FAA facility Airport

JOHN GLENN COLUMBUS INTL

COLUMBUS, OHIO FAA CMH ICAO KCMH Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

10L/28R 8,000 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

10L 28R

Runway-end details

Runway 10L/28R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
10L	94°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,000 · TODA 8,000 · ASDA 8,000 · LDA 8,000
28R	274°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,000 · TODA 8,000 · ASDA 8,000 · LDA 8,000

10R/28L 10,114 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

10R 28L

Runway-end details

Runway 10R/28L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
10R	94°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 10,114 · TODA 10,114 · ASDA 10,114 · LDA 10,114
28L	274°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 10,114 · TODA 10,114 · ASDA 10,114 · LDA 10,114

Communications

28 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
EMERG	121.5	24
GND/P	121.9	24
COLUMBUS RCO	122.2	—
OPS	122.775	24
UNICOM	122.95	—
D-ATIS	124.6	24
CMH ASOS	124.6	—
APCH/P DEP/P IC	125.95	24
CBUSS STAR	125.95	24
CLASS C	125.95	24
DUBLN STAR	125.95	24
CD/P	126.3	24

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LCL/P	132.7	24
APCH/P DEP/P	134.0	24
CLASS C	134.0	24
CLPRR STAR	134.0	24
JAKTZ STAR	134.0	24
SCRLT STAR	134.0	24
EMERG	243.0	24
LCL/P	257.8	24
APCH/P DEP/P	279.6	24
CLASS C	279.6	24
APCH/P DEP/P	317.775	24
CLASS C	317.775	24
GND/P	348.6	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	371.975	24
CBUSS STAR	371.975	24
DUBLN STAR	371.975	24

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
10L	ILS/DME	I	109.1	Operational ifr (1961-07-01)
10R	ILS/DME	I	111.75	Operational ifr (1976-09-30)
28L	ILS/DME	I	111.75	Operational ifr (1947-03-01)
28R	ILS/DME	I	109.1	Operational ifr (1998-02-26)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

JOHN GLENN COLUMBUS INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KCMH

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: CMH / KCMH
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1937-10
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100 JET A1+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON
Landing fee: Charged

Location

City: COLUMBUS, OH
County: Franklin
FAA region: Great Lakes region
Coordinates: 39.99695, -82.89216
Elevation: 815.0 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

CMH Commissioned 1996-02-09 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

1,048Reported strikes

65With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-06-01. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for JOHN GLENN COLUMBUS INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	22	2
2013	20	2
2014	28	1
2015	51	5
2016	28	3
2017	37	1
2018	67	7
2019	44	4
2020	32	3
2021	67	0
2022	63	3
2023	77	3
2024	72	3
2025	69	3
2026	40	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.