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KAUW · Wausau Downtown Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KAUW FAA AUW Elev 1,201 ft Lat 44° 55.57' N Lon 89° 37.60' 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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12W — 8,000 ft 300 ft Water No —
30W — 8,000 ft 300 ft Water No —
12 124.9° 4,950 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
30 304.9° 4,950 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
04 42.8° 3,085 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
22 222.8° 3,085 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —

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

  • ASOS ASOS 125.925
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 124.400
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KAUW on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 12 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 REILS Rwy 13 and 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS Rwy 13 and 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31; MIRL Rwy 05–23. 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 REILS Rwy 13 and 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt REILS Rwy 13 and 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31; MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·WISCONSIN 401 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·OSHKOSH (VL) (H) VORTAC 116.75 OSH Chan 114(Y) N43º59.43´ W88º33.36´ 314º 28.7 NM to fld. 782/2E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 166º–174º byd 10 NM DME unusable: 012º–018º byd 38 NM 145º–175º 196º–257º byd 35 NM blo 3,000´ VOR unusable: 010º–020º byd 40 NM 155º–160º byd 40 NM 185º–265º byd 40 NM 199º–250º byd 35 NM blo 3,000´ WAUSAU DOWNTOWN (AUW)(KAUW) 0 S UTC–6(–5DT) N44º55.58´ W89º37.62´ 1201 B NOTAM FILE AUW RWY 13–31: H5200X100 (ASPH) S–45, D–80, 2S–102, 2D–140 MIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H3041X100 (ASPH) S–32, D–55, 2D–95 MIRL 0.3% up NE
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 715-845-3400
  • ·ASOS 125.925 (715) 843–7215.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 RCO 122.4 (GREEN BAY RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·RHINELANDER (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 115.05 RHI Chan 97(Y) N45º38.03´ W89º27.47´ 188º 43.1 NM to fld. 1599/2E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 144º–150º byd 6 NM 190º–202º byd 40 NM 207º–210º byd 28 NM 225º–234º byd 40 NM 245º–246º byd 49 NM 247º–248º byd 40 NM 303º–307º byd 49 NM 315º–322º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 180º–195º byd 25 NM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WATERWAY 12W–30W: 8000X300 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Access road poor.
  • ·GREEN BAY H–2K, L–14J IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 46,350 ops in 1994

2024 total

36,400

10-yr total

364,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 93% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-04-07 Cessna 185 · Loss of control · day →
2012-10-17 Beech A36 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2012-08-14 Cessna 180J · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-12-08 Cessna Skyhawk 172 · Runway excursion · day →
2003-11-22 Cessna 182R · Hard landing · day →
2003-09-08 Piper PA-20 · Other · VMC · day →
1998-09-25 Piper PA-34-220T · CFIT · VMC · night →
1995-06-22 Piper J-5A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1984-08-03 Gulfstream AA-5A · Other · IMC · night →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Renee Lynn Dubois Merrill WI 16 nm
Kurt Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 33 nm
Shane Robert Lehman Clintonville WI 42 nm
Marshall David Crandall Menasha WI 67 nm
Andrew Wallace Ferguson Oshkosh WI 71 nm
Michael Ford Oshkosh WI 71 nm
Richard Lowell Hanusa Oshkosh WI 71 nm
Sean Eric Elliott Oshkosh WI 71 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 72 nm
Robert Tchop Chetek WI 89 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
Gilbert Lloyd Buettner Wausau WI 2 nm
John Peter Chmiel Wausau WI 2 nm
Brian James Cheyka Wausau WI 2 nm
Steven William Clements Wausau WI 2 nm
David Michael Cabelka Wausau WI 2 nm
Robert Lee Fenske Wausau WI 2 nm
Thomas Joseph Turner Wausau WI 2 nm
Timothy Mark Sewell Wausau WI 2 nm
Michael Scott Steinke Rothschild WI 3 nm
Bradley Bruce Lewitzke Weston WI 4 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
Karl Robert Treutel Schofield WI 1 nm
Daniel Edward Wilson Schofield WI 1 nm
Richard Lavern Ostir Schofield WI 1 nm
Scott William Oestreich Wausau WI 2 nm
Scott Eric Johnson Wausau WI 2 nm
Timothy Dean Gaffaney Wausau WI 2 nm
Gregory Gaulke Wausau WI 2 nm
Lyman Charles Hatz Wausau WI 2 nm
William James Holm Wausau WI 2 nm
Robert Joe Mohr Wausau WI 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 73 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 103 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 105 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 105 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 124 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 128 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 141 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 153 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 153 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 158 nm

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