Columbus-Lowndes County
UBS · KUBS · Columbus, Mississippi · Lowndes County · map
Columbus-Lowndes County is a public-use airport owned by the City of Columbus & Lowndes County, 3 miles southeast of Columbus, Mississippi, 188 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 4,503 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 16 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 12,474 takeoffs and landings a year.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA UBS · ICAO KUBS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Columbus & Lowndes County
- Elevation
- 188 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; weekends, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,503 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 68 ft high 2,510 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 67 ft high 2,075 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 135.6 | |
| Columbus and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 |
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,474, 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
48 aircraft are registered to owners in Columbus, Mississippi: 37 piston singles, 4 business jets, 3 turboprops, 3 piston twins, 1 glider. 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 Mississippi.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 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
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 operates dusk - 2200; aft 2200 activate - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 18 and 36 operates continuously.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Out of service until further notice.
- Courtesy car available.
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.