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Columbia Regional Airport (IATA: COU, ICAO: KCOU)[2] is a commercial passenger airport serving Columbia, Missouri. Located about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Columbia in Boone County, Missouri, it is the only commercial airport in Mid-Missouri and also serves the state capital of Jefferson City.[1] As of 2022, commercial passenger service is provided by American Airlines subsidiary American Eagle. The airport opened in 1968 (54 years ago) (1968), replacing the Columbia Municipal Airport off of Interstate 70. It is frequently used for charter flights by college athletic teams visiting the University of Missouri and for MU team flights. Airport officials have extended the 6,500-foot runway to 7,400 feet and a new 5,400 foot crosswind runway was put in service in 2019. A new 56,000 sf terminal with three jetways is slated to open in the fall of 2022. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[3] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 12,719 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 26,842 in 2009 and 38,293 in 2010.[5] Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program until 2010, when Pinnacle Airlines dba Delta Connection began providing subsidy-free service.

Columbia Regional Airport
  • IATA: COU
  • ICAO: KCOU
  • FAA LID: COU
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Columbia
ServesMid Missouri (Columbia / Jefferson City)
LocationBoone County, Missouri, U.S.
Elevation AMSL889 ft / 271 m
Coordinates38°49′05″N 092°13′11″W
Websitewww.flycou.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram
COU
COU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 7,402 2,256 Concrete
13/31 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics
Departing passengers (12 months ending September 2021)64,670
Passenger volume (12 months ending September 2021)130,040
Aircraft operations (2019)24,564
Based aircraft (2021)45
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History


Until 2001, Trans World Express (Trans States Airlines) Jetstream 41s flew to St. Louis. After Trans World merged with American, American Connection (Trans States Airlines) Jetstream 41s flew to St. Louis until 2006. US Airways Express (Air Midwest) Beechcraft 1900s replaced American Connection, flying to Kansas City and St. Louis. Service to St. Louis was later dropped in favor of additional frequencies to Kansas City.

In 2008, Northwest Airlink (Mesaba Airlines) replaced US Airways Express, flying Saab 340s to Memphis. Later that year, Northwest Airlines merged with Delta Air Lines. Delta Connection switched service from Mesaba Airlines to Pinnacle Airlines CRJ-200s in 2010. In June 2012, ExpressJet Airlines replaced Pinnacle Airlines as the Delta Connection carrier at Columbia and service to Atlanta began; in October 2012, service to Memphis was dropped. ExpressJet CRJ-200s flew to Atlanta and Memphis. Delta pulled out of Columbia Regional Airport on February 13, 2013.

In August 2012, Frontier Airlines announced plans for twice weekly flights from Columbia to Orlando.[6] In November 2012, Frontier started twice weekly flights to Orlando using Airbus A319 aircraft. Frontier ended service to Orlando on May 13, 2013.[7]

On October 22, 2012, it was announced by then-Columbia mayor Bob McDavid that American Airlines and the City of Columbia reached an agreement that was approved by the Columbia City Council for air service from Columbia to Chicago–O'Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth and service to those two cities began in February 2013.[8]

The 2013 Federal sequester resulted in a planned closure of the airport's contract control tower.[9][10] The plan was postponed and later canceled.[11]

On February 27, 2017, Columbia and United Airlines officials announced that starting August 1, 2017, there would be one daily flight to Denver and two daily flights to Chicago–O'Hare.[12] The new service lines added an additional 150 seats per day for a total 417 seats per day from Columbia. In April 2019, United Airlines added an additional flight to and from Chicago O'Hare for a total of 3 flights each direction. American Airlines followed suit adding two additional flights to Chicago-O'Hare for a total of 4 in each direction. In total, COU now has seven flights a day to and from Chicago-O'Hare (ORD), three a day to and from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), and one a day to and from Denver (DEN). All are operated on 50-76 seat regional jets.

On April 18, 2019, at a coffee round-table discussing the new terminal master plan, future destinations, and parking at the airport, it was revealed the airport hopes to add an additional 200 parking spots as well as have a design for the new terminal by the end of the year. Passengers expressed interest in adding Atlanta, Charlotte, and Las Vegas to the airport's growing list of destinations. As for the new terminal, preliminary sketches uploaded to the airport's website call for adding two more gates (for a total of four) with jet bridges built just to the south of the existing terminal. The new terminal began construction in November 2020 with the terminal opening on October 19, 2022.[13][14]


Facilities


The airport covers 1,538 acres (622 ha) at an elevation of 889 feet (271 m). It has two runways: 2/20 is 7,402 by 150 feet (2,256 x 46 m) concrete; 13/31 is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,341 x 23 m) asphalt.[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 30, 2019, the airport had 24,564 aircraft operations, average 67 per day: 70% general aviation, 23% air taxi, 4% airline, and 3% military. In December 2021, there were 45 aircraft based at this airport:: 21 single-engine, 9 multi-engine, 14 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]

In calendar year 2017, the airport had 88,650 enplanements, a 36.36% increase from 65,014 in 2016 and ranked as #243 out of 555 on the list of FAA airports with the most enplanements. [15]


Airlines and destinations



Passenger


AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth



Statistics



Carrier shares


Carrier shares (October 2020 – September 2021)[16]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
SkyWest
67,400(51.53%)
Air Wisconsin
37,890(29.140%)
Envoy Air
24,690(18.99%)
PSA
60(0.05%)

Top destinations


Busiest domestic routes out of COU
(October 2020 – September 2021)[16]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 35,260 American
2 Chicago, IL (O’Hare) 29,410 American, United

Accidents and incidents



References


  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for COU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 2, 2021.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (COU: Columbia Regional)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  3. "NPIAS Report 2021-2025 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. September 30, 2020. p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. "Frontier to offer flights to Orlando". Columbia Daily Tribune. August 16, 2012. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012.
  7. "Frontier to Discontinue Service At Columbia Regional". KOMU. February 18, 2013.
  8. "City council OKs American Airlines deal". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
  9. "FAA Contract Tower Closure List". American Association of Airport Executives. March 22, 2013. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  10. "FAA: 149 control towers to close at small airports". USA Today. March 22, 2013.
  11. Denney, Andrew. "FAA postpones closure of air traffic control towers". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  12. "United Airlines to offer flights at Columbia Regional Airport starting Aug. 1". Columbia Daily Tribune. February 27, 2017.
  13. "Terminal Area Master Plan". FlyCOU. December 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  14. Diaz, Marina (October 19, 2022). "Local and state leaders hold ceremony for new Columbia Regional Airport terminal". ABC17NEWS. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  15. "Commercial Service Airports (Rank Order) based on Calendar Year 2017 Enplanements" (PDF). FAA.gov. November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  16. "RITA BTS Transtats – COU". www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  17. "Airplane slides off runway at Columbia airport; air traffic control calls plane of passengers". KOMU.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

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