Wausau Downtown Airport

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) is a medium airport in Wausau, WI. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KAUW or IATA code AUW. It sits in North America.

Wausau Downtown Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 8,000-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.

The longest runway measures 8,000 ft (2,438 m), a heavy-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Gulfstream G550, Falcon 7X, and Bombardier Global 5500. In practice this most heavy and super-midsize jets operate here without restriction.

Wausau Downtown Airport lies at 1,201 ft elevation.

Local operations run on America/Chicago. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.

SkyAccess currently tracks 142 departing and 166 arriving private-jet legs at KAUW across the next six months of operator inventory. 2 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.

Regional fields like KAUW are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.

Wausau Downtown Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located in Wausau, a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport serves general aviation aircraft, charter flights and seaplane operations. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.