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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Columbus Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Columbus | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Franklin / Pickaway counties, near Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupants | 121st Air Refueling Wing Ohio Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility No. 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 744 ft / 227 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°48′50″N 082°55′40″W / 39.81389°N 82.92778°W | ||||||||||||||
| Public transit access |   22, 24, Great Blue, Red, Green shuttles | ||||||||||||||
| Website | rickenbackeradvantage | ||||||||||||||
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Rickenbacker International Airport (IATA: LCK, ICAO: KLCK, FAA LID: LCK) is a civil-military public airport 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Columbus, near Lockbourne in southern Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The south end of the airport extends into Pickaway County. The base was named for flying ace and Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker. It is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also operates John Glenn Columbus International Airport and Bolton Field.[1] Rickenbacker International is primarily a cargo airport for the city of Columbus, although since 2012 it has served an increasing number of passenger flights as well as charter carriers.[2]
The United States Air Force maintains a presence in the form of the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing. Rickenbacker International is also home of the Ohio Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility No. 2 and the headquarters for the Ohio Military Reserve, one of the state defense forces of Ohio.
In 1999 and 2007, the airport held Gatherings of Mustangs and Legends. Dozens of Mustang airplanes attended each time.[3] The airport also hosted the Columbus Air Show in 2023.[4]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for LCK PDF, effective April 18, 2024
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Take-off at Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio". www.wpafb.af.mil. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ Palsgrove, Rick (January 28, 2022). "Columbus Air Show will return to Rickenbacker Airport in 2023". Columbus Messenger. Retrieved May 24, 2023.