KAUW· AUW· Wausau
Wausau Downtown Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,201 ft (366 m)
12:26Z 23:00Z Day
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Current METARVFR
24 min ago·16:54ZKAUW 241654Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP258 T02000083
Wind
160° 10 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
20°C / 8°C
temp / dew
QNH
1026 hPa
30.29 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KAUW
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1025.8 HPa hourly temperature of 20.0°C and dew point of 8.3°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/22940 mASP
12/301509 mASP
12W/30W2438 mWATER
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 | TW 5 kt | XW 9 kt R |
| RWY 12/30 | HW 8 kt | XW 6 kt R |
44.9262°, -89.6266°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 12/30 (use 12) | Preferred | HW 8 | 6 R | — |
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Usable | HW 5 | 9 L | — |
Density altitude
1,742 ft
elevation 1,201 ft
ISA deviation
+7.4°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KAUW
- ASOS125.925
- CNTRMINNEAPOLIS CNTR124.400
- RDOGREEN BAY RDO122.400
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM122.700
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FZK | NDB | 243 kHz | 0.1 | LOW |
| AUW | VORTAC | 111.60 MHz | 5.1 | MEDIUM |
| HWS | NDB | 377 kHz | 9.2 | LOW |
| CW | NDB | 275 kHz | 12.1 | LOW |
| PH | NDB | 351 kHz | 15.0 | LOW |
| RRL | NDB | 257 kHz | 16.7 | LOW |
| STE | VORTAC | 110.60 MHz | 23.4 | MEDIUM |
| AIG | NDB | 347 kHz | 25.8 | LOW |
| MFI | NDB | 391 kHz | 29.4 | LOW |
Runways3
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 04/223,085 ft (940 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 12/304,950 ft (1,509 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 12W/30W8,000 ft (2,438 m)
- Surface
- WATER
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KAUW
Wind6 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp18°C
QNH1025 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=298
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Wausau Downtown Airport
Diagram unavailable for Wausau Downtown Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/24 12:24 UTC
24/12Z
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
PROB30 VFR
VFRBASE24/12Z → 24/14ZVRB6KT · 6 SM · BKN250
Wind: VRB6KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN250
TAF KAUW 241122Z 2412/2512 VRB06KT P6SM BKN250
VFRFM24/14Z → 25/02Z17010G18KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 17010G18KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM241400 17010G18KT P6SM SCT250
VFRFM25/02Z → 25/07Z2006KT · 6 SM · BKN070
Wind: 2006KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN070
FM250200 20006KT P6SM BKN070
VFRFM25/07Z → 25/12Z2304KT · 6 SM · BKN060
Wind: 2304KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN060
FM250700 23004KT P6SM BKN060
VFRPROB3025/07Z → 25/12Z6 SM · -SHRA · BKN040
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: BKN040
PROB30 2507/2512 6SM -SHRA BKN040
Raw TAF
TAF KAUW 241122Z 2412/2512 VRB06KT P6SM BKN250 FM241400 17010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM250200 20006KT P6SM BKN070 FM250700 23004KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 2507/2512 6SM -SHRA BKN040
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