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KCOU · Columbia Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KCOU FAA COU Elev 889 ft Lat 38° 49.09' N Lon 92° 13.18' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,401 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 021° 7,401 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.05%
20 201° 7,401 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.05%
13 135° 5,500 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.05%
31 315° 5,500 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.05%

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 · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 128.450
  • GND GND 121.600
  • TWR TWR 119.300
  • CTAF CTAF 119.300
  • A/D MIZZU APP/DEP 124.375
  • RDO RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCOU on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB CO

    Zodia

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME COU

    Columbia

    110.20 MHz · DME 110.20 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 3 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 02; REIL RWY 20; HIRL RWY 02/20; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 02; REIL RWY 20; HIRL RWY 02/20; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 02; REIL RWY 20; HIRL RWY 02/20; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 02; REIL RWY 20; HIRL RWY 02/20; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MIZZOU APCH AT 417-868-5620/5619.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL SAFETY OFFICE (573) 817-5063 OR (573) 817-5062 ARFF INDEX C AVBL UPON REQUEST.
  • ·PAPI RWY 13 & 31, 20 OPR CONSLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · COU

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 43,299 ops in 2000

2024 total

41,442

10-yr total

260,946

2024 mix

AC/AT 12% · GA 86% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=12

  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-01-23 Cessna 414A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2011-07-20 Cessna T210L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2011-02-08 Cessna 210N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-02-04 Piper PA-31T · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1996-08-14 Cessna 150 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-06-23 Piper PA-32R · Fire · VMC · day →
1990-02-18 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · night →
1990-01-30 Hawker Siddeley HS.125-35 · Weather · VMC · night →
1989-11-11 Cessna T210 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1986-01-15 Piper PA-28-180 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1984-10-25 Piper PA32RT-300T · Other · night →
1984-07-17 Beech C-45H · Gear-up · VMC · night →

Designees in MO

CFI Flight Instructors 1,092 A&P Mechanics 4,460 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 46 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 21 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 20 Schools Flight Schools 39 FBO Fixed Base Operators 84 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Scott Alan Eslinger Columbia MO 9 nm
Daniel Reed Wentzville MO 63 nm
William Lovell Winfield MO 70 nm
Martin Maxwell Cupp Brookfield MO 70 nm
Ashley Windsor Warrensburg MO 71 nm
David Wayne Card Warrensburg MO 71 nm
Jeffrey Suhr Warrensburg MO 71 nm
Andrew Donovan Dow Quincy IL 78 nm
Matthew Conrad Chesterfield MO 78 nm
Christopher Hinote Portage Des Sioux MO 88 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
Randy Ray Eckley Ashland MO 1 nm
Mark Wesley Mclemore Ashland MO 1 nm
Chad Wesley Lukins Ashland MO 1 nm
Benjamin Michael Schellman Ashland MO 1 nm
Blake Mitchell Greeves New Bloomfield MO 9 nm
John Raymond Adams Columbia MO 9 nm
John Michael Gagliardi Columbia MO 9 nm
Donald William Lampton Columbia MO 9 nm
Paul Eric Kindling Columbia MO 9 nm
Mark Layton Frankenbach Columbia MO 9 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
Christopher Glen Gilmore Ashland MO 1 nm
Eric Alan Shimp Ashland MO 1 nm
Tony Wayne Dillamon Ashland MO 1 nm
Kenneth Eugene Petre Ashland MO 1 nm
Marlin Scott Wheeler Ashland MO 1 nm
John Dale Bates Ashland MO 1 nm
Rodney Lee Harper Hartsburg MO 8 nm
Paul Eric Kindling Columbia MO 9 nm
James Martin Rathke Columbia MO 9 nm
Joshua David Dakota Columbia MO 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 70 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 74 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 74 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 80 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 107 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 108 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 125 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 125 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 144 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 145 nm

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