John Glenn Columbus International Airport

John Glenn Columbus International Airport
Aerial view in 2016
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorColumbus Regional Airport Authority
ServesColumbus metropolitan area
Location4600 International Gateway
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
OpenedJuly 8, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-07-08)
Elevation AMSL815 ft / 248 m
Coordinates39°59′53″N 082°53′31″W / 39.99806°N 82.89194°W / 39.99806; -82.89194
Public transit accessBus transport Central Ohio Transit Authority 7, AirConnect
Websitewww.flycolumbus.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10R/28L 10,114 3,083 Asphalt
10L/28R 8,000 2,438 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers8,375,281
Aircraft operations44,368
Area2,265 acres (917 ha)
Source:[1][2][3]

John Glenn Columbus International Airport (IATA: CMH, ICAO: KCMH, FAA LID: CMH) is an international airport located 6 miles (9.7 km; 5.2 nmi) east of downtown Columbus, Ohio. Formerly known as Port Columbus International Airport, it is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also oversees operations at Rickenbacker International Airport and Bolton Field. The airport code "CMH" stands for "Columbus Municipal Hangar," the original name of the airport.[4]

John Glenn Columbus International Airport is primarily a passenger airport. It provides 148 non-stop flights to 31 airports via nine airlines daily.[5]

On May 25, 2016, the Ohio General Assembly passed a bill to rename the airport from Port Columbus International Airport to its current name, in honor of astronaut and four-term U.S. senator John Glenn.[6] The name change was unanimously approved by the airport's nine-member board on May 24, 2016.[7] Ohio Governor John Kasich signed the bill into law on June 14, 2016, with the name change becoming official 90 days later.[8] On June 28, 2016, a celebration of the renaming was held and new signage bearing the airport's new name was unveiled.[9]

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for CMH PDF effective September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "CMH airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "CMH Airport Final Statistics for 2023" (PDF). flycolumbus.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes". skygod.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
  5. ^ "2020 Sample Flight Schedule" (PDF). Columbus Regional Airport Authority. March 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bill naming John Glenn airport passes in Ohio". Associated Press.
  7. ^ Julie Carr Smyth (May 25, 2016). "Ohio Airport to Be Named in Honor of Astronaut John Glenn". Associated Press. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  8. ^ Johnson, Alan (June 14, 2016). "Law signed naming John Glenn International Airport". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ohio's Columbus airport renamed for astronaut John Glenn". USA Today. Retrieved July 1, 2016.