Columbus Municipal Airport (Indiana) Explained

Columbus Municipal Airport
Image2-Width:150
Iata:CLU
Icao:KBAK
Faa:BAK
Type:Public
Owner:City of Columbus
Location:Columbus, Indiana
Elevation-F:656
Elevation-M:200
Coordinates:39.2619°N -85.8964°W
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Indiana/United States
Pushpin Label:BAK
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:6,400
R1-Length-M:1,951
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Number:14/32
R2-Length-F:5,000
R2-Length-M:1,524
R2-Surface:Concrete
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2005)
Stat1-Data:39,155
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2015)
Stat2-Data:77
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

For the military use of this facility, see Bakalar Air Force Base.Columbus Municipal Airport is three miles north of Columbus, in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is BAK to the FAA and CLU to the IATA.[2]

History

The airport is on the site of the former World War II Atterbury Army Airfield, a U.S. Army Air Forces facility, and Bakalar Air Force Base, a Cold War-era U.S. Air Force installation utilized primarily by the Air Force Reserve. It was the host base for the 434th Troop Carrier Wing twice, from 1949 to 1952 and again from 1953 to 1969.

A Douglas DC-3 at the airport was destroyed in a wind storm in May 2022.[3]

Facilities

Columbus Municipal Airport covers 2000acres at an elevation of 656 feet (200 m). It has two concrete runways: 5/23 is 6,400 by 150 feet (1,951 x 46 m) and 14/32 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).

In 2005 the airport had 39,155 aircraft operations, average 107 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. In 2015, 77 aircraft were based at the airport: 58 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 7 jet, 2 helicopter, 1 glider and 1 ultra-light.

The Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum is located at the airport.

Terminal

The airport completely renovated its terminal building in 2015.

See also

References

  1. , effective 2009-05-07.
  2. Web site: CLU - Columbus [Muni], IN, US - Airport - Great Circle Mapper]. gc.kls2.com.
  3. News: Ryan . Haley . Damaged Columbus aircraft to be surplus equipment and auctioned off . 11 December 2023 . Indiana Public Media . 22 June 2022.

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