Columbia Regional
COU · KCOU · Columbia, Missouri · Boone County · map
Columbia Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Columbia, 10 miles southeast of Columbia, Missouri, 889 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 7,401 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 45 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 41,442 takeoffs and landings a year. About 100,642 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Columbia Regional?
Its FAA code is COU, and its ICAO code is KCOU.
Where is Columbia Regional?
It is 10 miles southeast of Columbia, Missouri, 889 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Columbia Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 02/20, is 7,401 feet long.
Does Columbia Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Columbia Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Columbia Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Denver International, Charlotte/Douglas International, Columbia Regional. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Columbia Regional?
2 pilot examiners and 7 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 Columbia Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA COU · ICAO KCOU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Columbia
- Elevation
- 889 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 7,401 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 5,500 × 100 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 20: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.3 | Columbia |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Cou and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.45 | Columbia |
| Ground | 121.6 | Columbia |
| Approach and departure | 124.375 | Columbia |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 573-488-3025.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Jefferson City Memorial (14 nm south), Jesse Viertel Memorial (23 nm west), Mexico Memorial (28 nm northeast).
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 Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 02; runway end identifier lights runway 20; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 13 and 31, 20 operates continuously.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 3,676 departures from COU in those twelve months, carrying 173,096 passengers in 246,012 seats (70% filled), to 60 destinations (3 abroad) on 20 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Regional → Chicago O'Hare International COU–ORD | 1,947 | 78,745 | Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc., GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a... and 2 more |
| Columbia Regional → Dallas-Fort Worth International COU–DFW | 1,205 | 63,250 | Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc. |
| Columbia Regional → Denver International COU–DEN | 305 | 17,762 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Columbia Regional → Charlotte/Douglas International COU–CLT | 71 | 4,695 | Envoy Air |
| Columbia Regional → Columbia Regional COU–COU | 24 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Columbia Regional → Orlando Sanford International COU–SFB | 17 | 2,310 | Allegiant Air |
| Columbia Regional → Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach COU–VPS | 17 | 2,653 | Allegiant Air |
| Columbia Regional → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain COU–MSP | 5 | 39 | Sun Country Airlines... |
All 60 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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 24 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 15 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 41,442, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,575 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,482 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,025 |
| general aviation, local | 20,712 |
| military | 648 |
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 Columbia from the FAA register
164 aircraft are registered to owners in Columbia, Missouri: 70 piston singles, 53 drones, 13 balloons, 11 turboprops, 10 business jets. 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 Missouri.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Columbia, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Repair stations in Columbia:
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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.
- Martin Maxwell Cupp private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Columbia Jet Center · Columbia, MO (0 nm) · (660) 247-0656 · [email protected]
- Scott Alan Eslinger private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot; airplanes, helicopters · Columbia, MO (0 nm) · (678) 249-5200 · [email protected]
All 13 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 12 since 1982, 1 fatal
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Columbia 164 aircraft · 70 piston singles, 53 drones, 13 balloons
- American Drone Network LLC 39 aircraft in town
- Aerial Advantage INC 9 aircraft in town
- Flight Solutions LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Falcon Cou LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Columbia Jet Center INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Booker Aviation Support Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies LLC · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 1,947 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,205 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 305 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 71 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air
- Columbia Regional (COU) 24 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Orlando Sanford International (SFB) 17 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach (VPS) 17 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 5 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,813 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/COU.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 27, 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.