Augusta Municipal Airport
3AU · Augusta, KS · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:03 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 06:06 AM | 11:06Z |
| Sunrise | 06:34 AM | 11:34Z |
| Sunset | 08:34 PM | 01:34Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:03 PM | 02:03Z |
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Runways
RWY 18LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 180° mag · 184° true
- Dimensions
- 4,501 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Concrete
- Lights
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 000°) on the 45° at 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 18
- Threshold elev
- 1,326 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 58 ft, 1,660 ft from threshold, 100 ft L of centerline — 25:1 slope to clear
- Threshold crossing height
- 40 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 1,326 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,501 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
Taxi & takeoff
Departure & arrival
“Wichita”ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 269.1 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
IAB 116.50 · ICT 113.80
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAB · Mc Connell | TACAN | 116.50 · 112X | — | r068° / 9.5 NM |
| ICT · Wichita | VORTAC | 113.80 · 85X | High | r093° / 24.4 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 3AU
- Coordinates
- 37.6716, -97.0779
- Elevation
- 1,326 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- Sectional chart
- WICHITA
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Weather station
- AWOS-3P · 124.175 · ☎ 316-733-6696
- ARTCC
- KANSAS CITY (ZKC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- WICHITA · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- ICT
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0800-1700
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Distance from city
- 5 W
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT REILS RWY 18 & 36, PAPI RWY 18 & 36, MIRLS RWY 18/36 - CTAF. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 18: 4-light PAPI (left) · 36: 4-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A (additive), MOGAS
- Bottled oxygen
- LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Avionics, Charter, Instruction, Rental
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 9 notes
General
- AFT HRS SVC 316-733-1326.
- PAEW MOWING SUMMER MONTHS.
- RWY ENDS LINE OF SITE OBSTRUCTED BY TERRAIN.
- CALM WIND RWY 18.
- LINE OFC 316-733 1326.
- FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.
- 5 FT DITCH 330 N OF APCH END OF RWY 18.
Lighting
- ACTVT REILS RWY 18 & 36, PAPI RWY 18 & 36, MIRLS RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Fuel
- SELF SVC AND FULL SVC 100LL, MOGAS, JET A+ FULL SVC.
Nearby airports
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About 3AU
Augusta Municipal Airport (3AU) is an airport in Augusta, KS, at 1,326 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 4,501 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 3AU, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 3AU have a control tower?
No. Augusta Municipal Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 3AU?
Augusta Municipal Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 4,501 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 3AU?
Augusta Municipal Airport is in Augusta, KS, at an elevation of 1,326 ft MSL. Coordinates: 37.6716, -97.0779.
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