Columbus Airport conducts Triennial Crash Exercise to test Airport’s Emergency Plan

April 12, 2018

Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Marketing Manager
Submitted On: 12 April 2018

COLUMBUS, GA April 2018– The Columbus Airport Commission as required by federal regulation will stage a mock crash of a commercial aircraft to test command and control functions and response of the Airport and its mutual aid providers. The exercise is conducted every three years to test the Airport’s Emergency Plan.

Kickoff for the exercise is planned for Friday, April 13th at 9:00 a.m. and will run until completed on the Columbus Airport property. Along with airport staff additional participants include Columbus Police, Fire, EMS, Marshall’s office and Red Cross to name a few.

The Columbus Airport plays a vital role in supporting the region with 622 jobs with an impact of $70.1 million in economic output for the local and regional economies. The airport is a public use airport in Columbus Georgia located at 3250 W. Britt David Road servicing the community with commercial airline and general aviation service.

POC for this release:
Sonya Overton
Marketing Manager -Columbus Airport
Columbus, GA 31909
www.flycolumbusga.com
706-324-2449