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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) west of the central business district of the state capital of Augusta, a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the state of Maine,[1] 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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | augustastateairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 3,554 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 3,663 in 2009, and 4,300 in 2010.[4] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-primary commercial service facility.[5]
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).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 11, 2016, the airport had 24,500 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day: 69% general aviation, 22% air taxi, and 6% military. In April 2018, 37 aircraft were based at this airport: 31 single-engine and 6 multi-engine.[1]
The airport was originally developed under a New Deal project by the Maine Emergency Relief Administration, the state division of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in a statewide survey of airports by Capt. Harry M. Jones in January 1934. The airport was built with one north-south 2,000x80’ gravel runway, one east-west 1,600x80’ gravel runway, and one northeast-southwest 2,500x80’ gravel runway.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Boston, Massachusetts |
3,820 | Cape Air |
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