# The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field (OSU / KOSU)

**The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field** (IATA: OSU, ICAO: KOSU) is a medium airport in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It opened in Aug 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,004 ft (1,525 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OSU / KOSU
- FAA: OSU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Opened: Aug 1943
- Elevation: 906 ft / 276 m
- Coordinates: 40.0798, -83.0730
- Runways: 3
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 5,004 ft / 1,525 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 5 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://osuairport.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902409
- Weather station: KOSU
- Ident: KOSU

## Timeline

- Aug 1943: The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09R/27L | 5,004 ft / 1,525 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 087° / 267° | yes |
| 05/23 | 3,562 ft / 1,086 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 049° / 229° |  |
| 09L/27R | 2,994 ft / 913 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 087° / 267° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05387AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,004 ft / 1,525 m | =6,372 of 29,858 | =2,215 in North America | =1,809 in US |
| Elevation | 906 ft / 276 m | =19,343 of 43,403 | =8,809 in North America | =7,149 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | COLUMBUS APP/DEP | 120.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.350 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.800 |
| GCCD | GND/CLNC DEL | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.800 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [LCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klck.md) Rickenbacker International Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [SGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgh.md) Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [FFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kffo.md) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · 55 mi / 88 km
- [MFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmfd.md) Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [ILN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiln.md) Wilmington Airpark · 59 mi / 95 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/kosu/data