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KCUB Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport
Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: CUB
Lat/Long: 33-58-13.7000N 080-59-42.9000W
33-58.228333N 080-59.715000W
33.9704722,-80.9952500
(estimated)
Elevation: 193.4 ft. / 58.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1995)
From city: 2 miles S of COLUMBIA, SC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 29205

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1950
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CUB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2200
FOR SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL 803-771-7915.
Pattern altitude: 1000.4 ft. MSL
TPA: 807 FT AGL / 1000 FT MSL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 AND REILS RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.075
WX ASOS: 118.675 (803-929-0665)
COLUMBIA APPROACH: 133.4
COLUMBIA DEPARTURE: 133.4
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 124.4
WX ASOS at CAE (6 nm W): PHONE 803-369-6879

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CAEr025/7.4COLUMBIA VORTAC114.7002W
MMTr294/10.0MC ENTIRE VORTAC113.2008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ENOREE130/37.827807WEOE . --- .
AIKEN067/39.034706WAIK .- .. -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:CONTRACT FUEL FOR MILITARY.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 5011 x 75 ft. / 1527 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 15 /F/B/X/T
Single wheel: 44.5
Double wheel: 66.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 33-58.467377N33-57.988432N
Longitude: 081-00.119555W080-59.311278W
Elevation: 193.4 ft.182.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 131 magnetic, 125 true311 magnetic, 305 true
Displaced threshold: no391 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:4999 TODA:4999 ASDA:4999 LDA:4999
400 FT STWY NW END OF RY.
TORA:4999 TODA:4999 ASDA:4999 LDA:4599
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RWY 13 UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RT.
2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 77 ft. tree, 1096 ft. from runway, 148 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RY 13 71 FT TREE 148 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN & 1096 FT FROM THLD, 40 FT POWER LINES 180 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN & 958 FT FROM THLD, 30 FT BLDG 140 FT RIGHT & 900 FT FM THLD, 27 FT BLDG 653 FT FROM THLD & 172 FT LEFT.
64 ft. tree, 1053 ft. from runway, 353 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
RY 31, 18 FTTREES, 160 FT FM THLD 56 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF RICHLAND
PO BOX 192
COLUMBIA, SC 29202
Phone 803-748-4616
Manager: PETER CEVALLOS
1400 JIM HAMILTON BLVD
COLUMBIA, SC 29205
Phone 803-771-7915
FBO EAGLE AVIATION 803-771-7915.

Additional Remarks

RR SWITCHING YARD PARALLEL TO RY 13/31.
AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE AREA NORTH OF ARPT BLO 1500 FT.
NO NORTHBOUND DEP TURNS EITHER RY BLO 1500 FT.
RY TO TWY SEPARATION IS 206 FT. THE SEPARATION DESIGN CRITERION IS NOT FULLY MET FOR ACFT 12,500 LBS AND LARGER
DUE TO PROXIMITY AND RY ALIGNMENT, AIRCREWS HAVE MISTAKEN CAE (RY 11/29) FOR CUB (RY 13/31) WHICH IS 6 MILES SW.
FOR CD CTC COLUMBIA APCH AT 803-822-5242 OR 803-822-5040.

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 from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13   download (227KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (234KB)
LOC RWY 31   download (229KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (203KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCAE - Columbia Metro Airport (6 nm W)
KMMT - Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (10 nm E)
6J0 - Lexington County Airport (16 nm SW)
KFDW - Fairfield County Airport (21 nm N)
KXNO - North Air Force Auxiliary Field (22 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KCUB (Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport)
Photo by King Martin
Photo taken 17-Mar-2011
looking northwest.

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From to KCUB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:1012:10
Sunset18:0723:07
Evening civil twilight18:3223:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Feb-2026 00:49:08
Local (UTC-5)  15-Feb-2026 19:49:08
 
METAR
KCUB 160032Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN014 OVC022 16/15 A2972 RMK AO2 T01610150
KCAE 
6nm W 
160037Z 00000KT 10SM SCT027 16/15 A2971 RMK AO2 T01610150
KMMT 
11nm E 
160035Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM SCT015 BKN028 18/15 A2969 RMK AO2 CIG 015V028 SLP056
TAF
KCUB 152139Z 1522/1618 13006KT P6SM VCSH SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 1522/1602 VRB08KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN008 FM160200 27004KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC006 FM160900 34005KT P6SM SCT005 OVC015 FM161400 03008KT P6SM SKC
KCAE 
6nm W 
152139Z 1522/1618 11007KT P6SM VCSH SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 1522/1602 VRB08KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN008 FM160200 27004KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC006 FM160900 34005KT P6SM SCT005 OVC015 FM161400 03010KT P6SM SKC
KMMT 
11nm E 
160000Z 1600/1706 28006KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2967INS BECMG 1600/1601 28006KT 6000 RA OVC009 QNH2966INS TEMPO 1601/1605 4800 BR OVC005 BECMG 1606/1607 35010G22KT 9999 NSW BKN009 QNH2971INS BECMG 1619/1620 01007KT 9999 SCT025 QNH3021INS TX18/1621Z TN10/1613Z
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 Eagle Aviation
803-771-7915
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[email]
Aviation fuel, Passenger terminal and lounge, Catering, Rental cars, Courtesy cars (free for pilots to use in the local area), ...
 
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FS $6.50 $5.96 
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