KCMH · John Glenn Columbus International Airport

COLUMBUS, OHIO · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

815

Elevation ft

Runways

10,114

Longest ft · 10R/28L

40.00N

82.89W

John Glenn Columbus International Airport serves Columbus, Ohio at 815 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10R/28L, at 10,114 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
10R/28L	10,114 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
10L/28R	8,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 815 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	815 ft	2,597 ft	2,196 ft	3,294 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,015 ft	2,831 ft	2,323 ft	3,484 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,215 ft	3,065 ft	2,449 ft	3,674 ft
35°C afternoon	3,411 ft	3,103 ft	2,470 ft	3,705 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10R/28L, 10,114 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,705 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 KCMH is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOSU The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field	10 nm NW	5,004 ft
KLCK Rickenbacker International Airport	11 nm S	12,103 ft
KTZR Bolton Field	13 nm SW	5,500 ft
KLHQ Fairfield County Airport	18 nm SE	5,003 ft
KDLZ Delaware Municipal Airport	20 nm NW	5,800 ft
K4I3 Knox County Airport	26 nm NE	5,504 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCMH

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KCMH, 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 KCMH or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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