KCSG · Columbus Airport

COLUMBUS, GEORGIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

397

Elevation ft

Runways

6,997

Longest ft · 06/24

32.52N

84.94W

Columbus Airport serves Columbus, Georgia at 397 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,997 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
06/24	6,997 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	3,997 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 397 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)	397 ft	2,515 ft	2,152 ft	3,228 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,597 ft	2,749 ft	2,278 ft	3,418 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,797 ft	2,984 ft	2,405 ft	3,608 ft
35°C afternoon	2,892 ft	3,002 ft	2,415 ft	3,623 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,997 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,623 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 KCSG is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPIM Harris County Airport	20 nm N	5,002 ft
KAUO Auburn University Regional Airport	26 nm W	5,264 ft
KLGC LaGrange Callaway Airport	30 nm N	6,499 ft
KEUF Weedon Field	35 nm S	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCSG

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

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