John Glenn Columbus International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Entryway into John Glenn Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Columbus Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
Location | Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 815 ft / 248 m | ||||||||||||||
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Source: FAA and CRAA
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Aircraft operations (2008) | 163,984 |
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Passenger volume (2016) | 7,300,000 |
Cargo (in lbs) | 7,471,160 |
Coordinates: 39°59′53″N 082°53′31″W / 39.99806°N 82.89194°W
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (IATA: CMH, ICAO: KCMH, FAA LID: CMH), is an international airport located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of downtown Columbus, Ohio, USA. 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 for the airport.
John Glenn Columbus International Airport is primarily a passenger airport. It provides 140 non-stop flights to 34 airports via 6 airlines daily. In 2015, traffic reached 6.79 million, which was a 6.9% increase over 2014. In 2014, total traffic reached 6,355,974 passengers, which was a 2.1% increase over 2013.
According to a 2005 market survey, Columbus attracts about 50% of its passengers from outside of its 60-mile (97 km) radius primary service region. In addition, the airport also handles freight and US mail, with 10,411,920 units of freight and 8,537,279 units of mail passing through in 2006.