Auburn Municipal (KAUN), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Auburn Municipal (KAUN) is a non-towered, single-runway airport in Auburn, California, serving light business aviation traffic under FAA TFMSC tracking. The field sits at 1,538 feet elevation with one paved runway of 3,700 feet.
Runways
Auburn Municipal has one paved runway, 07/25, 3,700 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Auburn Municipal has Jet A, Jet A1 and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 6pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Auburn Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Beale AFB (KBAB), 20 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Auburn Municipal recorded 597 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Business aviation traffic at KAUN builds through the year, with December ops roughly double those of the slower winter months according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 75 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Auburn Municipal averages 20.2 days above 90°F in July and 7.6 freeze days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 92.7°F, and December the coldest, at 55.8°F.
Weather station is 2.9 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Auburn Municipal has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures and other notes.
Ultralight activity occurs on and in the vicinity of the airport.
For clearance delivery, contact NorCal Approach.
MIRL for runway 07/25 is activated via CTAF. PAPI for runway 7 and runway 25 operate continuously.
For noise abatement, all departures should use minimum power while observing safe aircraft operations.
VFR noise abatement procedures: runway 25 departures must not fly straight out. At the end of the runway, track 230 degrees over the self-storage facility to avoid noise-sensitive areas, turning on course after reaching 2,500 MSL. Runway 07 departures should turn on course after reaching 2,500 MSL and avoid noise-sensitive areas. See the noise abatement brochure for details.
Fuel 100LL and Jet A are available 24 hours.
The PAPI is unusable beyond 5 degrees left of centerline.
Transient parking spots are marked with blue T's.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Auburn Municipal has five airfields within 21 NM. The closest is Lincoln Regional / Karl Harder Field (KLHM), 12.89 NM west.
Part of the Sacramento area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KAUN
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KAUN.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at KAUN?
Auburn Municipal (KAUN) offers both 100LL and Jet A fuel. Per the airport's general remarks, fuel is available 24 hours a day.
Does Auburn Municipal Airport have customs service on site?
Auburn Municipal (KAUN) does not have customs available on site. The nearest customs facility is Beale AFB (KBAB), located approximately 19.81 nautical miles away.
What noise abatement procedures apply at KAUN?
KAUN publishes VFR noise abatement procedures for both runway ends. Runway 25 departures must avoid a straight-out track, following 230 degrees over a self-storage facility until reaching 2,500 MSL, while all departures use minimum power consistent with safe operations.