Columbus Metropolitan Airport

Columbus Airport[1] (IATA: CSG, ICAO: KCSG, FAA LID: CSG) (formerly Columbus Metropolitan Airport) is four miles northeast of Columbus, in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States.[2] Serving Georgia's third largest city, it is Georgia's fourth busiest airport.

Columbus Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerColumbus Airport Commission
ServesColumbus, Georgia
Elevation AMSL397 ft / 121 m
Coordinates32°30′59″N 084°56′20″W
Websitewww.FlyColumbusGA.com
Map
CSG
CSG
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,997 2,133 Asphalt
13/31 3,997 1,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations23,658
Based aircraft133
Sources: Airport,[1] FAA,[2] Georgia DOT[3]

FAA records say the airport had 51,288 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 48,526 in 2009 and 63,726 in 2010.[5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[6]

Eastern Airlines flights began about 1944, Delta arrived in 1947 and Southern in 1949; Eastern and Southern pulled out in 1979 and Delta's last mainline flights were in 1995-96.

In 1968 Southern was allowed to start nonstop DC-9s Columbus to Washington Dulles, three a day, all continuing to La Guardia. The flights continued (two to four a day) until 1979.

Facilities

The airport covers 680 acres (275 ha) at an elevation of 397 feet (121 m). It has two asphalt runways: 6/24 is 6,997 by 150 feet (2,133 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 3,997 by 150 feet (1,218 x 46 m).[2]

In 2011 the airport had 23,658 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 80% general aviation, 16% air taxi, 2% airline, and 2% military. 133 aircraft were then based at the airport: 79% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 6% jet, and 1% helicopter.[2]

Airline and destination
AirlinesDestinations
Delta Connection Atlanta

Destination statistics
Busiest domestic routes from CSG
(October 2016 – September 2017)[7]
Rank City Passengers
1 Atlanta, Georgia 43,630

Incidents
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  • On August 17, 1984, after stopping to refuel on a flight from Tennessee to Florida, a Mooney M20 crashed shortly after takeoff. There were four fatalities.[8]
  • On July 19, 2009, at around 6:15 PM, a Rutan VariEze crashed shortly after take off. The pilot was the sole occupant and was killed.[9]

References
  1. "Columbus Airport (official website)". Columbus Airport Commission. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. FAA Airport Master Record for CSG – Columbus Metropolitan (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  3. "CSG – Columbus Metropolitan". Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  5. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  6. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27. External link in |work= (help)
  7. "RITA | BTS | Transtats". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  8. "CSG crash info". Ledger-Enquirer.com. July 20, 2009.
  9. "Plane Crash at Columbus Airport". WTVM.com. July 19, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2010.


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