# Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU)

> Columbus, US · IATA: OLU · ICAO: KOLU · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `OLU` |
| ICAO | `KOLU` |
| City | Columbus |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 441 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 41.44814, -97.34017 |

## Description

About 8,000 aircraft movements a year — an average of 22 a day, 96 per cent of them general aviation — sum up Columbus Municipal Airport (IATA: OLU, ICAO: KOLU), a mile northeast of Columbus, Nebraska. Run by the Columbus Airport Authority, it offers a concrete runway 14/32 of roughly 6,800 ft (2,070 m), a turf strip 2/20 of about 4,135 ft, and 100LL and Jet A on site. There is no scheduled service, no freighter activity, no cargo terminal and no customs post; the remaining two per cent of air-taxi movements carry no commercial freight relevance. Regional industry, including the metal fabricator Behlen Manufacturing and the Platte Valley's agribusiness, therefore ships by truck on US-30, US-81 and Interstate 80 to the south. Real air cargo consolidates at Omaha's Eppley Airfield (OMA) some 90 miles (145 km) east, Nebraska's freight gateway with FedEx and UPS service and customs facilities, with Lincoln (LNK) as the closer but smaller option. Intercontinental consignments route through Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) or the UPS world hub at Louisville (SDF). Forwarders should read OLU as a business-aviation field, not a freight station.

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