KOLU · Columbus Municipal Airport

COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,447

Elevation ft

Runways

6,801

Longest ft · 14/32

41.45N

97.34W

Columbus Municipal Airport serves Columbus, Nebraska at 1,447 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 6,801 by 100 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
14/32	6,801 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
02/20	4,135 × 150 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,447 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,447 ft	2,720 ft	2,263 ft	3,394 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,647 ft	2,954 ft	2,389 ft	3,584 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,847 ft	3,188 ft	2,516 ft	3,774 ft
35°C afternoon	4,194 ft	3,256 ft	2,552 ft	3,829 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 6,801 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,829 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 KOLU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOFK Karl Stefan Memorial Airport	33 nm N	5,806 ft
KJYR York Municipal Airport	35 nm S	5,900 ft
KLNK Lincoln Airport	45 nm SE	12,901 ft
KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport	52 nm SW	7,002 ft
KOMA Eppley Airfield	66 nm E	9,502 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KOLU

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

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