Terminal Procedures

KCBM — Columbus AFB

COLUMBUS, MS · 18 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA CBMElevation 218 ft3 runwaysLongest 12,004 ftToweredFuel A++Volume SC-4Not for navigation
KCBM airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
KCBM airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

14 published instrument approaches: 4 ILS approaches, 6 RNAV (GPS), 2 VOR, serving 4 runway ends.

All 18 KCBM charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 18 charts is roughly 2 min of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

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HI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 13C chart previewHI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 13C—PDF
HI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 31C chart previewHI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 31C—PDF
ILS OR LOC Y RWY 13C chart previewILS OR LOC Y RWY 13C—PDF
ILS OR LOC Y RWY 31C chart previewILS OR LOC Y RWY 31C—PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13C chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 13C—PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13L chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 13L—PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31C chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 31C—PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31R chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 31R—PDF
RNAV (GPS)-E chart previewRNAV (GPS)-E—PDF
RNAV (GPS)-F chart previewRNAV (GPS)-F—PDF
TACAN RWY 13L chart previewTACAN RWY 13L—PDF
TACAN RWY 31R chart previewTACAN RWY 31R—PDF
VOR/DME-A chart previewVOR/DME-A—PDF
VOR/DME-C chart previewVOR/DME-C—PDF

Departure procedures

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COLUMBUS FOUR chart previewCOLUMBUS FOUR—PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

Hot spots

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HOT SPOT chart previewHOT SPOT—PDF

KCBM airport information

Control tower
Yes
Attendance
All mon-fri 1300-0100z++
ARTCC
Memphis Center
Flight service
Greenwood
NOTAM facility
CBM (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
0E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Fuel
A++
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
Low
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
January 1943
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Memphis

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KCBM radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
Tower126.65Columbus
Ground121.9Columbus
ATIS115.2Columbus
Approach121.075126.075310-090132.025090-165133.25134.55090-165135.6165-310Columbus
Emergency121.5Columbus

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

12,004 × 300 ft13C31C8,001 × 150 ft13L31R6,320 × 175 ft13R31LN3,000 ft
Runway layout at KCBM, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
13C/31C12,004 ft300 ftAsphalt over concreteHigh intensity
  13C 135°TILS · PAPI (4-box) 3° · ALSF-1 approach lighting
  31C 315°TILS · PAPI (4-box) 3° · ALSF-1 approach lighting
13L/31R8,001 ft150 ftAsphalt over concreteHigh intensity
  13L 135°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  31R 315°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
13R/31L6,320 ft175 ftConcreteMedium intensity
  13R 135°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  31L 315°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KCBM is

