FBO Details and Services

Columbus - Columbus Municipal Airport (BAK)  - Tower 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM Eastern Time

(All times shown here are Local Time - NOTE: Columbus is now on Eastern time for Standard and Daylight Savings)
 

Location: 3 mi N of city.

Coordinates: N39-15.72; W085-53.78

Mag var: 4°W.

Navaids: SHB-112.0 193° 22.5; BA-410 228° 5.1

Fuel: Texaco 100LL and Jet A

Elevation: 656

Pattern altitudes: 1700 MSL light aircraft; 2200 MSL heavy aircraft

Runways: 14-32 5,000 x 100, asphalt; lights PCL ; 5-23 6,401 x 150, asphalt; lights PCL

Lights: 10 pm to 6:30 am, 118.6 (3 clicks in 5 sec, low intensity; 5 clicks in 5 sec, med intensity; 7 clicks in 5 sec, high intensity); beacon.

Fees: Overnight only for parking, tiedown

Approaches: ILS NDB, GPS RNAV.

FSS: Dayton (FSS locations are changing) 122.1R, 112.OT.  (SHB VOR)

Communication Frequencies: TWR 118.6 (6:30 am to 10 pm); GND 121.6; CLNC DEL 121.6; UNICOM 122.95; CTAF 118.6

Chart: St Louis Sectional L21

Transportation: Busses (call city for service times)

Taxis: Express Limo 812-344-0404, City Taxi 812-314-2227

Rental Cars: Rhoades Aviation 372-1819; Enterprise 812-375-1198; National 812-372-6284; Budget 812-376-7228

Restaurants: "Blackerby's Hangar 5" in Airport Terminal Building  378.4010 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM, 7 days.

Lodging: Days Inn 376-9951; Holiday Inn, 372.1541; Knights Inn, 378.3100; Ramada Inn, 376.3051; Super 8, 372.8828; 4 mi (all)

Local attractions: Atterbury Bakalar Air Museum 1/8 mi;  Numerous outstanding architectural landmarks; Historic downtown Columbus

Notes: Helicopter ops, military ops