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KAUO · Auburn University Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 16 NTSB events

ID KAUO FAA AUO Elev 777 ft Lat 32° 36.91' N Lon 85° 26.04' 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

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,264 ft. Max gradient: 0.87%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 5,264 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.87%
36 001° 5,264 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.87%
11 107° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
29 287° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

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 3 132.575
  • CLD ATLANTA CLNC DEL 118.700
  • A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 125.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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  • NDB AU

    Opole

    0.42 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 19 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 PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 29 and 36; MIRL Rwy 11–29; HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 29 and 36; MIRL Rwy 11–29; HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 29 and 36; MIRL Rwy 11–29; HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSF Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 29 and 36; MIRL Rwy 11–29; HIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·36 ALABAMA ATMORE MUNI (0R1) 3 E UTC–6(–5DT) N31º00.97´ W87º26.81´ 286 B NOTAM FILE ANB RWY 18–36: H5001X80 (ASPH) S–16 MIRL RWY 18: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 36: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2300Z‡, wkends on call.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 850-341-6021
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®PENSACOLA APP/DEP CON 127.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Pensacola Apch at 850-266-6884 or 850-266-6885.
  • ·MONROEVILLE (L) (L) VORTACW 116.8 MVC Chan 115 N31º27.56´ W87º21.15´ 186º 27.0 NM to fld. 420/4E.
  • ·AUBURN UNIVERSITY RGNL (AUO)(KAUO) 2 E UTC–6(–5DT) N32º36.91´ W85º26.04´ 777 B NOTAM FILE AUO RWY 18–36: H5264X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–45, D–75, 2S–95 HIRL 0.9% up N RWY 18: Tree.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 11–29: H4000X75 (ASPH) S–25, D–42 MIRL RWY 11: Trees.
  • ·RWY 29: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 22´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Hvy flt student activity wi 35NM of arpt. 100LL svc aft hrs and hol—(334) 501–3100.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 334-844-4606
  • ·AWOS–3PT 132.575 (334) 501–0387.
  • ·CTAF 123.875 UNICOM 123.0 TOWER 123.875 (1300–0300Z‡ Mon–Fri; 1400–2300Z‡ Sat and Sun) GND CON 121.625 ATLANTA TRACON APP/DEP CON 125.5 126.55 (1015–0300Z‡) other times Atlanta Center CLNC DEL 121.625 118.7 when twr clsd ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.45
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0300Z‡ Mon–Fri; 1400–2300Z‡ Sat & Sun; other times CLASS G.
  • ·TUSKEGEE (L) DME 117.3 TGE Chan 120 N32º29.09´ W85º40.16´ 057º 14.3 NM to fld. 488.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.1 I–AUO Chan 38 Rwy 36.
  • ·NEW ORLEANS H–6K, 9A, L–21C, 22H IAP ATLANTA H–9A, 12F, L–18I IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Auburn–Opelika Robert G. Pitts Field

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · AUO

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

16 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

2

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 110,422 ops in 2023

2024 total

110,422

10-yr total

744,404

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 96% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.34

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=16

  • Other 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-06-03 Cessna 182P · Other · day →
2024-03-24 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-10-15 Cessna 182 · Stall / spin · night →
2012-07-06 Piper PA-46-350P · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-01-06 Piper PA-32R-301T · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-03-12 Eakle R Grandin Jr Talon XP · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2006-01-02 Cessna T210L · Ground collision · IMC · dawn →
2004-10-17 Cessna 177 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2004-02-03 Cessna 208B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-06-09 Piper PA-28-181 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1996-02-08 Cessna 310L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1992-07-11 Cessna 172P · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1992-06-14 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-05-23 GLASSAIR III · Stall / spin · day →
1985-09-22 Gates Learjet,CHALLENGER 35A,II · Other · day →
1982-06-05 Piper PA-23-250 · Under/overshoot · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jeffrey Lee Farmer Auburn AL 3 nm
Charles Welden Alexander City AL 31 nm
Jeffrey Wolf Lagrange GA 32 nm
Robert Burnet Montgomery AL 45 nm
Zachary Scott Kirk Newnan GA 56 nm
Kevin Harper Thomaston GA 58 nm
Raymond Ernest Fowler Carrollton GA 61 nm
Hudson David Macaluso Senoia GA 61 nm
Greg Harper Muse Alpine AL 61 nm
Stanley Carroll Musick Peachtree City GA 64 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
Richard Samuel Allen Auburn AL 3 nm
Jon Eric Stroberg Auburn AL 3 nm
Kevin Lawson Owsley Auburn AL 3 nm
Richard Curtis Wheeler Auburn AL 3 nm
Bart Nelson Iii Auburn AL 3 nm
Regina Rhea Brown Auburn AL 3 nm
Matthew Trammel Morgan Auburn AL 3 nm
Lance Elder Bowlin Auburn AL 3 nm
Mary Ashley Stanton Auburn AL 3 nm
Joseph Ryan Gotthelf Auburn AL 3 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
Gregory John Custer Auburn AL 3 nm
Ryan Peter Zimmerman Auburn AL 3 nm
Glen Lee Williams Jr Auburn AL 3 nm
Gary William Kiteley Auburn AL 3 nm
Frank Antony Ovnic Auburn AL 3 nm
Richard Andrew Marsee Auburn AL 3 nm
Kenneth Edward Hall Auburn AL 3 nm
Alexander Charles Radnitz Auburn AL 3 nm
Fred Sanders Toomer Ii Auburn AL 3 nm
Clarence Russell Chesser Auburn AL 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 54 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 54 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 63 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 69 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 82 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 86 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 86 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 94 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 103 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 110 nm

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