Columbia Regional Airport

Columbia Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Columbia
ServesMid Missouri (Columbia / Jefferson City)
LocationBoone County, Missouri, U.S.
Built2022
Elevation AMSL889 ft / 271 m
Coordinates38°49′05″N 092°13′11″W / 38.81806°N 92.21972°W / 38.81806; -92.21972
Websitewww.flycou.com
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FAA airport diagram
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COU is located in Missouri
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COU is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 7,401 2,256 Concrete
13/31 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics
Departing passengers (12 months ending December 2022)79,900
Passenger volume (12 months ending December  2022)160,790
Aircraft operations (year ending 10/31/2022)24,063
Based aircraft (2022)32

Columbia Regional Airport (IATA: COU, ICAO: KCOU)[2] is a commercial passenger airport serving Columbia, Missouri. Located about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Columbia in Boone County, Missouri, it is the only commercial airport in Mid-Missouri and also serves the state capital of Jefferson City.[1] As of 2022, commercial passenger service is provided by American Airlines subsidiary American Eagle. The airport opened in 1968 (56 years ago) (1968), replacing the Columbia Municipal Airport off of Interstate 70. It is frequently used for charter flights by college athletic teams visiting the University of Missouri and for MU team flights.

In 2019, airport officials extended the 6,500-foot runway to 7,400 feet and added a new 5,400 foot crosswind runway. On October 26, 2022, the airport opened the airport's 56,000 ft2 terminal with three jetways.

Columbia Regional is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[3] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 12,719 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 26,842 in 2009 and 38,293 in 2010.[5]

Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program until 2010, when Pinnacle Airlines dba Delta Connection began providing subsidy-free service.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for COU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (COU: Columbia Regional)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "NPIAS Report 2021-2025 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. September 30, 2020. p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.