Terminal Procedures

KOLU — Columbus Muni

COLUMBUS, NE · 6 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA OLUElevation 1,447 ft2 runwaysLongest 6,801 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NC-2Not for navigation

4 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, 1 localiser, serving 2 runway ends.

All 6 KOLU 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, 6 charts is roughly 38 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
LOC RWY 14 chart previewLOC RWY 1410PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 141PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 321PDF
VOR RWY 32 chart previewVOR RWY 3214EPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

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

KOLU airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all dalgt
ARTCC
Minneapolis Center
Flight service
Columbus
NOTAM facility
OLU (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
3E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
August 1945
Airport area
602 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Omaha
Last FAA inspection
2026-05-12

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

KOLU radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.05

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

Runways

6,801 × 100 ft14324,135 × 150 ft0220N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KOLU, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
14/326,801 ft100 ftConcrete GoodMedium intensity
  14 150°TLOCALIZER · PAPI (4-box) 3° · MALSR approach lighting
  32 330°TVASI (4-bar) 3° · displaced threshold 950 ft
02/204,135 ft150 ftGrass Fair
  02 30°Tdisplaced threshold 101 ft

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

Where KOLU is

Latitude, longitude41.4487220, -97.3409440
Elevation1,447 ft
From Columbus1 nm NE

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FAA remarks for KOLU

  • ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14; VASI RY 32; REIL RY 32 & MALSR RY 14 - CTAF.
  • FOR SVC AFT DARK CALL 402-910-5246.
  • SHURAYA CHOAT, CITY CLERK
  • RY 02/20 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.
  • RWY 02 END CONES MARK DSPLCD THLD; NOT RWY END.
  • BOUNDARY MARKERS-G.
  • RWY 32 CLNC SLOPE 37:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • 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.

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

Approach coverage

Columbus Municipal’s four approaches serve two runway ends, with two RNAV (GPS) procedures alongside VOR and localiser options. This provides both satellite-based and conventional procedures across the served ends. The published set is tightly focused on approaches and minimums, with no airport diagram or departure procedure this cycle.

Runways and surrounding coverage

The 6,801 ft concrete runway is 2,666 ft longer than the turf runway, a material distinction for aircraft requiring more than 4,135 ft or a non-turf surface. Among nearby fields, KOFK has substantially broader chart coverage; KSCB and KJYR are closer to Columbus in scale, while 93Y and KAHQ have thinner sets. The Omaha Sectional supplies wider visual-navigation context not contained in the terminal procedures.

Airports near KOLU

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
93YDavid City MuniDAVID CITY, NE16 nm SE3
KOFKNorfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Meml FldNORFOLK, NE33 nm N10
KSCBScribner StateSCRIBNER, NE33 nm E4
KJYRYork MuniYORK, NE36 nm S4
KAHQWahoo MuniWAHOO, NE36 nm E3
KBVNAlbion MuniALBION, NE36 nm NW4
KSWTSeward MuniSEWARD, NE37 nm S3
KFETFremont MuniFREMONT, NE37 nm E5

VFR charts covering KOLU

Common questions about KOLU

What charts are available for KOLU?

6 current FAA charts for Columbus Muni, including 4 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KOLU?

CTAF 123.05. 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 KOLU?

Columbus Muni has 2 runways. The longest is 14/32 at 6,801 ft by 100 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KOLU have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KOLU has 4 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KOLU a towered airport?

No — Columbus Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KOLU 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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