FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OLU |
| Lat/Long: | 41-26-52.8000N / 097-20-33.5000W
41-26.880000N / 097-20.558333W
41.4480000 / -97.3426389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1447 ft. / 441.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of COLUMBUS, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 68601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS
FOR SVC AFTER DARK CALL; (402) 564-0521/7884. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14; VASI RY 32; REIL RY 32 & MALSR RY 14 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.525 (402-563-3895) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.75/346.3 (OMAHA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OLU at field | | COLUMBUS VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 08E |
| OFKr165/32.7 | | NORFOLK VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 08E |
| SCBr248/33.4 | | SCRIBNER VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PLATTE CENTER | | 141/3.4 | | 407 | | 08E | | PLT | .--. .-.. - |
| YORK | | 015/35.3 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
| WAHOO | | 283/35.8 | | 400 | | 07E | | AHQ | .- .... --.- |
| ALABY | | 112/36.1 | | 332 | | 06E | | BVN | -... ...- -. |
| SEWARD | | 338/36.7 | | 269 | | 06E | | SWT | ... .-- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CONTACT 402-910-5246, 402-910-5247 OR 402-563-4143. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6800 x 100 ft. / 2073 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 43.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-27.444217N | | 41-26.476233N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.993500W | | 097-20.245333W |
| Elevation: | 1447.4 ft. | | 1440.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 150 true | | 322 magnetic, 330 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 950 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6800 TODA:6800 ASDA:6260 LDA:6260 | | TORA:6800 TODA:6800 ASDA:6800 LDA:5850 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 31 ft. bldg, 925 ft. from runway, 600 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4135 x 150 ft. / 1260 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | BOUNDARY MARKERS-G. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 02/20 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 41-26.568783N | | 41-27.159350N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.415317W | | 097-19.964983W |
| Elevation: | 1440.0 ft. | | 1439.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 030 true | | 202 magnetic, 210 true |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. bldg, 420 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 45 ft. pline, 1480 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COLUMBUS AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2765 14TH AVE
COLUMBUS, NE 68601-1985
Phone 402-564-7377 |
| Manager: | JERRY L. SCHULTZ
COLUMBUS ARPT AUTHORITY, 2765 14TH AVE
COLUMBUS, NE 68601-1985
Phone 402-564-7377 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 43 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 32 IS DESIGNATED AS THE CALM WIND RY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (210KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (197KB) |
| LOC RWY 14 | |
download (239KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 32 | |
download (217KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (231KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (212KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
93Y - David City Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KOFK - Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (33 nm N)
KSCB - Scribner State Airport (33 nm E)
KJYR - York Municipal Airport (35 nm S)
KAHQ - Wahoo Municipal Airport (36 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Todd Depue
Photo taken 12-Jan-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 01:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 02:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 06:00:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 01:00:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KOLU | 170555Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2986 RMK AO1 10260 20150 57003
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| TAF |
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KOFK
32nm N | 170520Z 170606 31008KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 30012G18KT P6SM SCT100 FM1800 30020G28KT P6SM SCT070 FM0100 34008KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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