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Columbus Municipal Airport



For the military use of this facility, see Bakalar Air Force Base

Columbus Municipal Airport (IATA: CLU, ICAO: KBAK, FAA LID: BAK) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Columbus, a city in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BAK by the FAA and CLU by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KBAK.


Airport terminal and control tower
Airport terminal and control tower

History

Columbus Municipal Airport is on the site of the former World War II Atterbury Army Airfield and United States Air Force Bakalar Air Force Base.

Facilities and aircraft

Columbus Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,000 acres (809 ha) at an elevation of 656 feet (200 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved 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).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 39,155 aircraft operations, an average of 107 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. At that time there were 68 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 16% multi-engine, 7% jet and 4% helicopter.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2007-12-20

Airport Identifier:

BAK

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

085-53-46.8000W/39-15-42.9000N
-85.896333/39.261917 (Estimated)

Elevation:

656 ft / 199.95 m (Surveyed)

Land:

2000 acres

From nearest city:

3 nautical miles N of Columbus, IN

Location:

Bartholomew County, IN

Magnetic Variation:

03W (1995)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

City Of Columbus

Address:

4770 Ray Boll Blvd
Columbus, IN 47203

Phone number:

812-376-2519

Manager:

Rod Blasdel

Address:

4770 Ray Boll Blvd
Columbus, IN 47203

Phone number:

812-376-2519

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

No

Control Tower:

Yes

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT IS CLSD HIRL RY 05/23 & MIRL RY 14/32 & MALSR RY 23 ARE PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 05 & PAPI RYS 5, 14 & 32 - CTAF.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

St Louis

Region:

AGL - Great Lakes

Boundary ARTCC:

ZID - Indianapolis

Tie-in FSS:

HUF - Terre Haute

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

BAK (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Certification type/date:

IV A U 03/197
CLSD TO SCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH GREATER THAN 9 PSGR SEATS & UNSCHEDULED ACR OPS GREATER THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. 90-DAY PPR;CALL AMGR 812-376-2519 OR 379-9942.

Federal Agreements:

NGPY

Airport Communications

CTAF:

118.600

Unicom:

122.950 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LLA

Airframe Repair:

MAJOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Bulk Oxygen:

HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimension:

6400 x 150 ft / 1950.7 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 75000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 100000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 160000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High

 

Runway 05

Runway 23

Longitude:

085-54-17.5785W

085-53-19.9993W

Latitude:

39-15-18.8632N

39-16-03.5611N

Elevation:

650.00 ft

656.00 ft

Alignment:

45

127

ILS Type:

 

ILS

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Fair Condition

Precision instrument, Fair Condition

Crossing Height:

54.00 ft

0.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on left side

4-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

0.00°

Approach lights:

 

MALSR

Runway End Identifier:

Yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.

No

Centerline Lights:

No

No

Touchdown Lights:

No

No

Obstruction:

74 ft tree, 3040.0 ft from runway, 94 ft right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear

, 50:1 slope to clear

 

Runway 14/32

Dimension:

5000 x 100 ft / 1524.0 x 30.5 m

Surface:

ASPH, Fair Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 75000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 100000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 160000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 14

Runway 32

Longitude:

085-54-06.7567W

085-53-21.8435W

Latitude:

39-16-02.5348N

39-15-27.5572N

Elevation:

654.00 ft

651.00 ft

Alignment:

127

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

45.00 ft

45.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on left side

4-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

Yes

Centerline Lights:

No

No

Touchdown Lights:

No

No

Obstruction:

, 50:1 slope to clear

38 ft tree, 1591.0 ft from runway, 306 ft left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

BA

NDB

Clifs

 

410.00

03W

5.1 nm

OVO

NDB

North Vernon

 

374.00

02W

18.8 nm

EQZ

NDB

Captain

 

308.00

02W

24.0 nm

HFY

NDB

Greenwood

 

398.00

02W

24.0 nm

HLB

NDB

Batesville

 

254.00

02W

30.2 nm

BM

NDB

Claye

 

382.00

02W

35.0 nm

BFR

NDB

Bedford

 

344.00

02W

35.8 nm

IMS

NDB

Madison

 

404.00

03W

36.3 nm

UMP

NDB

Metropolitan

 

338.00

03W

41.2 nm

HZP

NDB

Zionsville

 

248.00

03W

43.9 nm

UWL

NDB

New Castle

 

385.00

02W

45.8 nm

SHB

VORTAC

Shelbyville

057X

112.00

01E

22.5 nm

OOM

VORTAC

Hoosier

039X

110.20

02W

34.1 nm

VHP

VORTAC

Brickyard

110X

116.30

01E

39.8 nm

ABB

VORTAC

Nabb

071X

112.40

01E

42.3 nm

IND

VOT

Indianapolis Intl

 

109.60

 

33.1 nm

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

74

Single Engine Airplanes:

43

Multi Engine Airplanes:

24

Jet Engine Airplanes:

7

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2005-01-01 - 2005-12-31

Aircraft Operations:

108/Day

General Aviation Local:

29.1%

General Aviation Itinerant:

62.0%

Military:

8.9%

  

Columbus Municipal Airport

Address: Bartholomew County, IN

Tel: 812-376-2519


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General Info
Country United States
State INDIANA
FAA ID BAK
Latitude 39-15-42.900N
Longitude 085-53-46.800W
Elevation 656 feet
Near City COLUMBUS



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