Augusta State Airport

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Augusta State Airport
IATA: AUG – ICAO: KAUG – FAA: AUG
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Maine
Serves Augusta, Maine
Elevation AMSL 352 ft / 107 m
Coordinates 44°19′14″N 069°47′50″W / 44.32056, -69.79722
Website www.AugustaAirport.org
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
8/26 2,703 824 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 33,800
Based aircraft 46
Sources: FAA[1] and airport website[2]
Augusta Airport during or before the Second World War. US Military image
Augusta Airport during or before the Second World War. US Military image

Augusta State Airport (IATA: AUG, ICAO: KAUG, FAA LID: AUG) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Augusta, a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.[1] It is owned by the State of Maine[1], but managed and operated by the City of Augusta. The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Augusta State Airport covers an area of 350 acres (142 ha) at an elevation of 352 feet (107 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 measuring 5,001 x 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m) and 8/26 measuring 2,703 x 75 feet (824 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007, the airport had 33,800 aircraft operations, an average of 92 per day: 75% general aviation, 16% air taxi and 9% military. At that time there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine and 11% multi-engine.[1]

[edit] Airline and destination

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for AUG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ Augusta State Airport, official site

[edit] External links


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