KAUW· AUW· Wausau
Wausau Downtown Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,201 ft (366 m)
11:11Z 00:54Z Day
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Current METARVFR
49 min ago·11:54ZKAUW 231154Z AUTO 30006KT 7SM CLR 12/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01170100 10139 20111 53005 $
Wind
300° 6 kt
Visibility
7 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
12°C / 10°C
temp / dew
QNH
1019 hPa
30.09 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KAUW
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1019.1 HPa hourly temperature of 11.7°C and dew point of 10.0°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 13.9°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 11.1°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 0.5 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL360BCS118 min agoTURB LGT
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 1 kt | XW 6 kt L |
| RWY 12/30 | TW 6 kt | XW 1 kt R |
44.9262°, -89.6266°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 12/30 (use 30) | Preferred | HW 6 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Usable | HW 1 | 6 R | — |
Density altitude
971 ft
elevation 1,201 ft
ISA deviation
-0.6°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
Diagram unavailable for Wausau Downtown Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 12:34 UTC
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/12Z → 23/15Z3108KT · 6 SM · FEW060
Wind: 3108KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW060
TAF KAUW 231132Z 2312/2412 31008KT P6SM FEW060
VFRFM23/15Z → 23/22Z3409G15KT · 6 SM · SCT050
Wind: 3409G15KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT050
FM231500 34009G15KT P6SM SCT050
VFRFM23/22Z → 24/00Z3508KT · 6 SM · FEW060
Wind: 3508KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW060
FM232200 35008KT P6SM FEW060
VFRFM24/00Z → 24/12ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM240000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
Raw TAF
TAF KAUW 231132Z 2312/2412 31008KT P6SM FEW060 FM231500 34009G15KT P6SM SCT050 FM232200 35008KT P6SM FEW060 FM240000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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