AirportsJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport is a large airport serving Columbus, in Ohio, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CMH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CMH
- ICAO code
- KCMH
- City
- Columbus
- State or region
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 39.9980° N, 82.8919° W
- Elevation
- 248 m (815 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,083 m (10,114 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CMH means John Glenn Columbus International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCMH. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.9980° N, 82.8919° W. It stands 248 metres (815 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
John Glenn Columbus International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,083 metres (10,114 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 82.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10R/28L | 3,083 m 10,114 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10L/28R | 2,438 m 8,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rickenbacker International AirportColumbus | LCK | 21 km |
| James M. Cox Dayton International AirportDayton | DAY | 114 km |
| Mid Ohio Valley Regional AirportParkersburg (Williamstown) | PKB | 144 km |
| Akron Canton Regional AirportAkron | CAK | 160 km |
| Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken FieldCincinnati | LUK | 164 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,116 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,981 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,570 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,177 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 776 km | 1 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,204 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,364 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,547 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,238 km | 18 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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