Rickenbacker International
LCK · KLCK · Columbus, Ohio · Franklin County · map
Rickenbacker International is a public-use airport owned by Columbus Rgnl Airport Authority, 10 miles south of Columbus, Ohio, 744 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 05R/23L, is 12,103 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives) and about 50 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 16,873 takeoffs and landings a year. About 147,944 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KLCK · observed 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC), 57 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 67°F (19°C), dew point 42°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 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 KLCK 062155Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 19/05 A3006 RMK AO2 T01920054
TAF KLCK 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 LCK · ICAO KLCK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Columbus Rgnl Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 744 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- 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
- July 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 12,103 × 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 05L/23R | 11,902 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete |
- Runway 05R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 23L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 05L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 898 ft, 11,004 ft available for landing
- Runway 23R: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 989 ft, 10,913 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 132.75 | Rick Tower |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 125.275 | Rick Tower |
| Tower | 120.05 | Rick Tower |
| Approach and departure | 134.0 | Rick Tower |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Rick Tower |
| Arng and operations | 123.09 | Rick Tower |
| Cbuss and star · Dubln and star | 125.95 | Rick Tower |
| Operations Arng C-26 call torso operations | 139.3 | Rick Tower |
| Arng and operations | 142.6 | Rick Tower |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 614-492-2441.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,873, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 · 7 since 1982, 3 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
- Pattern altitude for light aircraft weighing 12500 pounds or less 656'; pattern altitude for aircraft greater than 12500 pounds 1156'; pattern altitude for overhead traffic 1656'.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Contact gnd control for clnc prior to pushback onto taxiway 'A' from cargo ramp 2.
- Ang; 121 arw KC-135 R comd post DSN696-4468. Ltd tran service available, wkd 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm++ exe holidays. Ltd tran fuel/prk, tran aircrew must assist/perform refuel operates. Fuel available on ang ramp on prior required only. Aircraft support not coord by prior permission required 48 hour prior with 121 arw may not be available.
- Arng; operates 1200-2100Z++ wkd except holidays. No tran service after 1900Z++, DSN346-6411,C614-336-6411.
- Remark; see flip AP/1 supplementary airport rmk.
- Light; bdry light available.
- Jasu: 6(A/M32A-86) 9(B809) 4(AM32-95).
- Fluid: SP presair lhox.
- Oil; O-128.
- Tran alert: ltd service available but no prior permission required rqr. No ang tran service off ang ramp.
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.