KCBM · Columbus Air Force Base

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI · MEDIUM AIRPORT

219

Elevation ft

Runways

12,004

Longest ft · 13C/31C

33.64N

88.44W

Columbus Air Force Base serves Columbus, Mississippi at 219 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13C/31C, at 12,004 by 300 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13C/31C	12,004 × 300 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
13L/31R	8,001 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
13R/31L	6,320 × 175 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 219 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	219 ft	2,481 ft	2,133 ft	3,200 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,419 ft	2,715 ft	2,260 ft	3,390 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,619 ft	2,949 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft
35°C afternoon	2,672 ft	2,959 ft	2,392 ft	3,588 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13C/31C, 12,004 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,588 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

Listed for reference only: KCBM is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGTR Golden Triangle Regional Airport	14 nm SW	8,003 ft
KSTF George M Bryan Airport	24 nm SW	5,550 ft
K3M8 North Pickens Airport	27 nm SE	5,144 ft
KAIV George Downer Airport	35 nm S	5,001 ft
KHAB Marion County Rankin Fite Airport	36 nm NE	5,495 ft
KTUP Tupelo Regional Airport	41 nm NW	7,150 ft

04Fuel and services at KCBM

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KCBM. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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