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John Glenn Columbus International

CMH · KCMH · Columbus, Ohio · Franklin County · map

John Glenn Columbus International is a public-use airport owned by Columbus Regional Airport Auth, 6 miles east of Columbus, Ohio, 815 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10R/28L, is 10,114 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 66 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 43 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 121,404 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4,337,193 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for John Glenn Columbus International?

Its FAA code is CMH, and its ICAO code is KCMH.

Where is John Glenn Columbus International?

It is 6 miles east of Columbus, Ohio, 815 feet above sea level.

How long is the longest runway at John Glenn Columbus International?

The longest of its 2 runways, 10R/28L, is 10,114 feet long.

Does John Glenn Columbus International have a control tower?

Yes, it has a control tower.

What fuel can you buy at John Glenn Columbus International?

The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.

Where can you fly nonstop from John Glenn Columbus International?

Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Laguardia, Orlando International, Newark Liberty International. Every route

Are there flight schools at John Glenn Columbus International?

7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Ohio State University and Columbus State Community College. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to John Glenn Columbus International?

13 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for John Glenn Columbus International…

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA CMH · ICAO KCMH
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
Columbus Regional Airport Auth
Elevation
815 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
Attended
around the clock
Lights
beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
Notes
landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
On the chart
Cincinnati sectional
Magnetic variation
7W
In the FAA's files since
October 1937

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

10R28L10L28RN5,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for John Glenn Columbus International
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
10R/28L10,114 × 150 ftAsphalt, goodHigh-intensity lights
10L/28R8,000 × 150 ftAsphalt, goodHigh-intensity lights
  • Runway 10R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
  • Runway 28L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
  • Runway 10L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
  • Runway 28R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)

Radio frequencies

UNICOM122.95
Digital ATIS · Cmh and automated weather (ASOS)124.6Columbus
Clearance delivery119.4
Clearance delivery119.45
Clearance delivery121.65
Clearance delivery125.175
Clearance delivery126.3Columbus
Clearance delivery133.55
Ground121.9Columbus
Tower · Departure procedure (HOSIG) · Departure procedure (JENIT)132.7Columbus
Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 091 to 180118.85Dayton Tower
Approach and departure120.2
Approach121.825
Approach and departure · Cbuss and star · Class C airspace arriving from headings 280 to 099125.95Columbus
Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Class C (secondary) arriving from headings 100 to 279132.3Bolton
Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Clprr and star arriving from headings 100 to 279134.0Columbus
Approach and departure · Departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 181 to 090134.45Dayton Tower
Emergency121.5Columbus
Columbus and rco122.2Columbus
Operations Deice pad control122.775Columbus

Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 614-333-9354.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
Repairs
airframe and engine: major repairs
Parking
hangars, tie-downs
Oxygen
bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
Also here
air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Notes
landing fee charged

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Ohio State University Airport (10 nm northwest), Rickenbacker International (11 nm south), Bolton Field (13 nm southwest).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Ohio · avgas.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Helicopter asp: provided ingress/egress rtes used are as directed by port Columbus the control tower.
  • Model aircraft traffic within a 1 NM rds of a point 8 NM on a 010 degrees brg from the airport; surface - 5000 feet above ground level; sunrise to sunset daily.
  • Runway 10L blast pad 200 feet an X 200 feet.
  • Runway 28R blast pad 200 feet an X 200 feet.
  • Birds in the vicinity of airport.
  • Taxiway D-5 pavement (north of taxiway D) is rstrd to aircraft with wingspan less than 79 feet.
  • Be alert: runway 10L/28R restrictions on stage I and II turbojet aircraft 10:00 pm to 8:00 am and on stage iii turbojet aircraft 10:00 pm to 7:00 am. Practice approaches for high noise level type aircraft including NON-STAGE iii military jet aircraft shall not be approved unless runway 10R/28L is in use and the approach terminates in a full stop TAXI-BACK open.
  • All surfaces around terminal; north of taxiway 'D' and south of taxiway 'E' are NON-MOVEMENT areas.
  • Noise barrier located at southeast side of airfield restricted to aircraft with wingspan less than 79 feet.
  • Flight notification service (adcus) available.
  • Taxiway F1 rstrd to aircraft with wingspan less than 120 feet.
  • Taxiways R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 rstrd to wingspan less than 118 feet.

Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings

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Arrivals and departures, last hour

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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.

Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026

Airlines reported 48,461 departures from CMH in those twelve months, carrying 4,428,214 passengers in 5,916,983 seats (75% filled), to 162 destinations (11 abroad) on 43 airlines.

