AirportsColumbia Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Columbia, in Missouri, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is COU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- COU
- ICAO code
- KCOU
- City
- Columbia
- State or region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.8181° N, 92.2196° W
- Elevation
- 271 m (889 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,256 m (7,401 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, COU means Columbia Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCOU. 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 38.8181° N, 92.2196° W. It stands 271 metres (889 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Columbia Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,256 metres (7,401 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 295.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,256 m 7,401 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,676 m 5,500 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney FieldFort Leonard Wood | TBN | 120 km |
| Kirksville Regional AirportKirksville | IRK | 145 km |
| Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin FieldQuincy | UIN | 153 km |
| St. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis | STL | 161 km |
| Springfield Branson National AirportSpringfield | SGF | 203 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,442 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,391 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,134 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,851 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,587 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,397 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,251 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,172 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,428 km | 17 h 55 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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