Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU)

OLU
Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU)
Columbus, NE
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier OLU
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 97°20'27.4000" W / 41°26'55.4000" N
-97.340944 / 41.448722 (Estimated)
Elevation 1447.30 ft / 441.14 m (Surveyed)
Land 602 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles NE of Columbus, NE
Location Platte County, NE
Magnetic Variation 03E (2025)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF COLUMBUS
Address P.O. BOX 1677
COLUMBUS, NE 68602-1677
Phone number 402-562-4227
Manager ROSS NIEDBALSKI
Address PO BOX 1677, 1308 BILL BABKA DRIVE
2765 14TH AVE
COLUMBUS, NE 68602-1677
Phone number 402-276-5284
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart OMAHA
Region ACE - Central
Responsible ARTCC ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS OLU - COLUMBUS
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility OLU (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.05 MHz
UNICOM 123.05 MHz
AWOS-3PT OLU (402-563-3895)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AFRT,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 02/20
Dimensions 4135 x 150 ft (1260 x 46 m)
Surface TURF (FAIR)
Surface treatment
02 20
Alignment 30° 210°
Physical elevation 1440.90 ft 1439.50 ft
Coordinates 41.442813 / -97.340256 41.452656 / -97.332750
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway 14/32
Dimensions 6801 x 100 ft (2073 x 30 m)
Surface CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
14 32
Alignment 150° 330°
Physical elevation 1447.30 ft 1440.50 ft
Coordinates 41.457403 / -97.349892 41.441270 / -97.337423
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type LOCALIZER
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-box on left
Approach light MALSR
Runway end lights No Yes
Remarks
  • WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT.
  • DEER INVOF ARPT.
  • RY 32 IS DESIGNATED AS THE CALM WIND RY.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.