Columbus Southwest Airport
Columbus Southwest Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||
| Owner | James Edward Bowers | ||||||||||
| Serves | Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 920 ft / 280 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°54′40″N 083°11′20″W / 39.91111°N 83.18889°W | ||||||||||
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Columbus Southwest Airport (FAA LID: 04I) was a privately owned, public use airport located 11 nautical miles (13 mi, 20 km) southwest of the central business district of Columbus, in Franklin County, Ohio, United States.[1] It was abandoned in 2020.
History
The airport has been open since at least the 1950s, with its first depiction coming in 1966.
In 2020, a storm destroyed much of the airport's facilities. Though tax money was used for repairs, the airport's owner could not reimburse the county. The airport was abandoned on April 1 of that year, and it was sold to a local farmer.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Columbus Southwest Airport covered an area of 14 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 920 feet (280 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated as runway 6/24 with a turf surface and measuring 2,382 by 120 feet (726 x 37 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 26, 2010, the airport had 11,833 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day. At that time there were 16 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine airplanes.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 04I PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Central Ohio". www.airfieldsfreeman.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
External links
- Aerial image as of March 1995 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 04I
- AirNav airport information for 04I
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 04I