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KCMH · John Glenn Columbus International Airport

ICAO · US · 34 NTSB events

ID KCMH FAA CMH Elev 815 ft Lat 39° 59.88' N Lon 82° 53.51' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,114 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10R 94.2° 10,114 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
28L 274.2° 10,114 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
10L 94.2° 8,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
28R 274.2° 8,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.600
  • CLD CLNC DEL 126.300
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 132.700
  • A/D COLUMBUS APP/DEP 133.822
  • A/D COLUMBUS APP/DEP 118.200
  • RDO DAYTON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB CHC

    Grens

    0.27 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB CM

    Sumie

    0.39 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 35 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (35 sentences)
  • ·OHIO 277 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – JOHN GLENN COLUMBUS INTL (CMH)(KCMH) P (AR N) 6 E UTC–5(–4DT) N39º59.82´ W82º53.53´ 815 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE CMH RWY 10R–28L: H10114X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1120 PCR 778 F/A/X/T HIRL CL RWY 10R: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 68´.
  • ·RVR–TR RWY 10L–28R: H8000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–242, 2D–472, 2D/2D2–965 PCR 557 F/A/X/T HIRL RWY 10L: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 10L:TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 RWY 10R:TORA–10114TODA–10114 ASDA–10114 LDA–10114 RWY 28L:TORA–10114 TODA–10114 ASDA–10114 LDA–10114 RWY 28R:TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000
  • ·S4 FUEL 100, JET A1+ OX 3, 4 MILITARY— FUEL A, A+ (C614–237–7290/3747) (NC–100, A1+).
  • ·Be alert: Rwy 10L–28R restrictions on Stage I & II turbojet acft 0300–1300Z‡ & on Stage III turbojet acft 0300–1200Z‡.
  • ·Practice apchs for high noise level type acft including non–Stage III mil jet acft shall not be approved unless Rwy 10R–28L is in use & the apch terminates in a full stop taxi–back opn.
  • ·Model acft tfc within a 1 NM radius of a point 8 NM on a 010º bearing from the arpt; surface–5000 ft AGL; SR–SS daily.
  • ·Pilots conducting EFVS ops; be aware LED ALS in use 28L.
  • ·Hold pad for Rwy 28L rstd to acft with wingspan less than 118´.
  • ·Rwy 10L–28R blast pads 200´ x 200´.
  • ·All surfaces around terminal north of Twy D and south of Twy E are non–movement areas.
  • ·Twy D–5 pavement (north of Twy D) is restricted to acft with wingspan less than 79´.
  • ·Twy F1 restricted to acft with wingspan less than 120´.
  • ·Twy R1 rstd to acft with wingspan less than 79´.
  • ·Twys R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 rstd to wingspan less than 118´.
  • ·Taxilane Concourse A btn Twy D3 and Twy D4 clsd to acft wingspan more than 130´.
  • ·Taxilane Concourse C btn twy J and Twy K clsd to acft wingspan more than 135´.
  • ·Noise barrier located at southeast side of airfield rstd to acft with wingspan less than 79´.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·To req ldg rights ctc US Customs between 1230–0300Z‡ Mon–Fri at 614–497–1865.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 614-239-4004
  • ·ASOS 124.6 (614) 333–9354.
  • ·D–ATIS 124.6 UNICOM 122.95 COLUMBUS RCO 122.2 (DAYTON RADIO) ®COLUMBUS APP/DEP CON 134.0 (100º–279º) 125.95 (280º–099º) COLUMBUS TOWER 132.7 GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 126.3 CPDLC (LOGON KUSA) PDC
  • ·APPLETON (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.7 APE Chan 114 N40º09.06´ W82º35.30´ 243º 16.8 NM to fld. 1354/6W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 025º–030º TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 075º–095º 110º–115º DME unusable: 075º–080º ILS/DME 109.1 I–CBP Chan 28 Rwy 10L.

