# Columbus Air Force Base (CBM / KCBM)

**Columbus Air Force Base** (IATA: CBM, ICAO: KCBM) is a medium airport in Columbus, Mississippi, United States. It opened in 1941. It has 3 runways; the longest is 12,004 ft (3,659 m). It is operated by Air Education and Training Command.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcbm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CBM / KCBM
- FAA: CBM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Education and Training Command
- Serves: Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 218 ft / 66 m
- Coordinates: 33.6438, -88.4438
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 12,004 ft / 3,659 m
- Instrument procedures: 14 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.columbus.af.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Air_Force_Base (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657653
- Weather station: KCBM
- Ident: KCBM

## Timeline

- 1941: Columbus Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13C/31C | 12,004 ft / 3,659 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 13L/31R | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 13R/31L | 6,320 ft / 1,926 m | 175 ft / 53 m | Concrete | 135° / 315° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00091AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,004 ft / 3,659 m | =319 of 29,858 | =72 in North America | =62 in US |
| Elevation | 218 ft / 66 m | =33,459 of 43,403 | =15,295 in North America | =12,877 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 126.075 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 115.200 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 33.860 |
| DEP | DEP | 132.050 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | SOF | 25.210 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.650 |

## Nearby airports

- [GTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtr.md) Golden Triangle Regional Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [TUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktup.md) Tupelo Regional Airport · 47 mi / 76 km
- [TCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcl.md) Tuscaloosa National Airport · 56 mi / 90 km
- [KNMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knmm.md) Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field · 76 mi / 122 km
- [UOX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuox.md) University Oxford Airport · 81 mi / 130 km
- [MSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsl.md) Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · 90 mi / 144 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcbm/data