
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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 1038 ft. from runway, 101 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 938 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear RY 28 APCH RATIO 23:1 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: | | 54 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 |
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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 24 January 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 36 | |
download (257KB) |
| 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 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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Photo taken 08-Oct-2006
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 11:34:49 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 06:34:49 |
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| METAR |
| KAUO | 121115Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2990 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KCSG 25nm E | 120533Z 120606 32012G18KT P6SM SKC FM1400 31015G24KT P6SM SKC FM0000 30004KT P6SM SKC
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KLSF 28nm SE | 120909 30008KT 9999 SKC QNH2982INS BECMG 1516 31012G22KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS BECMG 0304 310005KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS T26/21Z T10/08Z
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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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