KBAK · Columbus Municipal Airport

COLUMBUS, INDIANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

656

Elevation ft

Runways

6,401

Longest ft · 05/23

39.26N

85.90W

Columbus Municipal Airport serves Columbus, Indiana at 656 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 6,401 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	6,401 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	5,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 656 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	656 ft	2,566 ft	2,179 ft	3,269 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,856 ft	2,800 ft	2,306 ft	3,459 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,056 ft	3,034 ft	2,432 ft	3,649 ft
35°C afternoon	3,213 ft	3,065 ft	2,449 ft	3,673 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 6,401 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,673 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBAK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOVO North Vernon Airport	19 nm SE	5,002 ft
KGEZ Shelbyville Municipal Airport	20 nm N	5,000 ft
KSER Freeman Municipal Airport	20 nm S	6,001 ft
KHFY Indy South Greenwood Airport	24 nm N	5,102 ft
KHLB Batesville Airport	30 nm E	5,933 ft
KIND Indianapolis International Airport	33 nm NW	11,200 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBAK

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBAK, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBAK or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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