FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UBS |
| Lat/Long: | 33-27-55.2000N 088-22-50.7000W
33-27.920000N 088-22.845000W
33.4653333,-88.3807500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 188.1 ft. / 57.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of COLUMBUS, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39702 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1952 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 18/36 OPR DUSK - 2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RWY 18 & 36 OPR CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 135.6 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 135.6 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at GTR (11 nm W): | 126.375 (662-328-7798) |
| WX ASOS at CBM (11 nm N): | 354.6 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IGBr096/6.8 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| CBMr165/11.0 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4503 x 100 ft. / 1373 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-28.291402N | | 33-27.549092N |
| Longitude: | 088-22.853945W | | 088-22.836555W |
| Elevation: | 188.0 ft. | | 184.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 179 true | | 002 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
OTS UFN. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2510 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. trees, 2075 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
523 MAIN ST, PO BOX 1408
COLUMBUS, MS 39703
Phone 662-328-7021 |
| Manager: | DAN DUSTON
368 FABRITEK DR
COLUMBUS, MS 39702
Phone 662-251-4650 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
| - | COURTESY CAR AVBL. |
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 from 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (231KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (171KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (11 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (11 nm N)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (15 nm W)
M83 - McCharen Field Airport (16 nm NW)
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (19 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dan Duston
Taken in the Summer of 2019
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Columbus-Lowndes County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Apr-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 19:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2026 11:21:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Apr-2026 06:21:32 |
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| METAR |
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KGTR
9nm W | 251056Z 16003KT 9SM -RA FEW007 BKN060 OVC075 17/17 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 P0015 T01720167 $
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KCBM
11nm N | 251058Z AUTO 18004KT 5SM -RA BR FEW007 18/17 A2976 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP079 $
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KGTR
9nm W | 250937Z 2510/2606 00000KT P6SM -RA FEW013 OVC110 FM251100 17005KT 3SM TSRA BR OVC007CB FM251200 19004KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN005 FM251300 21004KT P6SM -SHRA BKN006 FM251400 23004KT P6SM BKN011 FM251900 26005KT P6SM SCT035
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KCBM
11nm N | 242125Z 2421/2523 20012KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH2973INS BECMG 2421/2422 20012KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 QNH2973INS BECMG 2422/2423 20010G15KT 6000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB QNH2972INS TEMPO 2500/2505 18015G20KT 4800 TSRA OVC015CB BECMG 2510/2511 18012KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2973INS BECMG 2516/2517 30010G15KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2974INS BECMG 2517/2518 30010G15KT 9999 VCSH BKN027 QNH2971INS TX27/2421Z TN19/2510Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2421 NEXT 2615
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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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