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Columbus Airport (Georgia)

Coordinates: 32°30′59″N 084°56′20″W / 32.51639°N 84.93889°W / 32.51639; -84.93889
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Columbus Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerColumbus Airport Commission
ServesColumbus, Georgia
Elevation AMSL397 ft / 121 m
Coordinates32°30′59″N 084°56′20″W / 32.51639°N 84.93889°W / 32.51639; -84.93889
Websiteflycolumbusga.com
Map
CSG is located in Georgia
CSG
CSG
CSG is located in the United States
CSG
CSG
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,997 2,133 Asphalt
13/31 3,997 1,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 11/30/2022)37,662
Based aircraft132
Sources: Airport,[1] FAA,[2] Georgia DOT[3]

Columbus Airport (IATA: CSG, ICAO: KCSG, FAA LID: CSG) (formerly Columbus Metropolitan Airport)[4] is four miles northeast of Columbus, in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States.[2] The airport covers 680 acres (275 ha) and has two intersecting runways. Serving Georgia's second largest city, it is Georgia's fourth busiest airport.

FAA records say the airport had 51,288 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[5] 48,526 in 2009 and 63,726 in 2010.[6] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[7]

Ownership

The airport is a public-use airport that is owned and operated by the Columbus Airport Commission. The Muscogee County Airport Commission was established under an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia on April 9, 1968.[8] After the merger between the governments of Muscogee County and Columbus at the start of 1971, the Muscogee County Airport Commission became the Columbus Airport Commission.[9] The airport's five commissioners are appointed to five-year terms by the council of the Columbus Consolidated Government, an elected body representing the districts of Columbus.[10] The Columbus Airport Commission is responsible for the airport's promotion and operations, but cannot collect taxes.[11]

History

A CRJ-900 operated by Endeavor Air for Delta Connection climbing out of Columbus Airport

Eastern Airlines flights began about 1944. Delta Air Lines initiated services using the Douglas DC-3 to the airport by September 1947 as a stop along a route from Atlanta to Fort Worth.[12] Southern began services in 1949; Eastern and Southern pulled out in 1979 and Delta's last mainline flights were in 1995–96.

In 1968 Southern was allowed to start nonstop DC-9s Columbus to Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, D.C., three a day, all continuing to LaGuardia Airport in New York City. The flights continued (two to four a day) until 1979.

On January 21, 2010 airport was renamed from Columbus Metropolitan Airport to the more simplified Columbus Airport at the onset of a $3.3 million renovation project that occurred in 2010. The project included aesthetic updates to the terminal interior and the repaving of Runway 6/24.[4] Another renovation project was completed in 2021 at the cost of $13.5 million. The 2021 project increased the capacity of the terminal building for airline operations, and added seating throughout the airport including an indoor aircraft viewing area. The goal of the project was to attract additional airline service to Columbus.[13] This was temporarily effective as American Eagle began daily services to Charlotte and Dallas–Forth Worth after eight years of not serving the airport;[14] however, the services only lasted from August 2021 to April 2023 with American citing a shortage in pilots and the end of payroll support grants distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason behind their withdrawal.[15] Following American Eagle's exit, Delta Connection remains as the sole commercial carrier at Columbus Airport with two to three daily flights to and from Atlanta.[16]

Facilities

The Columbus Airport terminal building and tower

Columbus Airport covers 680 acres (275 ha) at an elevation of 397 feet (121 m). It has two intersecting asphalt runways: 6/24 is 6,997 by 150 feet (2,133 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 3,997 by 150 feet (1,218 x 46 m).[2] Runway 6/24, the primary runway is equipped with high-intensity runway lighting, precision approach path indicators, and a full parallel taxiway with medium-intensity taxiway lighting. Runway 6 has a medium-intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicators and Runway 24 has runway end identifier lights. The secondary runway, Runway 13/31 has medium-intensity runway lighting, a full parallel taxiway also with medium-intensity lighting, and runway end identifier lights. Runway 30 is equipped with visual approach slope indicator. Runway 6 is equipped with ILS, NDB, or RNAV approach systems and Runway 24 has VOR/DME or RNAV systems.[17][18]

