Columbus-Lowndes County Airport is a public use
airport located three
nautical mile
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s (6
km) southeast of the
central business district
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of
Columbus, a city in
Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States.
It is owned by the City of Columbus and Lowndes County.
Facilities and aircraft
Columbus-Lowndes County Airport covers an area of 215
acre
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s (87
ha) at an
elevation of 188 feet (57 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 18/36 with an
asphalt surface measuring 4,500 by 100 feet (1,372 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending January 18, 2012, the airport had 13,200 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 96%
general aviation, 2%
air taxi, and 2%
military. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-
engine, 12.5% multi-engine, 12.5%
ultralight, and 4%
glider.
See also
*
List of airports in Mississippi
References
External links
Aerial image as of February 1996from
USGS ''
The National Map''
*
* {{US-airport-minor, UBS, UBS, KUBS
Airports in Mississippi
Buildings and structures in Lowndes County, Mississippi
Transportation in Lowndes County, Mississippi