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 and fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KCMH · observed 4:51 pm EDT (20:51 UTC), 30 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (170°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 67°F (19°C), dew point 40°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCMH 062051Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 19/04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01940044 56027
TAF KCMH 061720Z 0618/0718 15006KT P6SM SKC FM070200 15004KT P6SM SKC FM071300 19008KT P6SM FEW250 FM071600 23010KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10R/28L | 10,114 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 10L/28R | 8,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-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
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Cmh and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.6 | Columbus |
| Clearance delivery | 119.4 | |
| Clearance delivery | 119.45 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.65 | |
| Clearance delivery | 125.175 | |
| Clearance delivery | 126.3 | Columbus |
| Clearance delivery | 133.55 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Columbus |
| Tower · Departure procedure (HOSIG) · Departure procedure (JENIT) | 132.7 | Columbus |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 091 to 180 | 118.85 | Dayton Tower |
| Approach and departure | 120.2 | |
| Approach | 121.825 | |
| Approach and departure · Cbuss and star · Class C airspace arriving from headings 280 to 099 | 125.95 | Columbus |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Class C (secondary) arriving from headings 100 to 279 | 132.3 | Bolton |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Clprr and star arriving from headings 100 to 279 | 134.0 | Columbus |
| Approach and departure · Departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 181 to 090 | 134.45 | Dayton Tower |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Columbus |
| Columbus and rco | 122.2 | Columbus |
| Operations Deice pad control | 122.775 | Columbus |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 614-333-9354.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Columbus from the FAA register
279 aircraft are registered to owners in Columbus, Ohio: 162 piston singles, 42 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Ohio.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 34 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.