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 second largest city, it is Georgia's fourth busiest airport.

This article is about an airport in Georgia, United States. For similarly named airports, see Columbus Airport (disambiguation).
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 is located in Georgia
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CSG is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,997 2,133 Asphalt
13/31 3,997 1,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 11/30/2022)37,662
Based aircraft132
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 Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, D.C., three a day, all continuing to LaGuardia Airport in New York City. 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 the year ending November 30, 2022 the airport had 37,662 aircraft operations, average 103 per day: 86% general aviation, 7% air taxi, 3% airline, and 4% military. 132 aircraft were then based at the airport: 106 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 7 jet, 2 helicopter, 1 glider and 3 ultralight.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Delta Connection Atlanta[7]

Destination statistics
Busiest domestic routes from CSG
(October 2021 – September 2022)[8]
Rank City Passengers
1 Atlanta, Georgia 35,320
2 Charlotte, North Carolina 26,710
3 Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas 15,790

Incidents
  • 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.[9]
  • On July 19, 2009, at around 6:15 pm, a Rutan VariEze crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot was the sole occupant and was killed.[10]

References
  1. "Columbus Airport (official website)". Columbus Airport Commission. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CSG – Columbus Metropolitan PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  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.
  5. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  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 September 27, 2012.
  7. "American Airlines to end service from Columbus Airport". WTVM. January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  8. "RITA | BTS | Transtats". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  9. "CSG crash info". Ledger-Enquirer.com. July 20, 2009.
  10. "Plane Crash at Columbus Airport". WTVM.com. July 19, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2010.


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