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KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport
Columbus, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings 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
OLU at fieldCOLUMBUS VOR/DME111.8008E
OFKr165/32.7NORFOLK VOR/DME109.6008E
SCBr248/33.4SCRIBNER VOR/DME111.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PLATTE CENTER141/3.440708EPLT .--. .-.. -
YORK015/35.325706EJYR .--- -.-- .-.
WAHOO283/35.840007EAHQ .- .... --.-
ALABY112/36.133206EBVN -... ...- -.
SEWARD338/36.726906ESWT ... .-- -
FREMONT264/37.131106EFET ..-. . -

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 41-27.444217N41-26.476233N
Longitude: 097-20.993500W097-20.245333W
Elevation: 1447.4 ft.1440.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 142 magnetic, 150 true322 magnetic, 330 true
Displaced threshold: no950 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:6800 TODA:6800 ASDA:6260 LDA:6260TORA:6800 TODA:6800 ASDA:6800 LDA:5850
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: none31 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: 41-26.568783N41-27.159350N
Longitude: 097-20.415317W097-19.964983W
Elevation: 1440.0 ft.1439.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 022 magnetic, 030 true202 magnetic, 210 true
Obstructions: 14 ft. bldg, 420 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear45 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
1308 BILL BABKA DRIVE
COLUMBUS, NE 68601-2076
Phone 402-910-8113
Manager: JERRY L. SCHULTZ
1308 BILL BABKA DRIVE, 2765 14TH AVE
COLUMBUS, NE 68601-2076
Phone 402-564-7377

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 39
Single engine airplanes: 30
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 41/day *
60% transient general aviation
37% local general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 23 July 2008

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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 **CHANGED**   download (206KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 **CHANGED**   download (193KB)
LOC RWY 14 **CHANGED**   download (235KB)
VOR/DME RWY 32 **CHANGED**   download (206KB)
VOR RWY 14 **CHANGED**   download (221KB)
VOR RWY 32 **CHANGED**   download (201KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Aerial photo of KOLU (Columbus Municipal Airport)
Photo by Todd Depue
Photo taken 12-Jan-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Dec-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0913:09
Sunrise07:4013:40
Sunset16:5922:59
Evening civil twilight17:3023:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Dec-2008 07:36:17
Local (UTC-6)  03-Dec-2008 01:36:17
 
METAR
KOLU 030715Z AUTO 35016G23KT 10SM FEW017 OVC045 01/M03 A2989 RMK AO1
TAF
KOFK 
32nm N 
030520Z 0306/0406 36017G26KT P6SM SCT012 OVC110 TEMPO 0307/0309 2SM -SN BKN012 OVC028 FM030900 35020G30KT 3/4SM -SN OVC004 TEMPO 0309/0312 3SM -SN SCT004 OVC010 FM031200 34020G30KT P6SM OVC012 TEMPO 0312/0315 4SM -SN OVC005 FM032000 34014G20KT P6SM B
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Avcraft, Inc. 402-564-7884
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100LL 
$4.78 
Jet A 
$5.30 
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Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN AND SUITES COLUMBUS 0.9 69-130
 

Other hotels near Columbus Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES COLUMBUS 1.2 
SUPER 8 COLUMBUS NE 1.6 60-61
RODEWAY INN COLUMBUS 1.7 
VICTORIAN INN SOUTH COLUMBUS 1.8 
NEW WORLD INN AND CONF CNTR 2.3 65-99

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