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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCOU · observed 1:54 pm CDT (18:54 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCOU 061854Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 26/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02610089
TAF KCOU 061720Z 0618/0718 19008KT P6SM SKC FM070900 21005KT P6SM SKC FM071500 25009KT 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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. 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.
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 Columbia from the FAA register
163 aircraft are registered to owners in Columbia, Missouri: 69 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Missouri.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.