Wausau Downtown Airport

Coordinates: 44°55′34″N 089°37′36″W / 44.92611°N 89.62667°W / 44.92611; -89.62667

Wausau Downtown Airport
IATA: AUW – ICAO: KAUW – FAA LID: AUW
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Wausau
Serves Wausau, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 1,201 ft / 366 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,200 1,585 Asphalt
5/23 3,041 927 Asphalt
12W/30W 8,000 2,438 Water
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015) 36,400
Based aircraft (2016) 62

Wausau Downtown Airport (IATA: AUW, ICAO: KAUW, FAA LID: AUW) is a city owned public use airport located in Wausau, a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The airport serves general aviation aircraft, charter flights and seaplane operations. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a local general aviation airport.

History

The Wausau airport was founded in 1927, and carried commercial flights until 1969, when the Central Wisconsin Airport began operations.

Facilities and aircraft

Wausau Downtown Airport covers an area of 294 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 1,201 feet (366 m) above mean sea level. The airport contains two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 measuring 5,200 x 100 ft. (1,585 x 30 m) with approved GPS approaches and 5/23 measuring 3,041 x 100 ft. (927 x 30 m). It also has a seaplane landing area designated 12W/30W which measures 8,000 x 300 ft. (2,438 x 91 m). The Wausau NDB navaid, (FZK) frequency 243 kHz, is located on the field. [1]

For the 12-month period ending October 7, 2015, the airport had 36,400 aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% air taxi and <1% military. In March of 2016, there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 55 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 helicopter, 1 glider and 4 ultralights. [1]

Cargo Airlines

Airlines Destination
FedEx Feeder operated by CSA Air Rochester (MN)
Freight Runners Express Milwaukee

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for AUW (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20

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