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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 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

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
Coordinates	44°55′34″N 089°37′36″W
Map
AUW Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin AUW AUW (the United States) Show map of the United States
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 (2021) 36,400 Based aircraft (2022) 70
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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 May 20, 2021, the airport had 36,400 aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% air taxi and less than 1% military. In November 2022, there were 70 aircraft based at this airport: 67 single-engine, 2 jet and 1 helicopter.[1] Both based and transient general aviation aircraft are supported by the fixed-base operator (FBO) Wausau Flying Service.[3]

Cargo airlines

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

References

External links

• Wausau Downtown Airport at FlyWausau.com
• "Wausau Downtown Airport" (PDF). (119 KiB) at Wisconsin Airport Directory
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for AUW
  • AirNav airport information for KAUW
  • ASN accident history for AUW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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