Augusta State Airport
AUG · KAUG · Augusta, Maine · Kennebec County · map
Augusta State Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Maine, 1 mile northwest of Augusta, Maine, 352 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 47 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 23,128 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,350 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KAUG · observed 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC), 38 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 48°F (9°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAUG 062253Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T00890006 $
TAF KAUG 062320Z 0700/0724 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM070500 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM071400 20006KT P6SM SKC FM071600 19010G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM072200 18006KT P6SM SCT150
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AUG · ICAO KAUG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Maine
- Elevation
- 352 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,048 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,002 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 2,613 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 6 ft high 210 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 8 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 08: trees 16 ft high 287 ft from the end
- Runway 26: fence 6 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 119.95 | |
| Approach and departure | 128.35 | |
| Aug and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.325 | |
| Bangor and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.25 | |
| Waterboro and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.2 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 207-623-0432.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 23,128, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Augusta from the FAA register
42 aircraft are registered to owners in Augusta, Maine: 36 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Maine.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Runway 35 designated calm wind runway.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17; runway end identifier lights runway 35; PAPI runway 17 and 35; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport unatndd aft dark durg SN and ice season. Field condition rprts, SN depths and BA may not be available for runways from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 130 feet in length by 122 feet in width located at der 17.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 150 feet in length by 122 feet in width located at der 35.
- 7-8 feet brush 190 feet from threshold, 110-120 feet R of centerline.
- Road and fence L of approach, 0-200 feet from runway end, lighted.
- Road 240 feet R, 0-200 feet; 3-7 feet brush 195-200 feet from threshold, 65-130 feet R of centerline.
- Approach slp gtr than 45 degrees.
- Taxiway F east closed to all aircraft with wing span gtr than 45 feet.
- Landing fee for MULTI-ENG aircraft; fee waived with fuel purchase.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.