Columbus Metropolitan Airport Explained

Columbus Airport
Iata:CSG
Icao:KCSG
Faa:CSG
Type:Public
Owner:Columbus Airport Commission
City-Served:Columbus, Georgia
Elevation-F:397
Coordinates:32.5164°N -84.9389°W
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:CSG
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:6,997
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13/31
R2-Length-F:3,997
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 11/30/2022)
Stat1-Data:37,662
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:132
Footnotes:Sources: Airport,[1] FAA,[2] Georgia DOT[3]

Columbus Airport (formerly Columbus Metropolitan Airport) is four miles northeast of Columbus, in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. 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,[4] 48,526 in 2009 and 63,726 in 2010.[5] 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).[6]

Eastern Airlines flights began about 1944, Delta arrived in 1947 and Southern 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.

Facilities

The Airport covers 680 acres (275 ha) at an elevation of 397 feet (121 m). It has two 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).

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.

Airlines and destinations

Destination statistics

Busiest domestic routes from CSG
(February 2023 – January 2024)
[7]
RankCityPassengers
1Atlanta, Georgia50,220
2Charlotte, North Carolina3,610
3Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas1,230

Incidents

See also

External links


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Columbus Airport (official website) . Columbus Airport Commission . June 24, 2012.
  2. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  3. Web site: CSG – Columbus Metropolitan . Georgia Department of Transportation . June 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121028142739/http://www.dot.ga.gov/localgovernment/intermodalprograms/aviation/Lists/FAAFacilities/DispForm.aspx?ID=31 . October 28, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009.
  5. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011.
  6. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012 .
  7. Web site: RITA | BTS | Transtats. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 2017. May 19, 2017.
  8. Web site: CRASH OF A CESSNA 411 IN COLUMBUS: 1 KILLED . baaa-acro.com .
  9. Web site: CSG crash info . Ledger-Enquirer.com . July 20, 2009 .
  10. Web site: Plane Crash at Columbus Airport . WTVM.com . July 19, 2009 . January 4, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717045119/http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=10751613 . July 17, 2011 . dead .