Columbus Municipal Airport is a public airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located one mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Columbus

Columbus, Nebraska

Columbus is a city in east central Nebraska, United States. Its population was 22,111 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Platte County.-Pre-settlement history:...

, in Platte County

Platte County, Nebraska

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,662 people, 12,076 households, and 8,465 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 12,916 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

, Nebraska

Nebraska

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Columbus Airport Authority.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 602 acres (243.6 ha), and contains two runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s: 14/32 with a concrete

Concrete

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 pavement measuring 6,800 x 100 ft (2,073 x 30 m); and 2/20 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 4,135 x 150 ft (1,260 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending August 24, 2007, the airport had 15,000 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day: 97% general aviation

General aviation

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, 3% air taxi

Air taxi

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and <1% military.