# Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK / KLCK)

**Rickenbacker International Airport** (IATA: LCK, ICAO: KLCK) is a medium airport in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It opened in 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 12,103 ft (3,689 m). In 2025 it handled 341 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LCK / KLCK
- FAA: LCK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 744 ft / 227 m
- Coordinates: 39.8138, -82.9278
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 12,103 ft / 3,689 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 5 arrivals
- Passengers: 341,357 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://rickenbackerinlandport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbacker_International_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432595
- Weather station: KLCK
- Ident: KLCK

## Timeline

- 1942: Rickenbacker International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 12,103 ft / 3,689 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 05L/23R | 11,902 ft / 3,628 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/06846AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 92,572 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 164,615 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 203,023 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 265,644 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 305,523 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 306,924 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 206,971 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 295,450 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 293,739 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 296,553 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 283,585 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 341,357 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

10 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Cargo (10)

- [CAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcak.md) Akron Canton Regional Airport · United States · 109 mi / 176 km · Castle Aviation
- [CLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle.md) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · United States · 124 mi / 200 km · Castle Aviation
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 179 mi / 288 km · FedEx Express
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 300 mi / 483 km · Cargolux, Emirates SkyCargo
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 486 mi / 782 km · Cargolux, Emirates SkyCargo
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 508 mi / 817 km · FedEx Express
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 3,119 mi / 5,020 km · Cargolux
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 4,167 mi / 6,706 km · Cargolux
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,246 mi / 6,833 km · Emirates SkyCargo
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 6,782 mi / 10,914 km · Korean Air Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LCK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- USC [AirNet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airnet-express)

### Cargo (5)

- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 4
- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 3
- CSJ [Castle Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/castle-aviation) · 2
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 2
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 341K (2025) | #1,283 of 3,974 | #292 in North America | #196 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,103 ft / 3,689 m | #291 of 29,858 | #66 in North America | #56 in US |
| Elevation | 744 ft / 227 m | #22,544 of 43,403 | #10,690 in North America | #8,823 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | COLUMBUS APP | 119.150 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 132.750 |
| DEP | COLUMBUS DEP | 123.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.850 |
| OPS | ARNG OPS | 36.700 |
| POST | COMD POST | 23.880 |
| TWR | RICK TWR | 120.050 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [OSU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kosu.md) The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · 20 mi / 32 km
- [SGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgh.md) Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport · 48 mi / 78 km
- [ILN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiln.md) Wilmington Airpark · 53 mi / 86 km
- [ZZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kzzv.md) Zanesville Municipal Airport · 56 mi / 90 km
- [FFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kffo.md) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · 59 mi / 96 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Rickenbacker International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rickenbacker_International_Airport&oldid=1375693776), revision of 19 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/klck/data