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History Of Columbia Regional Airport

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Airport Report
1st of May 2016
Robert Carton
University of Central Missouri

Abstract
This report will be discussing the history of the Columbia Regional Airport, from day one to present day. The report will discuss the management structure, how it is broken down, as well as, with the facilities that are being used. The wildlife and environmental challenges, goals, marketing strategy, financial overview, future challenges and recommendations will as well be discussed in the report. It is my goal to present the overview of the Columbia Regional Airport throughout this report.
History of the airport
Columbia Regional Airport was founded in 1928. The location of Columbia Regional Airport was to be located on the western edge of …show more content…

Which caused the airport to have to move to a new location, however, before this could happen a few events had to occur first. 23 sites were originally considered. “On October 23, 1963, Horner and Shifrin Consulting Engineers of St. Louis, submitted a report to the City of Columbia. They recommended that Highway H (also known as the Elkhurst) site. The estimated cost of the entire development was $3,410,000” (Columbia Regional Airport, n.d.). Of the $3,410,000, the Federal Aid Airport Program under the Federal Aviation Agency pledged to pay $1,515,000. The City Council for Columbia had to host a bond election to get approval to move the location of the Columbia airport. The City Council gained approval in January 1964, to move the location of the airport. The Federal Aviation Agency approved Columbia Regional Airport for a federal grant to help pay for the new land of where the new airport would be located. The Federal Aviation Agency gave the airport its awarded grand in several transactions. The first initial grant was in an amount of $131,586 which helped pay for the new $3.5 million facility. This brings us back to November 1966, where Columbia purchased 183 acres for the new airport. The official construction for the new Columbia Regional Airport started on August 11, 1967. The main runway which is runway 2/20 was 6,500 feet and it was dedicated on November 2, 1968. …show more content…

Runway 13/31 is 4,401 feet long and 75 feet wide. The pavement material is Asphalt. The strength of the pavement is 12,500 pounds. Runway 13 has instrument approach aids that consist of RNAV GPS, and VOR. Runway 31 has an instrument approach aid that consist of RNAV GPS. Runway 2/20 is 6,501 feet long and 150 feet wide. The pavement material is made of grooved concrete. The pavement strength is 125,000 pounds. Runway 2 has an instrument approach aid that consist of ILS, LOC-DME, and RNAV. Runway 20 has an instrument approach aid that consist of LOC-BC, VOR/DME, and RNAV. (Columbia Regional Airport, 2009,

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