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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)
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
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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available
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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Available
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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance Available
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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering Available · 2 providers
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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Available
Verified 2 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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Not listed
Ground support equipment Available
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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling Available · 3 providers
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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Available
Verified 2 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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Not listed
Passenger & crew transport Not listed
Flight support Available
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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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Not listed