Columbus Municipal Airport (Indiana)

Airport in Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

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 / ﻿39.26194°N 85.89639°W﻿ / 39.26194; -85.89639
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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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.

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

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]

Airport terminal and control tower

## History[edit]

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[edit]

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]

The Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum is located at the airport.

### Terminal[edit]

The airport completely renovated its terminal building in 2015.

## See also[edit]

* List of airports in Indiana

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BAK PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
2. ^ "CLU - Columbus [Muni], IN, US - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". gc.kls2.com.

## External links[edit]

* 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 November 30, 2023
* FAA Terminal Procedures for Columbus Municipal (BAK), effective November 30, 2023
* 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

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Topics|

* John Tipton
* Public art
* White River

Landmarks|

* Bartholomew County Courthouse
* Bartholomew County Historical Museum (McEwen-Samuels-Marr House)
* Columbus City Hall
* Columbus Historic District
* The Crump Theatre
* First Baptist Church
* First Christian Church
* Haw Creek Leather Company
* Irwin Conference Center
* McKinley School
* Miller House
* North Christian Church
* Public art
* The Republic Newspaper Office
* National Register listings

Education|

* Bartholomew Cons. School Corp.
* Columbus East HS
* Columbus North HS
* Mabel McDowell Ed. Ctr.
* Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus

Media|

* The Republic

Transportation|

* ColumBUS
* Columbus Municipal Airport

Culture|

* Columbus (2017 film)

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* Evansville Regional
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