Columbia-Adair County
I96 · Columbia, Kentucky · Adair County · map
Columbia-Adair County is a public-use airport owned by Columbia-Adair CO. Arpt Board, 2 miles southwest of Columbia, Kentucky, 819 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,600 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Columbia-Adair County?
Its FAA code is I96.
Where is Columbia-Adair County?
It is 2 miles southwest of Columbia, Kentucky, 819 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Columbia-Adair County?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,600 feet long, asphalt.
Does Columbia-Adair County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Columbia-Adair County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Columbia-Adair County?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner 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-Adair County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA I96
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Columbia-Adair CO. Arpt Board
- Elevation
- 819 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1982
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,600 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the right, trees 21 ft high 299 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Russell County (13 nm east), Taylor County (17 nm north), Wayne County (27 nm southeast), Glasgow Municipal (29 nm west).
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 Kentucky · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR use only; ludot airport is closed.
- Activate PAPI runway 8 and runway 26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 8/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour credit card service available.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Columbia from the FAA register
19 aircraft are registered to owners in Columbia, Kentucky: 13 piston singles, 6 drones. 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 Kentucky.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Anthony David Brooks private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Wayne County Airport · Monticello, KY (27 nm) · (817) 899-8112 · [email protected]
All 2 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.
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 · 1 since 1982, 0 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 19 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 6 drones
- Spinks Aerial Spraying Solutions LLC 6 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kentucky 702 since 1982 · 112 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kentucky 60 landing places
- Kentucky 2,985 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/I96.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.