+ 5 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

NTSB events

34 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

41

since 1982

Fatal

4

9.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 253,325 ops in 2002

2024 total

121,404

10-yr total

1,189,469

2024 mix

AC/AT 86% · GA 14% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.08

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=34

  • Other 15
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Ground collision 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-10-07 Cessna 210C · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2022-07-30 Stinson 108-1 · Gear-up · day →
2012-08-26 EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS Sportstar · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2010-12-13 Piaggio P180 · Loss of control · day →
2005-09-26 Cessna 560XL · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1999-05-02 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1999-02-16 Airbus Industrie A-320-231 · Other · VMC · day →
1999-01-22 Cessna 650 · Stall / spin · day →
1998-04-23 Beech 58 · Other · VMC · night →
1995-07-11 Cessna 310R · Runway excursion · night-moonlit →
1995-05-02 Beech 58 · Fuel exhaustion · night →
1994-01-08 JETSTREAM 4101 · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1992-04-18 Robinson R-22B · Other · IMC · day →
1991-07-16 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1991-07-01 Learjet LR25B-XR · Other · IMC · night →
1990-03-22 Cessna 172K · Other · day →
1990-01-07 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-06-14 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5 · Loss of control · night →
1989-01-18 Cessna 182Q · Weather · VMC · day →
1988-05-15 Piper PA-28-181 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-10-26 Cessna 337C · Engine failure · night →
1987-09-10 Aerostar,Piper 600,PA-60-600 · Other · night →
1987-07-13 Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 · Gear-up · night →
1987-06-11 Boeing 737-200 · Fire · VMC · day →
1986-11-01 Boeing B-75-N1 · Other · day →
1985-04-20 Cessna 150D · Other · VMC · day →
1984-12-10 Cessna 210M · Weather · IMC · night →
1984-11-02 Rockwell AC-112A · Other · VMC · day →
1984-07-07 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · day →
1983-11-26 Cessna,Boeing 421B,727-232 · Other · night →
1983-11-18 Piper PA-24-260 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1983-11-05 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · day →
1982-10-28 Piper PA-30 · Other · night-moonlit →
1982-02-16 Beech 90 · Other · IMC · day →

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Candi Jo Roby Columbus OH 4 nm
Paul Anthony Palmisciano Columbus OH 4 nm
Robert Headley Columbus OH 4 nm
Kenneth Ramos Pickerington OH 9 nm
Andrew David Humphrey Johnstown OH 13 nm
John Ginley Dublin OH 14 nm
Angela Graziosi Galena OH 14 nm
Patrick J Rooney Carroll OH 15 nm
Christine Shumway Mortine Delaware OH 19 nm
John Richard Cooper Jr Delaware OH 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Timothy Robert Berridge Whitehall OH 2 nm
Gregory William Kulis Gahanna OH 2 nm
Jerrold Scott Mcdermand Gahanna OH 2 nm
William Robert Farnick Ii Gahanna OH 2 nm
Lewis Meyers Jr Gahanna OH 2 nm
Jose Francisco Perez Gahanna OH 2 nm
Eric Michael Lint Gahanna OH 2 nm
Deborah Anne Worley Gahanna OH 2 nm
David Eugene Worley Gahanna OH 2 nm
Travis Lane Custer Gahanna OH 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Walter R Coster Whitehall OH 2 nm
Joseph Christopher Kosko Whitehall OH 2 nm
James Michael Wilson Whitehall OH 2 nm
Mark Steven Knight Whitehall OH 2 nm
John Corbett Graves Whitehall OH 2 nm
Perry Michael Waricka Whitehall OH 2 nm
Peter Jacob Newman Gahanna OH 2 nm
Andrew Michael Gerold Gahanna OH 2 nm
Robert William Dempsey Gahanna OH 2 nm
Terry Lee Jackson Gahanna OH 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
1 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
20 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
20 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
20 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
45 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
45 nm
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
51 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
54 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
67 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
83 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.