# Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU / KOLU)

**Columbus Municipal Airport** (IATA: OLU, ICAO: KOLU) is a medium airport in Columbus, Nebraska, United States. It opened in Aug 1945. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,801 ft (2,073 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OLU / KOLU
- FAA: OLU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Columbus, Nebraska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1945
- Elevation: 1,447 ft / 441 m
- Coordinates: 41.4481, -97.3402
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,801 ft / 2,073 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Municipal_Airport_(Nebraska) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655585
- Weather station: KOLU
- Ident: KOLU

## Timeline

- Aug 1945: Columbus Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 6,801 ft / 2,073 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 150° / 330° | yes |
| 02/20 | 4,135 ft / 1,260 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass | 030° / 210° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,801 ft / 2,073 m | =3,681 of 29,858 | =903 in North America | =687 in US |
| Elevation | 1,447 ft / 441 m | #12,484 of 43,403 | #5,382 in North America | #4,111 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 125.525 |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 128.750 |
| CTAF | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.050 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [OFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kofk.md) Karl Stefan Memorial Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [LNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klnk.md) Lincoln Airport · 51 mi / 83 km
- [GRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgri.md) Central Nebraska Regional Airport · 60 mi / 97 km
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · 76 mi / 122 km
- [OFF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koff.md) Offutt Air Force Base · 78 mi / 125 km
- [SUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksux.md) Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field · 82 mi / 132 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/kolu/data