FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OLU |
| Lat/Long: | 41-26-55.4000N / 097-20-27.4000W 41-26.923333N / 097-20.456667W 41.4487222 / -97.3409444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1447 ft. / 441.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of COLUMBUS, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| OLU at field | | COLUMBUS VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 08E |
| OFKr165/32.6 | | NORFOLK VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 08E |
| SCBr248/33.3 | | SCRIBNER VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PLATTE CENTER | | 139/3.4 | | 407 | | 08E | | PLT | .--. .-.. - |
| YORK | | 015/35.3 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
| WAHOO | | 285/35.7 | | 400 | | 06E | | AHQ | .- .... --.- |
| ALABY | | 112/36.1 | | 332 | | 06E | | BVN | -... ...- -. |
| SEWARD | | 338/36.7 | | 269 | | 06E | | SWT | ... .-- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CONTACT 402-910-5247. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6801 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: | 41-27.444208N | | 41-26.476215N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.993517W | | 097-20.245365W |
| Elevation: | 1447.3 ft. | | 1440.5 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 SFL OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| 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: | 41-26.568793N | | 41-27.159333N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.415333W | | 097-19.964970W |
| Elevation: | 1440.9 ft. | | 1439.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 030 true | | 202 magnetic, 210 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 101 ft. | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | CITY OF COLUMBUS P.O. BOX 1677 COLUMBUS, NE 68602-1677 Phone 402-562-4227 LINDA WALTERS, CITY CLERK |
| Manager: | MARK COZAD P.O. BOX 1677, 2765 14TH AVE COLUMBUS, NE 68602-1677 Phone 402-276-5284 MARK COZAD'S CELL PHONE # |
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 21/day * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 September 2011 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (193KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 14 | |
download (258KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 32 | |
download (210KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (228KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (219KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
93Y - David City Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KOFK - Norfolk Regional Airport/Karl Stefan Memorial Field (32 nm N)
KSCB - Scribner State Airport (33 nm E)
KJYR - York Municipal Airport (36 nm S)
KAHQ - Wahoo Municipal Airport (36 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Todd Depue
Photo taken 12-Jan-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 13:28 |
| Sunset | | 17:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 07:05:10 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 01:05:10 |
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| METAR |
| KOLU | 130615Z AUTO 18008KT 4SM SCT020 BKN032 OVC047 M04/M09 A2998 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KOFK 32nm N | 130534Z 1306/1406 17010KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 1307/1309 4SM -SN BR OVC025 FM130900 15010KT 3SM -SN BR OVC015 TEMPO 1310/1314 1SM -SN BR OVC004 FM131400 18010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC005 FM131800 19010KT 5SM -SN BR OVC012 FM140000 26008KT P6SM BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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