All 162 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month

From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.

Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024

single-engine10multi-engine7jets46helicopters3
Based aircraft, as a table
aircraft
single-engine10
multi-engine7
jets46
helicopters3
43different aircraft heard arriving or departing here in the last 7 days (177 in 30 days)

The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.

4,337,193passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024

Takeoffs and landings a year about 121,404, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

airline88,829air taxi and commuter15,771general aviation, travelling16,591military213
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
a year
airline88,829
air taxi and commuter15,771
general aviation, travelling16,591
military213

Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Columbus from the FAA register

280 aircraft are registered to owners in Columbus, Ohio: 162 piston singles, 43 business jets, 30 helicopters, 15 piston twins, 12 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Ohio.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

  • Ohio State University 23 aircraft · Columbus
  • Columbus State Community College 7 aircraft · Columbus
  • Central Ohio Soaring Association 4 aircraft · Columbus The Central Ohio Soaring Association is a flying club based at Marion Municipal Airport near Columbus, Ohio.
  • Central Ohio Flyers Assn 1 aircraft · Columbus Central Ohio Flyers Association is a shared-ownership flying club located in central Ohio with bases at Columbus (KOSU) and Delaware (KDLZ).
  • Central Ohio Flyers Association 1 aircraft · Columbus Central Ohio Flyers Association is an ownership-based flying club located in central Ohio with bases at Columbus (KOSU) and Delaware (KDLZ).
  • Flight Gear Aviation LLC 5 aircraft · Pickerington, 10 miles away Flight Gear Aviation LLC is a flight school based at Newark-Heath Airport in Heath, Ohio, offering pilot training programs from private pilot through commercial and instrument ratings, as well as jet type ratings in Cessna Citation aircraft
  • N3386F Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Pickerington, 10 miles away Columbus Flying Club is a flying club based at Ohio State University Airport in Columbus, Ohio.

Charter operators and airlines based in Columbus:

  • AirNet II LLC 20 aircraft on the certificate AirNet II is a cargo charter operator specializing in time-critical and mission-critical logistics, including life sciences and radiopharmaceutical transport, dangerous goods, and high-value cargo.

Repair stations in Columbus:

Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 11 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 11 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 16 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 5 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 39 training center evaluators, 33 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

  • Candi Jo Roby private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · The Ohio State University Airport · Columbus, OH (0 nm) · (740) 417-0086 · [email protected]
  • Christine Shumway Mortine private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Bolton Field TZR · Columbus, OH (0 nm) · (614) 205-3129 · [email protected]
  • Paul Anthony Palmisciano private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · OHio State University Airport · Columbus, OH (0 nm) · (614) 395-1639 · [email protected]
  • robert headley private pilot (proficiency) · columbus, OH (0 nm) · (330) 283-6860 · [email protected]
  • Kenneth Ramos private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Pickerington, OH (9 nm) · (614) 306-2060 · [email protected]
  • Angela Graziosi private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Galena, OH (12 nm) · (614) 746-4090 · [email protected]
  • John Ginley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Dublin, OH (13 nm) · (330) 414-7773 · [email protected]
  • Andrew David Humphrey sport pilot; airplanes · Heavenbound Aviation · Johnstown, OH (14 nm) · (740) 644-4690 · [email protected]

All 113 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 34 since 1982, 2 fatal

2022-07-30ERA22LA353 · Stinson 108-1 N9162K · accident · no injuries
2012-08-26CEN12CA600 · Evektor-Aerotechnik As Sportstar N904LA · accident · no injuries
2010-12-13CEN11IA108 · Piaggio P180 N140SL · incident · no injuries
2007-10-07CHI08CA012 · Cessna 210C N3601Y · accident · no injuries
2005-09-26CHI05LA277 · Cessna 560Xl N699QS · accident · no injuries
1999-05-02NYC99LA104 · Cessna 172 N5815E · accident · no injuries
1999-02-16NYC99IA062 · Airbus Industrie A-320-231 N628AW · incident · no injuries
1999-01-22NYC99LA051 · Cessna 650 N782QS · accident · no injuries
1998-04-24IAD98FA047 · Beech 58 N258B · accident · 1 killed
1995-07-12NYC95LA153 · Cessna 310R N1723E · accident · no injuries
1995-05-02NYC95LA098 · Beech 58 N4575S · accident · serious injuries
1994-01-08DCA94MA027 · Jetstream 4101 N304UE · accident · 5 killed

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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Who works here
Airlines fly from here to
Record
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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CMH.json.

Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.