Auburn University Regional
AUO · KAUO · Auburn, Alabama · Lee County · map
Auburn University Regional is a public-use airport owned by Auburn University, 2 miles east of Auburn, Alabama, 777 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 5,264 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KAUO · observed 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 56°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAUO 062056Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02720133 56016 $
TAF KAUO 061720Z 0618/0718 07010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM062300 07005KT P6SM FEW250 FM071200 07007KT P6SM FEW250
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 AUO · ICAO KAUO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Auburn University
- Elevation
- 777 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm mon-fri; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm saturday and sunday
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,264 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: tree 43 ft high 1,204 ft from the end
- Runway 36: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), tree 8 ft high 212 ft from the end
- Runway 11: trees 22 ft high 372 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 297 ft, tree 63 ft high 954 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 123.875 | Auburn |
| UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery When auo tower closed | 118.7 | Auburn |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.625 | Auburn |
| Approach and departure | 125.5 | Auburn |
| Approach and departure 7000 feet and above | 126.55 | Auburn |
| Columbus and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.45 | Auburn |
| Auo and aWOS-3PT | 132.575 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 334-501-0387.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Auburn from the FAA register
93 aircraft are registered to owners in Auburn, Alabama: 59 piston singles, 14 drones, 10 piston twins, 5 business jets, 4 turboprops. 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 Alabama.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 16 since 1982, 2 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
- Airport preceded act anlys not required.
- Jet start cpblty available.
- When the control tower closed, activate malsf runway 36; PAPI runway 29 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Approach ratio 26:1 from displaced thld.
- Hvy flight student actvty WI 35NM of airport.
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.