FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OLU |
| Lat/Long: | 41-26-52.8000N / 097-20-33.5000W
41-26.880000N / 097-20.558333W
41.4480000 / -97.3426389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1447 ft. / 441.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of COLUMBUS, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 68601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS
FOR SVC AFTER DARK CALL; (402) 564-0521/7884. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14; VASI RY 32; REIL RY 32 & MALSR RY 14 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.525 (402-563-3895) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.75/346.3 (OMAHA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OLU at field | | COLUMBUS VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 08E |
| OFKr165/32.7 | | NORFOLK VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 08E |
| SCBr248/33.4 | | SCRIBNER VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PLATTE CENTER | | 141/3.4 | | 407 | | 08E | | PLT | .--. .-.. - |
| YORK | | 015/35.3 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
| WAHOO | | 283/35.8 | | 400 | | 07E | | AHQ | .- .... --.- |
| ALABY | | 112/36.1 | | 332 | | 06E | | BVN | -... ...- -. |
| SEWARD | | 338/36.7 | | 269 | | 06E | | SWT | ... .-- - |
| FREMONT | | 264/37.1 | | 311 | | 06E | | FET | ..-. . - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CONTACT 402-910-5246, 402-910-5247 OR 402-563-4143. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6800 x 100 ft. / 2073 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 43.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-27.444217N | | 41-26.476233N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.993500W | | 097-20.245333W |
| Elevation: | 1447.4 ft. | | 1440.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 150 true | | 322 magnetic, 330 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 950 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6800 TODA:6800 ASDA:6260 LDA:6260 | | TORA:6800 TODA:6800 ASDA:6800 LDA:5850 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 31 ft. bldg, 925 ft. from runway, 600 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4135 x 150 ft. / 1260 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | BOUNDARY MARKERS-G. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 02/20 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 41-26.568783N | | 41-27.159350N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.415317W | | 097-19.964983W |
| Elevation: | 1440.0 ft. | | 1439.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 030 true | | 202 magnetic, 210 true |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. bldg, 420 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 45 ft. pline, 1480 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COLUMBUS AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1308 BILL BABKA DRIVE
COLUMBUS, NE 68601-2076
Phone 402-910-8113 |
| Manager: | JERRY L. SCHULTZ
1308 BILL BABKA DRIVE, 2765 14TH AVE
COLUMBUS, NE 68601-2076
Phone 402-564-7377 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 32 IS DESIGNATED AS THE CALM WIND RY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (210KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (197KB) |
| LOC RWY 14 | |
download (239KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 32 | |
download (217KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
93Y - David City Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KOFK - Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (33 nm N)
KSCB - Scribner State Airport (33 nm E)
KJYR - York Municipal Airport (35 nm S)
KAHQ - Wahoo Municipal Airport (36 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Todd Depue
Photo taken 12-Jan-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 18:51 | | 23:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 00:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 22:24:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Oct-2008 17:24:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KOLU | 122155Z AUTO 17016G25KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A2994 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KOFK
32nm N | 121720Z 121818 17018G30KT P6SM OVC030 TEMPO 2024 3SM TSRA OVC015CB FM0000 18012KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN010 OVC025 FM0400 31013KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM1200 32012KT P6SM OVC015 FM1500 33012KT 6SM -RA OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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