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Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport 
IATA: CUB – ICAO: KCUB – FAA LID: CUB Summary Airport type Public Owner County of Richland Serves Columbia, South Carolina Elevation AMSL 194 ft / 59 m Coordinates 33°58′14″N 080°59′43″W / 33.97056°N 80.99528°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 5,011 1,527 Asphalt Statistics (2009) Aircraft operations 56,000 Based aircraft 126 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport[2] (IATA: CUB, ICAO: KCUB, FAA LID: CUB) is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Columbia, in Richland County, South Carolina, United States.[1] In 2008, the airport was renamed in honor of former airport manager Jim Hamilton.[3] It was formerly known as Columbia Owens Downtown Airport.
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History
Owens Field was the main municipal airport serving Columbia, South Carolina prior to World War II. It was named for Columbia Mayor Lawrence B. Owens, who was one of the most ardent supporters of a municipal airport. On April 24, 1930, the new municipal airport was dedicated. In celebration, an airshow with more than 15,000 people attending saw notable aviators like the President of the Curtiss Flying Service, Casey Jones, Bill Winston (the flying instructor of Charles Lindbergh), and Elliot White Springs.
Eastern Air Transport began passenger and airmail service to Owens Field in 1932. Delta Air Lines began its first scheduled services out of Columbia's new airport in 1934. Just prior to World War II, some Air Corps light observation squadrons flew observation flights from Owens Field, until Columbia Army Air Base opened in 1941. During the war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt landed at Owens Field during a visit to Columbia.
Owens Field remained the commercial airport for Columbia until airline service was relocated to the larger Columbia Metropolitan Airport near Cayce in 1947. Since then Owens Downtown Airport has served the general aviation community of Columbia and the midlands. [4]
Facilities and aircraft
Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport covers an area of 182 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 194 feet (59 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,011 by 75 feet (1,527 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending November 19, 2009, the airport had 56,000 aircraft operations, an average of 153 per day: 92% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 126 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 1% jet and 3% helicopter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CUB (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport". Richland County, South Carolina. http://www.richlandonline.com/departments/CountyCouncil/Committees/Airport%20Commission/index.asp. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ Santaella, Tony (December 30, 2008). "Airport Gets Renamed--Again". WLTX.com. http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=69096&catid=2.
- ^ History of Owens Field
External links
- Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) information from SC Division of Aeronautics
- Eagle Aviation, the fixed base operator (FBO)
- Aerial photo from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CUB, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCUB
- ASN accident history for CUB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KCUB
Categories:- Airports in South Carolina
- Richland County, South Carolina
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