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KUBS Columbus-Lowndes County Airport
Columbus, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: UBS
Lat/Long: 33-27-55.4280N / 088-22-49.1390W
33-27.923800N / 088-22.818983W
33.4653967 / -88.3803164
(estimated)
Elevation: 188 ft. / 57 m (estimated)
Variation: 01E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of COLUMBUS, MS
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 39702

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1952
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GWO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1000-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 OPER DUSK-2200. AFTER 2200 ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
COLUMBUS APPROACH: 135.6
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: 135.6
WX AWOS-3 at GTR (11 nm W): 126.375 (662-328-7798)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLOSED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IGBr096/6.8BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E
CBMr165/11.0CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALICEVILLE335/23.2254AIV .- .. ...-
BRYAN083/23.628102ESTF ... - ..-.
FAYETTE242/32.120400EFDF ..-. -.. ..-.
LOUISVILLE061/39.221200ELMS .-.. -- ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL SERVICE AFTER HOURS, CALL (662) 242-8120.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4500 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 70.0
Double tandem: 120.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 18/36 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 33-28.290400N33-27.548500N
Longitude: 088-22.861667W088-22.848333W
Gradient: 0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 178 magnetic, 179 true358 magnetic, 359 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 68 ft. trees, 2510 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear65 ft. trees, 2075 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
523 MAIN ST, PO BOX 1408
COLUMBUS, MS 39703
Phone 662-328-7021
Manager: MIKE TALONEY
368 FABRITEK DRIVE
COLUMBUS, MS 39702
Phone 662-327-6907

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/day *
52% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
2% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 03 December 2008

Additional Remarks

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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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS-A   download (164KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (11 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (11 nm N)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (15 nm W)
M83 - McCharen Field Airport (16 nm NW)
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (19 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5411:54
Sunrise06:2012:20
Sunset16:5522:55
Evening civil twilight17:2123:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 23:25:20
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 17:25:20
 
METAR
KGTR 
9nm W 
082250Z 10005KT 10SM SCT100 20/10 A3018
KCBM 
11nm N 
082255Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T01810126 $
TAF
KGTR 
9nm W 
081733Z 0818/0918 12008KT P6SM SCT250 FM090000 10004KT P6SM BKN200 FM090900 09006KT P6SM OVC200 FM091500 08012KT P6SM SCT030 OVC150
NOTAMs
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Taloney Air Service 662-327-6907
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.50 $3.40 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KUBS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
WINGATE BY WYNDHAM - COLUMBUS 4.1 78-90
 

Other hotels near Columbus-Lowndes County Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.7 50-180
HAMPTON INN COLUMBUS MS 4.1 90-110
DAYS INN COLUMBUS MS 4.6 65-70
COMFORT INN COLUMBUS 4.7 110-111
BEST WESTERN EXECUTIVE SUITES 5.0 72-155

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Columbus-Lowndes County Airport

6 in Columbus
3 in West Point
 

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