Folks who don’t get over to Columbus Municipal Airport too often might not fully appreciate how busy it is and how important it is to the local economy. That was never truer than it was last year, and from the looks of things, there is plenty of blue sky ahead.
Jana Wiersema reported in The Republic a few days ago that the airport’s annual report for 2022 came out recently, and airport Director Brian Payne said it was “the most successful year we’ve ever had.”
In fact, Payne’s report says the airport “increased based aircraft which has led to more operations than ANY other year in the history of this facility by nearly 10%.” By any measure, that’s a remarkable statistic.
Here a few facts about Columbus Municipal Airport from its 2022 annual report:
- There were a record 55,303 operations last year, making it the fourth busiest towered airport in Indiana.
- The…
