Columbus Municipal Airport (IATA: CLU, ICAO: KBAK, FAA LID: BAK) is three miles north of Columbus, in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.[1]

Columbus Municipal Airport
USGS photo - 7 Aug 1997
FAA diagram
IATA: CLU ICAO: KBAK FAA LID: BAK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Columbus
Location	Columbus, Indiana
Elevation AMSL	656 ft / 200 m
Coordinates	39°15′43″N 085°53′47″W
Map
BAK Location of airport in Indiana/United States Show map of Indiana BAK BAK (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 6,400 1,951 Concrete 14/32 5,000 1,524 Concrete
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2005) 39,155 Based aircraft (2015) 77
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

For the military use of this facility, see Bakalar Air Force Base.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is BAK to the FAA and CLU to the IATA.[2]

History

The airport is on the site of the former World War II Atterbury Army Airfield, a U.S. Army Air Forces facility, and Bakalar Air Force Base, a Cold War-era U.S. Air Force installation utilized primarily by the Air Force Reserve. It was the host base for the 434th Troop Carrier Wing twice, from 1949 to 1952 and again from 1953 to 1969.

Facilities

Columbus Municipal Airport covers 2,000 acres (810 ha) at an elevation of 656 feet (200 m). It has two concrete runways: 5/23 is 6,400 by 150 feet (1,951 x 46 m) and 14/32 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[1]

In 2005 the airport had 39,155 aircraft operations, average 107 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% military. In 2015, 77 aircraft were based at the airport: 58 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 7 jet, 2 helicopter, 1 glider and 1 ultra-light.[1]

Terminal building

The airport completely renovated its terminal building in 2015.

References

External links

• Media related to Columbus Municipal Airport at Wikimedia Commons
• Columbus Municipal Airport
• Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
• FAA Airport Diagram for Columbus Municipal (BAK) (PDF), effective May 19, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for Columbus Municipal (BAK), effective May 19, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BAK
  • AirNav airport information for KBAK
  • ASN accident history for CLU
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures