Wausau Downtown Airport

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Wausau Downtown Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Wausau
Serves Wausau, Wisconsin
Time zone CST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation  AMSL 1,201 ft / 366 m
Coordinates 44°55′35″N089°37′37″W / 44.92639°N 89.62694°W / 44.92639; -89.62694
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg Metro Ride
Maps
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GPS approach chart for Runway 31
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AUW
Location of airport in Wisconsin
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AUW
AUW (the United States)
Wausau Downtown Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
13/315,2001,585Asphalt
5/233,041927Asphalt
12W/30W8,0002,438Water
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2024)36,400
Based aircraft (2024)75

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 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility. [2]

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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: the primary runway 13/31 measuring 5,200 x 100 ft. (1,585 x 30 m) with approved GPS approaches and the crosswind runway 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 June 6, 2024, 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 August 2024, there were 75 aircraft based at this airport: 71 single-engine and 4 jet. [1] Both based and transient general aviation aircraft are supported by the fixed-base operator (FBO) Wausau Flying Service. [3]

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A Pilatus PC-24
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Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer

Cargo airlines

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

Ground transportation

Public transit service to the airport is provided by Metro Ride with buses stopping on Lake View Drive.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for AUW PDF , effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration . October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Wausau Flying Service". flywausau. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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