• Source: Columbus Municipal Airport (Indiana)

      • For the military use of this facility, see Bakalar Air Force Base.
      Columbus Municipal Airport (IATA: CLU, ICAO: KBAK, FAA LID: BAK) is three miles north of Columbus, in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.
      Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is BAK to the FAA and CLU to the IATA.


      History


      The airport is on the site of the former World War II Atterbury Army Airfield, a U.S. Army Air Forces facility, and Bakalar Air Force Base, a Cold War-era U.S. Air Force installation utilized primarily by the Air Force Reserve. It was the host base for the 434th Troop Carrier Wing twice, from 1949 to 1952 and again from 1953 to 1969.
      A Douglas DC-3 at the airport was destroyed in a wind storm in May 2022.


      Facilities


      Columbus Municipal Airport covers 2,000 acres (810 ha) at an elevation of 656 feet (200 m). It has two concrete runways: 5/23 is 6,400 by 150 feet (1,951 x 46 m) and 14/32 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).
      In 2005 the airport had 39,155 aircraft operations, average 107 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. In 2015, 77 aircraft were based at the airport: 58 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 7 jet, 2 helicopter, 1 glider and 1 ultra-light.
      The Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum is located at the airport.


      = Terminal

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      The airport completely renovated its terminal building in 2015.


      See also


      List of airports in Indiana


      References




      External links


      Media related to Columbus Municipal Airport at Wikimedia Commons
      Columbus Municipal Airport
      Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
      FAA Airport Diagram for Columbus Municipal (BAK) (PDF), effective November 28, 2024
      FAA Terminal Procedures for Columbus Municipal (BAK), effective November 28, 2024
      Resources for this airport:
      FAA airport information for BAK
      AirNav airport information for KBAK
      ASN accident history for CLU
      FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
      NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
      SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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