Columbus Municipal Airport (Indiana)

Columbus Municipal Airport
USGS aerial photo - 7 Aug 1997
FAA airport diagram
IATA: CLU – ICAO: KBAK – FAA LID: BAK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Columbus
Location		Columbus, Indiana
Elevation AMSL		656 ft / 200 m
Coordinates		39°15′43″N 085°53′47″W / 39.26194°N 85.89639°W / 39.26194; -85.89639
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
5/23	6,400	1,951	Asphalt
14/32	5,000	1,524	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			39,155
Based aircraft			68
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

For the military use of this facility, see Bakalar Air Force Base

Columbus Municipal Airport (IATA: CLU, ICAO: KBAK, FAA LID: BAK) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Columbus, a city in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BAK by the FAA and CLU by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KBAK.^[2]

Airport terminal and control tower

History

Columbus Municipal Airport is on the site of the former World War II Atterbury Army Airfield and United States Air Force Bakalar Air Force Base.

Facilities and aircraft

Columbus Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,000 acres (810 ha) at an elevation of 656 feet (200 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 6,400 by 150 feet (1,951 x 46 m) and 14/32 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 39,155 aircraft operations, an average of 107 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. At that time there were 68 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 16% multi-engine, 7% jet and 4% helicopter.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for BAK (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: CLU / KBAK - Columbus, Indiana

External links

• Columbus Municipal Airport
• Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
• FAA Airport Diagram for Columbus Municipal (BAK) (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
• FAA Terminal Procedures for Columbus Municipal (BAK), effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KBAK
  • ASN accident history for CLU
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KBAK