The airport has a rotating beacon, illuminated wind cone, automated surface observing system (ASOS), and a control tower.[18] The airport has a public safety department that is responsible for fire and law enforcement services on and around the airport.[19] The fire station is situated next to the terminal building at the east end of the commercial ramp.[17]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Delta Connection Atlanta[16]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
FedEx Feeder Memphis [20][21]

Destination statistics

Busiest domestic routes from CSG
(February 2023 – January 2024)[22]
Rank City Passengers
1 Atlanta, Georgia 50,220
2 Charlotte, North Carolina 3,610
3 Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas 1,230

Gound transport

Columbus Airport is served by Airport Thruway, an arterial road that links it directly to nearby Interstate 185 and Veterans Parkway (US 27 / SR 1).[18] The airport's parking lots are located at ground level and can hold 1,214 vehicles in lots designated for the fixed-base operator, general short-term visitors, and general long-term visitors.[23] The airport is served by several taxi and rental car companies. Route 10 of the METRA Transit System serves a bus stop along Airport Thruway at a nearby Walmart on an hourly basis.[24]

Statistics

In the year ending November 30, 2022 the airport had 37,662 aircraft operations, average 103 per day: 86% general aviation, 7% air taxi, 3% airline, and 4% military. 132 aircraft were then based at the airport: 106 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 7 jet, 2 helicopter, 1 glider and 3 ultralight.[2]

Incidents

  • On July 9, 1981, at 9:56 pm, on a flight from Ozark, Alabama to Augusta, Georgia, a Cessna 411 crashed in a residential area while trying to make an emergency landing at the airport. The pilot, the sole occupant, had only 25 total flying hours and was not rated for instrument flight. There was one fatality.[25]
  • On August 17, 1984, at 1:13 pm after stopping to refuel on a flight from Tennessee to Florida, a Mooney M20 crashed shortly after takeoff. There were four fatalities.[26][27] The aircraft had previously sustained substantial damage in an incident at Porvenir Island, Panama.[28]
  • On July 19, 2009, at around 6:15 pm, a Rutan VariEze crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot was the sole occupant and was killed.[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Columbus Airport (official website)". Columbus Airport Commission. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CSG – Columbus Metropolitan PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "CSG – Columbus Metropolitan". Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Barnhill, Taylor (January 22, 2010). "Columbus Airport gets much needed change". WTVM. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  8. ^ Muscogee County Airport Commission House Resolution No. 487.1050. 1968. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "About the Columbus Consolidated Government". City of Columbus. June 30, 1994. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Overton, Sonya (March 27, 2018). "Columbus Airport Commission Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary!" (Press release). Columbus, Georgia: Columbus Airport Commission. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Howell, Richard (December 3, 2015), "Action Plan for Aviation Fuel Tax Revenue", FAA
  12. ^ "Delta Air Lines System Timetable 1947 September 9" (PDF). Delta Air Lines. September 9, 1947. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Jones, Dajhea (August 4, 2021). "$13.5M Columbus Airport renovation draws to a close". WTVM. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Overton, Sonya (August 12, 2021). "American Airline Inaugural Celebration at the Columbus Airport on Tuesday, August 17th" (Press release). Columbus, Georgia: Columbus Airport Commission. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  15. ^ Arnold, Kyle (January 6, 2023). "American Airlines cutting flights to Texas city, two others over pilot shortage". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "American Airlines to end service from Columbus Airport". WTVM. January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Columbus Airport". Skyvector. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "Airport Findings and Recommendations" (PDF). GDOT. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  19. ^ "Airport Public Safety". Columbus Airport Commission. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "Purple Pathway Map". FedEx Feeder. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  21. ^ "Statewide Air Cargo Study" (PDF). GDOT. 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  22. ^ "RITA | BTS | Transtats". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  23. ^ "CSG Fact Sheet". Columbus Airport Commission. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  24. ^ "Route 10 Airport Thruway / Veterans Parkway Timetable" (PDF). City of Columbus. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  25. ^ "CRASH OF A CESSNA 411 IN COLUMBUS: 1 KILLED". baaa-acro.com.
  26. ^ "CSG crash info". Ledger-Enquirer.com. July 20, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  27. ^ "Saturday 17 August 1985 N5844Q crash". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  28. ^ "MIA72OKT70". NTSB. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  29. ^ "Plane Crash at Columbus Airport". WTVM.com. July 19, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2010.


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