🇺🇸 Columbus Municipal Airport

Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU/OLU) is a public airport located one mile northeast of Columbus, Nebraska, owned by the Columbus Airport Authority,). The airport was activated in August 1945 and is currently operational,.

Operations and Facilities:

• Runways: It features two runways:
• Runway 14/32: 6,801 x 100 feet, concrete surface in good condition, with medium intensity edge lights,. It has a displaced threshold of 950 feet on Runway 14.
• Runway 02/20: 4,135 x 150 feet, turf surface in fair condition,. This runway is not plowed during winter months.
• Control Tower: There is no air traffic control tower at the airport,.
• Fuel: 100LL and Jet-A fuel are available,. After-hours fuel service is available by calling (402) 910-5246,.
• Attendance: Staff are available during daylight hours, with services after dark by calling (402) 564-7884,.
• Services: The airport offers major airframe and engine repair, hangars, tiedowns, air freight services, pilot instruction, and aircraft rental,. The Fixed Base Operator (FBO) is Avcraft, Inc.
• Air Traffic: In the year ending July 26, 2023, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, averaging 22 per day, with 96% general aviation).

Notable Features and History:

• The airport covers 602 acres).
• First airline flights were Mid-West Airlines Cessna 190s in 1950–51. Frontier Airlines operated DC-3s starting in 1965, with their last Convair 580 departing in 1979).
• There is an active construction notice at the airport.
• Waterfowl are present in the vicinity of the airport.

*Sources researched: nfdc.faa.gov, en.wikipedia.org, columbusne.us, skyvector.com, airnav.com*