Airport type Public Serves Augusta, Maine Website AugustaAirport.org Code AUG Phone +1 207-626-2306 | Owner State of Maine Elevation AMSL 352 ft / 107 m 17/35 5,001 Elevation 107 m | |
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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 the state capital of Augusta, a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The airport is owned by the state of Maine, but managed and operated by the city of Augusta. It is served by one commercial airline, with scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 3,554 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 3,663 in 2009, and 4,300 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).
Facilities and aircraft
Augusta State Airport covers an area of 406 acres (164 ha) at an elevation of 352 feet (107 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m) and 8/26 is 2,703 by 75 feet (824 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 2, 2008, 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 27 aircraft were based at this airport: 89% single-engine and 11% multi-engine.
Runway 17/35 was reconstructed in the summer of 2012. The original surface was ground up and reclaimed, and runway lights and other navigational aids were upgraded. The project cost $7.5 million, and was funded by the Federal government. The project required closing the runway for two months, and it was reopened at 3:41 pm on June 29.
The airport received a Federal grant of $1 million to purchase new snow removal equipment. The equipment should enable the airport to remain open during snowstorms.
Airlines and destinations
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service: