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KOLU · Columbus Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KOLU FAA OLU Elev 1,447 ft Lat 41° 26.89' N Lon 97° 20.41' 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: 6,801 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 150° 6,801 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.10%
32 330° 6,801 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.10%
02 29.8° 4,135 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.03%
20 209.8° 4,135 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.03%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 125.525
  • CTAF CTAF/UNICOM 123.050
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 128.750
  • RDO RDO 122.200

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

  • NDB PLT

    Platte Center

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • VOR-DME OLU

    Columbus

    111.80 MHz · DME 111.80 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 8 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 MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14; VASI RY 32; REIL RY 32 & MALSR RY 14. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14; VASI RY 32; REIL RY 32 & MALSR RY 14. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • 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)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14; VASI RY 32; REIL RY 32 & MALSR RY 14. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14; VASI RY 32; REIL RY 32 & MALSR RY 14 - CTAF

  • 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

    DEER INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·RY 32 IS DESIGNATED AS THE CALM WIND RY.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·JANELLE KLINE, CITY CLERK FOR SVC AFT DARK CALL (402) 564-7884.
  • ·RY 02/20 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.
  • ·RWY 02 END CONES MARK DSPLCD THLD; NOT RWY END.
  • ·RWY 02 CLNC SLOPE 30:1 DUE TO GRAIN ELEVATOR LEG 116 FT ABV RWY END 3491 FT FROM DSPLCD THLD; RWY 20 CTR PIVOT THRU APCH DURING IRRIGATION SEASON.
  • ·RWY 32 CLNC SLOPE 37:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • ·FOR FUEL AFT HRS CONTACT 402-910-5246.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · OLU

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

1

11.1% 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: 16,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

8,000

10-yr total

79,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 1%

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=5

  • Other 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-05-09 Champion 7GCBC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-07-03 Chomo EAA Biplane B1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-10-15 Cessna 172F · Other · day →
1999-02-18 Mitsubishi 300 · Runway excursion · IMC · day →
1991-09-24 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · day →

Designees in NE

CFI Flight Instructors 389 A&P Mechanics 1,135 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 21 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 11 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 14 FBO Fixed Base Operators 57 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 49 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 49 nm
Jeremy Charles Strack Lincoln NE 49 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 59 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Council Bluffs IA 68 nm
Timothy John Saddler Council Bluffs IA 68 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 98 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 109 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 128 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 128 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
Albin Michael Moore Columbus NE 1 nm
Randall Wade Schnell Columbus NE 1 nm
Ross Allen Niedbalski Columbus NE 1 nm
Samuel David Schnick Columbus NE 1 nm
Dylan Anthony Recek Columbus NE 1 nm
Jaime Robert Gasper Columbus NE 1 nm
Jesse Dale Gasper Columbus NE 1 nm
Joshua Richard Finecy Columbus NE 1 nm
Michael Paul Hamernik Clarkson NE 19 nm
Bill Allen Janak Brainard NE 22 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
Paul Michael Muhle Columbus NE 1 nm
Randall Wade Schnell Columbus NE 1 nm
Cort Landon Loseke Columbus NE 1 nm
Robert Harold Galyen Columbus NE 1 nm
James Gilbert Kohtz Columbus NE 1 nm
Donn Bartley Olson Columbus NE 1 nm
Donald James Shorney Columbus NE 1 nm
Thomas James Ziemba Columbus NE 1 nm
Joshua Thomas Slizoski Monroe NE 12 nm
Darren James Zanardi Schuyler NE 13 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 88 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 123 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 131 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 131 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 132 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 140 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 193 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 193 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 194 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 214 nm

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