Latitude, longitude33.6451750, -88.4459190
Elevation218 ft
From Columbus9 nm N

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FAA remarks for KCBM

  • EXP 30 MIN LDG DELAY DUR STU FLYING PERIODS.
  • OVERHEAD - 1700 FT, RECTANGULAR - 1200 FT, COPTER - 700 FT.
  • CLSD SAT AND HOLS; ADNL DATES / TIMES INTMT BY NOTAM.
  • COLUMBUS APPROACH POINT OF CONTACT: KEVIN BILLINGSLEY.
  • CNTR 200 FT GROOVED CONC; 50 FT OUTSIDE PORTIONS ASPHALT.
  • FIRST 1000 FT 13L-31R IS CONC, MID 6000 FT ASPH.
  • CONTR 75 FT GROOVED CONC; OUTSIDE PORTIONS ASPHALT.
  • ALL FIXED WING ACFT PLAN TO ARR, TERMINATE & DEP IAW IFR UNLESS PPR FOR VFR FLT PLAN.
  • EXP PRECISION FULL STOP LDG TO RWY 13C-31C.
  • NO PRKG FOR ACFT EXCEEDING 100000 LBS GWT EXC AIREVAC.
  • MISC: LTD HGR SPACE AVBL APR-DEC. FIRST 1000 FT RWY 13L-31R IS CONCRETE, MID 6000 FT IS ASPHALT. RWY 13R-31L IS GROOVED CONCRETE.
  • CAUTION: UNCTL VEH TFC ON TWY AND RAMPS.
  • SIMULATED FLAME OUTS NOT AUTHORIZED.
  • NS ABTMT: QUIET HRS DLY 0400-1200Z++.
  • CAUTION: DO NOT MISTAKE PARL TWY TO RWY 13R/31L FOR RWY. 13R/31L ADDN MKGS FOR BASE ASGN T-38 EMERG LNDG ONLY. RWY 13R OVERRUN 1000 FT FULL STRENGTH PAVEMENT, RY 31L OVERRUN 1635 FT FULL STRENGTH PAVEMENT. EXER CAUTION WHEN BRAKING WET; PONDING COND EXISTS ON ASPHALT PORTIONS OF ALL RWYS.
  • A-GEAR: MA-1A CONT RAISED POSN ON DEP END OF CNTR RWY, DOWN AND DISCONNECTED ON APCH END. BAK-15 RWY 13L-31R UNCERTIFIED/UNSVC. SUN ONLY.
  • ALL ACFT NOT DEPARTING ON AN ESTABLISHED DP, EXPECT TO FLY RWY HEADING UNTIL 10 DME OR 4000 FT MSL.
  • JASU: 1(MD-3) 2(A/M32A-86) 3(AM32-95).
  • FLUID: LPOX LOX.
  • OIL: O-148-156; SOAP-RESULTS AVBL MON-FRI.
  • CAUTION: ACFT WITHIN RWY SUPERVISORY UNIT (RSU) PRACTICE AREA ARE NOT CLASS C PARTICIPANTS. RSU PRACTICE AREAS ARE DEFINED IN FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
  • MISC: AUGMENTED WX OBSN VIEW LTD, RSTD FR 140-320 DEG BY FLIGHTLINE FAC AND TREES.
  • RSTD: PPR; ONLY 4 ACFT PER HR DUR STU TRNG. OVERHEAD APCH NOT AUTH DUR STU TRNG OPR. RWY 13R/31L FOR LCL USE ONLY DUR STU TRNG. ALL TSNT AIRCREWS CK IN WITH BASE OPS. EXP RADAR VECTOR FOR FULL STOP LDG DUR STU TRNG. ALT RSTD FOR VMC DEP ACFT.
  • MISC: STD USAF RSRS APPLIED. ATC PERS IAW THE COOPERATIVE WX WATCH (CCW) WILL ALERT PERS ON ANY UNREPORTED WX COND THAT COULD AFCT FLT SAFETY.
  • MISC: AUTO AN/FMQ-19 ASOS IN USE H24 LCTD NEAR GS RWY 13C-31C. AUGMENTED/BACKED UP AN/FMQ-19 ASOS IN USE WHEN REQ DUR OPR HR AND FOR RESOURCE PROTECTION. OPR HR MAY VARY WITH LCL FLYING SCHED.
  • MISC: AFLD OPS DOES NOT HAVE ABILITY TO STORE COMSEC. CTC COMD POST; DSN 742-7020, C662-434-7020 FOR COMSEC STORAGE.
  • CAUTION: BOTH APN EDGES INSIDE REQUIRE 25 FT FROM TWY CNTRLN. T-1 RAMP E OF CTL TWR IS LCTD IN RWY 31L CLEAR ZONE. NUMEROUS SIGNS ON AIRFIELD ARE OUTSIDE DIST AND SITING CRITERIA. ACFT WITHIN RWY SUPERVISORY UNIT (RSU) PRACTICE AREA ARE NOT CLASS C PARTICIPANTS. POTENTIAL TRANSIT/DIVERT UAS OPS WITHIN TRML AREA.
  • COMD POST - 251.25.
  • CAUTION: BASH-PHASE II BIRD ACT FOR MIGRATORY SEASON SEP-APR. PEAK ACT OCCURS WITHIN 1 HR OF SR AND SS, SEE AP/1 CHAP 3 FOR MORE INFO. OBTAIN CURRENT BIRD WATCH CONDITIONS ON ATIS.
  • CAUTION: BA LESS THAN EXP, REDUCED RWY SKID RESISTANCE AND HI POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING ALL RWY WHEN WET. RWY CC NOT RPTD. USE CAUTION AT INT TWY G AND C, AND J AND C.
  • CAUTION: RWY 13R RWY HOLD SIGN AT TWY A NOT COLLOCATED WITH PAVEMENT MRK.
  • PMSV METRO WX OPR H24 EXC HOL, OT BY NOTAM. CTC 662-434-2992/DSN 742-2992.
  • SERVICE-TRAN ALERT: TRAN OPR 1300-2300Z++ WKD; NO TRAN SVC SUN WO PRIOR CDN; CLSD SAT & HOL. OT BY NOTAM.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Concentrated instrument coverage

Columbus AFB has three parallel 13/31 runways, with no differently aligned runway available. Their lengths range from 6,320 ft to 12,004 ft, giving the field distinctly different runway-length options within that single alignment. Published approaches serve four of the six runway ends. The mix includes ILS, RNAV (GPS), VOR and localiser coverage, providing both precision ILS and satellite-based procedures rather than relying on one approach type.

Local chart context

Nearby procedure coverage is markedly thinner. Golden Triangle Regional has the broadest neighbouring set with six charts, while the other listed fields have only two to four each. The Atlanta and Memphis sectional charts extend the available material beyond terminal procedures, placing Columbus AFB within the broader VFR planning context covered by both sheets.

Airports near KCBM

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KUBSColumbus-Lowndes CountyCOLUMBUS, MS11 nm S4
M83Mccharen FldWEST POINT, MS12 nm W4
KGTRGolden Triangle RgnlCOLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILLE, MS14 nm SW6
M40Monroe CountyABERDEEN/AMORY, MS14 nm N3
M51OktibbehaSTARKVILLE, MS15 nm SW2
M55Lamar CountyVERNON, AL20 nm NE3
KSTFGeorge M BryanSTARKVILLE, MS24 nm SW5
5A4Okolona Muni/Richard Stovall FldOKOLONA, MS26 nm NW3

VFR charts covering KCBM

AtlantaSectional ChartMemphisSectional Chart

Common questions about KCBM

What charts are available for KCBM?

18 current FAA charts for Columbus AFB, including 14 instrument approachs, 1 departure procedure, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KCBM?

Tower 126.65; Ground 121.9; ATIS 115.2. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KCBM?

Columbus AFB has 3 runways. The longest is 13C/31C at 12,004 ft by 300 ft, asphalt over concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KCBM have an ILS approach?

Yes — 4 ILS procedures are published. In total KCBM has 14 published instrument approaches, of which 6 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the KCBM airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Columbus AFB is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is KCBM a towered airport?

Yes. Columbus AFB has an operating control tower, within Memphis Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.

Are these KCBM charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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