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KUBS · Columbus Lowndes County Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KUBS FAA UBS Elev 188 ft Lat 33° 27.92' N Lon 88° 22.82' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,503 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179° 4,503 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
36 359° 4,503 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D APP/DEP 135.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·152 MISSISSIPPI CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CALEDONIA (L) (L) VORTACW 115.2 CBM Chan 99 N33º38.49´ W88º26.31´ at fld. 250/0E. military use: mnt 1300–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri; 1800–2300Z‡ Sun.
  • ·No NOTAM MP: 0200–0400Z‡ Sun VOR unusable: 317º–223º TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 015º–030º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ DME unusable: 015º–030º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 080º–100º byd 35 NM blo 3,500´ BIGBEE (L) (L) VORTACW 116.2 IGB Chan 109 N33º29.13´ W88º30.82´ 016º 10.1 NM to fld. 245/4E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–020º 015º–045º byd 40 NM 070º–100º byd 40 NM 101º–118º byd 56 NM 119º–130º byd 40 NM 157º–206º byd 40 NM 200º–260º blo 5,000´ 230º–270º byd 40 NM 280º–295º byd 40 NM 310º–325º byd 40 NM ILS 109.3 I–CBM Rwy 13C.
  • ·ILS mnt 1300–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri; 1800–2300Z‡ Sun, clsd Sat and hol.
  • ·No NOTAM MP: 0000Z‡ Sun. radar–See Terminal FLIP for Radar Minima.
  • ·ILS mnt 1300–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri; 1800–2300Z‡ Sun, clsd Sat and hol.
  • ·COLUMBUS–LOWNDES CO (UBS)(KUBS) 3 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N33º27.92´ W88º22.85´ 188 B NOTAM FILE GWO RWY 18–36: H4503X100 (ASPH) S–40, D–70, 2S–89, 2D–120 MIRL RWY 18: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 36: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT MIRL Rwy 18–36 opr dusk–0400Z‡, aft 0400Z‡ Actvt—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 18 and 36 opr consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–0000Z‡, Sat–Sun on call.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·Call ahead for hangar space.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 662-251-4650
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®COLUMBUS APP/DEP CON 135.6 (1300–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1800–2300Z‡ Sun, clsd Sat and hols.) ®MEMPHIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.1 (0100–1300Z‡ Mon–Fri, 2300Z–1800Z‡ Sun, Sat and hols.) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·BIGBEE (L) (L) VORTACW 116.2 IGB Chan 109 N33º29.13´ W88º30.82´ 096º 6.8 NM to fld. 245/4E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–020º 015º–045º byd 40 NM 070º–100º byd 40 NM 101º–118º byd 56 NM 119º–130º byd 40 NM 157º–206º byd 40 NM 200º–260º blo 5,000´ 230º–270º byd 40 NM 280º–295º byd 40 NM 310º–325º byd 40 NM MEMPHIS L–18H IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · UBS

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 14,425 ops in 1990

2024 total

12,474

10-yr total

123,948

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 96% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

24.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-31 PIPISTREL D O O SINUS 912 · Other · VMC · day →
2025-05-31 Cessna 177B · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2020-10-17 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-02-15 Vans RV8 · Other · VMC · day →
2003-10-01 Beech 58 · Other · VMC · day →
1997-06-05 Piper PA-28-180 · Engine failure · day →
1989-08-20 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1988-02-29 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · VMC · day →

Designees in MS

CFI Flight Instructors 482 A&P Mechanics 1,981 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 12 Schools Flight Schools 17 FBO Fixed Base Operators 45 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 45 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 60 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 60 nm
William Joseph Walker Jasper AL 60 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Meridian MS 67 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 82 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 85 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 85 nm
Christopher Frasse Holly Springs MS 95 nm
Mark Gregory Etheredge Pell City AL 106 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
Michael Alan Counihan Columbus MS 3 nm
Garry Lynn Scarboro Columbus MS 3 nm
Bradley Young Stanback Columbus MS 3 nm
Thomas Norton Tait Columbus MS 3 nm
Brett Alan Robinson Columbus MS 3 nm
Gregory Robert Uhl Columbus MS 3 nm
David Pinckney Easterling Jr Columbus MS 3 nm
Jerry Wayne Rives Iii Columbus MS 3 nm
Andrew Brian Schmitt Columbus MS 3 nm
Tyler Arlen West Columbus MS 3 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
Wayne Michael Patenaude Columbus MS 3 nm
Robert Stewart Caldwell Iii Columbus MS 3 nm
Steven Edward Alsup Columbus MS 3 nm
Harold Eugene Caldwell Columbus MS 3 nm
Mike John King Columbus MS 3 nm
David Lorren Perdue Columbus MS 3 nm
David Keith Sisson Columbus MS 3 nm
Harold Gene Williamson Columbus MS 3 nm
Curtis Eugene Bishop Columbus MS 3 nm
Gary Ray Laughlin Columbus MS 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 63 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 68 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 74 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 74 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 123 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 154 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 160 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 162 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 169 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 174 nm

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