Columbus Municipal Airport is a public use
airport located one
nautical mile
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(2
km) southwest of the
central business district
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of
Columbus, a city in
Burke County, North Dakota
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, United States.
It is owned by the Columbus Airport Authority.
Facilities and aircraft
Columbus Municipal Airport covers an area of 97
acre
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s (39
ha) at an
elevation of 1,930 feet (588 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 7/25 with a
turf surface measuring 2,560 by 100 feet (780 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 21, 2012, the airport had 120 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per month: 83%
general aviation and 17%
air taxi.
See also
*
List of airports in North Dakota
References
External links
Columbus Municipal (D49)at North Dakota Aeronautics Commission airport directory
Aerial image as of June 1995from
USGS ''
The National Map''
* {{US-airport-minor, D49
Airports in North Dakota
Buildings and structures in Burke County, North Dakota
Transportation in Burke County, North Dakota