Rickenbacker International Airport LCK / KLCK
Columbus, Ohio · United States · Columbus Regional Airport Authority
286kpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATAKLCK / LCK
OperatorColumbus Regional Airport Authority
Coordinates39.8138°N, 82.9278°W
Elevation744 ft · 227 m
Time zoneET (UTC-5/-4 DST)
Passengers / yr286,070 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceKLCK — FAA Chart Supplement / d-TPP
Operating hoursAirport and control tower operate continuously (24 hours); voluntary noise-abatement procedures 2300-0700 favor departures on 23L/23R and arrivals on 05L/05R when winds allow; on-site U.S. Customs and Border Protection clearance available by appointment/PPR for general aviation, military ramp access requires 48-hour PPR through Base Ops.
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (opened 2003, 43,000 sq ft) with 2 gates, expandable to 7; separate cargo/FTZ ramps and Rickenbacker Aviation FBO serve the airport's much larger freight and military operations.
Runways (2)
- 05R/23L · 3,689 m / 12,103 ft · 61 m wide · Asphalt/Concrete (grooved) · ILS ILS/DME both ends
- 05L/23R · 3,628 m / 11,902 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt (grooved) · ILS ILS/DME (05L); ILS (23R)
Airport contact
Former Lockbourne AFB/Rickenbacker AFB, now a joint-use civil-military field hosting the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing and Ohio Army NG aviation support; one of the busiest all-cargo airports in the US (FedEx Express hub plus Cathay, Emirates, Etihad freighters) with Allegiant as sole scheduled passenger carrier.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Passenger handlingFBO / business aviation
Rickenbacker Aviation (Columbus Regional Airport Authority FBO)
Exclusive FBO providing ground handling for Allegiant's scheduled passenger flights plus GA, corporate, commercial, and military traffic, including potable water/lavatory service and international garbage removal. · Normal handling Mon-Fri 5am-1am, Sat-Sun 6am-10pm; fueling 24/7
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Jet fuel (Jet A / A-1)Avgas (100LL / UL94)
Rickenbacker Aviation (Columbus Regional Airport Authority FBO)
Airport-authority-operated FBO selling Avfuel-branded 100LL and Jet A with volume pricing; DoD/DLA military fuel available; fuelers are NATA Safety 1st certified. · 24/7 fueling
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Verified 4 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Available
De-icing (Type I)
Rickenbacker Aviation (Columbus Regional Airport Authority FBO)
Aircraft de-icing is listed among the FBO's standard services per the airport authority's own listing; not documented as seasonal-restricted, so downgraded from 'seasonal' to 'available' for lack of evidence either way.
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Part-145 line maintenance
Available
FAA Part 145 approved
AirNet II, LLC
FAA Part 145-approved repair station (certificate BSYR610C) based at LCK providing airframe/engine/avionics inspections, repairs, alterations and modifications, annual inspections, and avionics sales/service; also runs FAA Part 135 on-demand charter flights.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available · 2 providers
Business & VIP catering
Délicieux Inflight Kitchens
Private-jet catering serving charter operators and owners flying through Rickenbacker (KLCK); per Délicieux's own site, LCK is served from its Columbus (KCMH) hub kitchen, backed by Cleveland (KCLE), rather than an on-site LCK kitchen. HACCP-compliant, 24/7 ordering, rush orders in as little as 4 hours. · 24/7
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Verified 4 months ago · unconfirmed source
Iacofano's Inflight Catering
Operates a dedicated commercial kitchen facility physically on-field at Rickenbacker International Airport, used exclusively for VIP private-jet inflight catering; concierge team handles orders around the clock, 365 days a year. · 24/7
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Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Available
Ground power (GPU)
Rickenbacker Aviation (Columbus Regional Airport Authority FBO)
Ground power units and air-start service available for arriving aircraft; heated hangar leasing (daily/weekly/monthly) also offered.
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Cargo handling
Available · 3 providers
General cargo & warehousePharma & cold chainDangerous goodsLive animalsValuablesCustoms & bondedFreighter handlingE-commerce
Alliance Ground International (AGI)
Cargo ground handler operating Rickenbacker's Air Cargo Terminal 5 (contact listed as Mike Evans, AGI, per the airport authority's own page): import handling/breakdown, export handling of loose or built pallets, storage for valuable/vulnerable cargo, active container handling with temperature checks and battery placement, temperature-controlled cargo at 2-8C or 15-25C, dangerous-goods handling, customs clearance coordination, and e-commerce handling. AGI also operates the 9,600 sq ft Rickenbacker Pharma Center at Air Cargo Terminal 1, Ohio's first dedicated temperature-controlled pharma air-cargo facility. Note: a separately reported 46,000 sq ft / eight-door / one-ramp freighter facility at Rickenbacker actually belongs to MIC Cargo (Maestro International Cargo), a Chicago handler AGI acquired in Oct 2021 that continues operating under its own brand from an off-airport building in the Alum Creek Logistics Center -- do not conflate that facility with AGI's own Terminal 5 operation.
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Verified 4 months ago · unconfirmed source
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS)
Cargo ground handling station at 7280 Alum Creek Drive, Suite L, Columbus OH 43217, in the Rickenbacker cargo/logistics corridor, contact Kimberlee Stover; WFS's own location page confirms the address and contact but does not itself name-check Rickenbacker/LCK in its page copy.
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Baker Livestock and Horse Transport
Rickenbacker's certified livestock ground handling partner (Larry Baker, Darke County OH; 25+ years' experience) providing a height-adjustable chute for loading horses into jet stalls, custom animal crating, USDA-supervised testing/isolation and flight-booking coordination, air-carrier coordination, and aircraft disinfecting, used for horse, goat, sheep and hog export charters.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
Customs & immigration
Rickenbacker Aviation (Columbus Regional Airport Authority FBO)
Coordinates onsite U.S. Customs and Border Protection clearance for international arrivals. · 24/7
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Hotel & travel
Not listed
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