KAUO · Auburn University Regional Airport

AUBURN, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

777

Elevation ft

Runways

5,264

Longest ft · 18/36

32.62N

85.43W

Auburn University Regional Airport serves Auburn, Alabama at 777 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,264 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18/36	5,264 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
11/29	4,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 777 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	777 ft	2,590 ft	2,192 ft	3,288 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,977 ft	2,824 ft	2,319 ft	3,478 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,177 ft	3,058 ft	2,445 ft	3,668 ft
35°C afternoon	3,363 ft	3,094 ft	2,465 ft	3,697 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,264 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,697 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KAUO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K06A Moton Field Municipal Airport	16 nm SW	5,005 ft
KCSG Columbus Airport	26 nm E	6,997 ft
KLGC LaGrange Callaway Airport	30 nm NE	6,499 ft
KPIM Harris County Airport	31 nm NE	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAUO

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KAUO, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KAUO or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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