# Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ / KARR)

**Aurora Municipal Airport** (IATA: AUZ, ICAO: KARR) is a small airport in Chicago/Aurora, Illinois, United States. It opened in Apr 1966. It has 3 runways; the longest is 6,501 ft (1,982 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/karr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AUZ / KARR
- FAA: ARR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Chicago/Aurora, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Apr 1966
- Elevation: 712 ft / 217 m
- Coordinates: 41.7719, -88.4757
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 6,501 ft / 1,982 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 6 departures
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.auroraairport.com/home.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Municipal_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2901500
- Weather station: KARR
- Ident: KARR

## Timeline

- Apr 1966: Aurora Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 6,501 ft / 1,982 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 089° / 269° | yes |
| 15/33 | 5,503 ft / 1,677 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 147° / 327° | yes |
| 18/36 | 3,198 ft / 975 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05103AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,501 ft / 1,982 m | =4,075 of 29,858 | =1,009 in North America | =768 in US |
| Elevation | 712 ft / 217 m | =23,147 of 43,403 | =11,004 in North America | =9,095 in US |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =3,958 in North America | =3,871 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 133.500 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 125.850 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.850 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.700 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| RDO | KANKAKEE RDO | 122.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.600 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/karr/data