KAUW· AUW· Wausau
Wausau Downtown Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,201 ft (366 m)
11:00Z 00:55Z Day
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Current METARVFR
15 min ago·23:54ZKAUW 242354Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM FEW031 13/06 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP104 T01280061 10139 20106 51014
Wind
360° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
13°C / 6°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.82 inHg
Clouds
FEW 3,100ft
Weather
—
Station
KAUW
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1010.4 HPa hourly temperature of 12.8°C and dew point of 6.1°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 13.9°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 10.6°C Increase, then steady, or increase then Increase more slowly of 1.4 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL060P28R46 min agoICE NEG · BKN 5000ft
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 | HW 4 kt | XW 3 kt L |
| RWY 12/30 | TW 3 kt | XW 4 kt L |
44.9262°, -89.6266°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 (use 04) | Preferred | HW 4 | 3 L | — |
| RWY 12/30 (use 30) | Usable | HW 3 | 4 R | — |
Density altitude
1,334 ft
elevation 1,201 ft
ISA deviation
+0.4°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Wausau Downtown Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 22:18 UTC
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
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BASEMVFR
FMMVFR
FMMVFR
MVFRBASE24/22Z → 24/23Z3209KT · 6 SM · BKN027
Wind: 3209KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN027
TAF AMD KAUW 242217Z 2422/2518 32009KT P6SM BKN027
MVFRFM24/23Z → 25/11Z3404KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 3404KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM242300 34004KT P6SM SKC
MVFRFM25/11Z → 25/18Z0203KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 0203KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM251100 02003KT P6SM SCT250
Raw TAF
TAF AMD KAUW 242217Z 2422/2518 32009KT P6SM BKN027 FM242300 34004KT P6SM SKC FM251100 02003KT P6SM SCT250
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