# Columbia Regional Airport (COU)

> Columbia, US · IATA: COU · ICAO: KCOU · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `COU` |
| ICAO | `KCOU` |
| City | Columbia |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 271 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 38.81810, -92.21960 |

## Description

October 2025 brought 14,202 departing passengers through Columbia Regional Airport (IATA: COU, ICAO: KCOU), the busiest single month in the mid-Missouri field's history — growth that is entirely on the passenger side. American, United and Allegiant now link Columbia with Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Charlotte and the leisure markets of Orlando-Sanford and Destin-Fort Walton Beach, with close to 300,000 seats scheduled for 2026. Dedicated air cargo, by contrast, is absent: no freight terminal, routine freighter service or air-freight customs post is documented, and belly space on the regional jets in use is too tight for commercial consignments. Shippers around Columbia and the University of Missouri therefore truck their traffic along Interstate 70 to the larger gateways. St. Louis Lambert (STL) lies about 120 miles east and Kansas City (MCI), with its terminal opened in 2023, roughly 125 miles west, while Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) offers the nearest broad long-haul choice. For forwarders COU is a travel airport rather than a freight point, though a practical origin for on-board couriers and hand-carried shipments.

---

*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/columbia-regional-airport-cou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/columbia-regional-airport-cou)*

*Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/columbia-regional-airport-cou](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/columbia-regional-airport-cou)*

*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/columbia-regional-airport-cou/llm-summary*