Aurora Municipal Airport (Nebraska)

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Aurora Municipal Airport Al Potter Field
IATA: none – ICAO: KAUH – FAA: AUH
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Aurora Airport Authority
Serves		Aurora, Nebraska
Elevation AMSL		1,804 ft / 550 m
Coordinates		40°53′39″N 097°59′40″W / 40.89417, -97.99444
Website		www.cityofaurora.org
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16/34	4,301	1,311	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			15,925
Based aircraft			31
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Aurora Municipal Airport (ICAO: KAUH, FAA LID: AUH), also known as Al Potter Field, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district of Aurora, a city in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. It is owned by Aurora Airport Authority.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Aurora Municipal Airport is assigned AUH by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned AUH to Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates).^[2]^[3]

[edit] Facilities

Aurora Municipal Airport - Al Potter Field covers an area of 171 acres (69 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 4,301 x 75 ft. (1,311 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending April 4, 2006, the airport had 15,925 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 100% general aviation and <1% military. There are 31 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single engine, 10% ultralights and 3% multi-engine.^[1]