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KAUM · Austin Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KAUM FAA AUM Elev 1,234 ft Lat 43° 39.90' N Lon 92° 56.00' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,800 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 172° 5,800 ft 100 ft CONC-G No 0.00%
35 352° 5,800 ft 100 ft CONC-G No 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.025
  • A/D ROCHESTER APP/DEP 119.800
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWY 17; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 17/35 DALGT. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWY 17; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 17/35 DALGT. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWY 17; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 17/35 DALGT. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWY 17; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 17/35 DALGT - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    MIGRATORY WATERFOWL & DEER INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ROCHESTER APCH AT 507-424-8111. 507-433-1813.
  • ·AFT HRS CTC FBO 507-433-1813.
  • ·HIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST AT NIGHT; TO INCR INTST - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · AUM

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 25,420 ops in 1990

2024 total

25,420

10-yr total

254,200

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Ground collision 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2000-10-30 Forney F1A · Under/overshoot · day →
1990-12-13 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1990-03-24 Piper PA-38 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-08-10 Beech S35 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1983-05-07 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 19 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 38 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 46 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 54 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 54 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 54 nm
George Bolon Winona MN 59 nm
Sanjay Sundar Sujanani Lakeville MN 62 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 75 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 75 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Clayton Wesley Grotz Austin MN 2 nm
Justin Timothy Hansen Austin MN 2 nm
Adam Joseph Troendle Dexter MN 11 nm
Thomas Patrick Burke Blooming Prairie MN 13 nm
Eric John Caspers Hayfield MN 14 nm
Anthony Edward May Stacyville IA 15 nm
James Paul Hanson Clarks Grove MN 18 nm
Clayton Levi Petersen Albert Lea MN 19 nm
Charles Kevin Sandager Albert Lea MN 19 nm
Dale Leonard Weegman Albert Lea MN 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Clayton Wesley Grotz Austin MN 2 nm
Michael Ervin Petersen Austin MN 2 nm
Lyle Quentin Goskesen Austin MN 2 nm
Carl Edward Luthe Austin MN 2 nm
Michael Shawn Petersen Austin MN 2 nm
Michael John Haag Austin MN 2 nm
Gregory David Schuette Brownsdale MN 5 nm
Douglas James Young Lyle MN 10 nm
Matthew Louis Sherman Sargeant MN 10 nm
Jason Paul Leitner Blooming Prairie MN 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 59 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 89 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 89 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 91 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 103 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 118 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 118 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 142 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 165 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 166 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.