# Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK)

> Columbus, US · IATA: LCK · ICAO: KLCK · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `LCK` |
| ICAO | `KLCK` |
| City | Columbus |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 227 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 39.81380, -82.92780 |

## Description

Cargolux, Cathay Pacific Cargo, Emirates SkyCargo, Etihad Cargo: the carrier list at Rickenbacker International reads like a who's who of intercontinental freight, with up to 15 scheduled widebody freighter arrivals a week plus 747 charters from Atlas Air and Kalitta. LCK is one of the few cargo-dedicated airports in the United States, run by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority as the freight half of a deliberate two-airport system with John Glenn (CMH). The former Strategic Air Command base offers two parallel 12,100-foot runways, true 24/7 operations without slot congestion, and Foreign-Trade Zone 138 on the field. Its core commodity is fashion: central Ohio hosts the headquarters and distribution centres of major US apparel and retail brands, whose Asian imports route through LCK. Norfolk Southern's Rickenbacker intermodal terminal sits next door, and Interstates 70 and 71 are minutes away, putting roughly half the US population within a ten-hour truck drive. The airport honours Eddie Rickenbacker, America's top World War I ace and a Columbus native. Bombers once; boxes of next season's collections now.

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