Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Director of Marketing & Air Service Development
Submitted On: 10 February 2022

COLUMBUS, GA February 2022- Friday, February 11 at 6 p.m. the Columbus Airport along with responding fire departments: Columbus Fire EMS, Fort Benning, and CussetaChattahoochee County Fire Department and other agencies will perform a downed aircraft emergency exercise.

The participating emergency responses teams plan to mock an emergency aircraft crash that catches on fire with possible mock casualties in a wooded area in the Columbus, Georgia region any additional details due to the responding firefighters are not yet known.

The exercise will consist of an initial radio call from a helicopter advising of possible trouble. It will later escalate to verified trouble after the last transmission, ATC will report a loss of radar contact somewhere around Spencer High School located at 1000 Fort Benning Rd, Columbus, GA 31903.

“Exercises like these are common in our industry, as aircraft safety is our priority, we rely on our community partners to assist in these types of scenarios keeping us all on our toes.” Says Chief Andre Parker of the Columbus Airport. “These exercises are crucial to ensure that all departments understand what to do and how to respond in an emergency.”

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.

Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Director of Marketing & Air Service Development
Submitted On: 10 November 2021

COLUMBUS, GA November 2021– Friday, November 12th and Saturday, November 13th the Chattahoochee River Conservancy with help from the Columbus Airport will work to clean up litter in Lindsey Creek from 8a-12 noon both days. Volunteers are welcome.
Meet up and parking will be at 5815 Nancy Avenue, Columbus GA 31909.
The conservatory is a nonprofit organization with the mission to protect the Chattahoochee River through the use of science, education, and advocacy.
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

Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Director of Marketing & Air Service Development
Submitted On: 19 October 2021

COLUMBUS, GA October 2021– Thursday, October 21, 2021 the airport will celebrate the completion of its new terminal modernization and infrastructure improvements that began in March 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic keeping essential workers employed.

The hometown airport of the Tri-city area has grown from a small one room terminal originally located off Victory Drive in South Columbus to a two-story terminal that sits in the center of Columbus. The new terminal represents the four regions of service with designs of the Chattahoochee River incorporating the colors of blue for the river that connect Columbus, GA & Phenix City, AL, Green for forestry of Harris County, GA and Sand for the uniforms & equipment of Fort Benning throughout the terminal.

Improvements at the airport became possible due to the $9.7 million dollar grant received from the FAA, $650,000 grant awarded from the State of Georgia, $3.5 million dollar grant by the Department of Transportation and a local share of 6 million dollars from the Airport Commission, a total of $19.8 million.

All three grants were used to fund the terminal building modifications, the first modernization since the current terminal’s completion in 1991.

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.

Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Director of Marketing & Air Service Development
Submitted On: 12 August 2021

COLUMBUS, GA August 2021- The Columbus Airport will celebrate the return of American Airlines to the Columbus Georgia market with nonstop service from Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) to Columbus Airport (CSG) and a second route with nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Columbus Airport (CSG) with an Inaugural Celebration on Tuesday, August 17th at 1p.

Beginning Tuesday, August 17, 2021, daily service will be offered on the new Columbus–Charlotte and Columbus-Dallas/Fort Worth routes. The airport will celebrate with a water cannon salute, community speakers from the Mayor’s office, Chamber of commerce and Visit Columbus as well as giveaways to passengers of the first flight and inaugural attendees.

“These new, nonstop services connecting our region to east and west coast destinations are a huge asset for business travelers, government officials and our community.” Said Don Cook, Airport Commission Board Chairman. American Airlines is continuing to offer more ways to reconnect with friends and family as it continues to rebuild its network to match demand.

“Columbus has been on our radar for a while and we’re eager to offer additional air travel options to our largest hubs in Charlotte and Dallas-Fort Worth,” said Brian Znotins, American’s Vice President of Network Planning. “With these new flights, local residents can access American’s global network, with just one stop to the world.”

Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Director of Marketing & Air Service Development
Submitted On: 26 May 2021

COLUMBUS, GA May 2021- The Columbus Airport was awarded the 2020 Air Carrier Airport Safety Award within the FAA Southern Region which consists of eight states to include Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida with a total of seventy commercial service airports.

The FAA Southern Region Airports Division Safety Awards program allows the division to recognize air carrier airports that have taken actions, instituted programs, or otherwise operated in such a manner deserving of special recognition for improving airport safety. Selection criteria for the Air Carrier Airport Safety Award are based on the development or implementation of a specific program or activity, or other special and unique accomplishments, involving the operation of an air carrier airport that resulted in enhanced safety.

During 2020 the airport implemented several initiatives to improve the safety of the airfield for all users to include consistent phraseology, identifying movement boundaries, established location quadrants to help set clear expectations and formulate a consistent understanding of the airfield and its boundaries. Practical driver training was augmented and additional directional and location signs on the reverse side of the current airfield signs were installed providing greater taxiway/intersection awareness.

Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Director of Marketing & Air Service Development
Submitted On: 29 April 2021

COLUMBUS, GA April 2021– The Columbus Airport is pleased to announce the return of American Airlines to the Columbus Georgia market with nonstop service from Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) to Columbus Airport (CSG) and a second route with nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Columbus Airport (CSG).

Beginning August 17, 2021 daily service will be offered on the new Columbus–Charlotte and Columbus-Dallas/Fort Worth routes.

“The Columbus Airport Commission continues to work with our airline partners to meet the air transportation and economic development needs of the community, its customers and partners said, Don Cook, Board Chair. “These new, nonstop services connecting our region to east and west coast destinations will be a huge asset for business travelers, government officials and our community.”

American Airlines is continuing to offer more ways to reconnect with friends and family as it continues to rebuild its network to match demand.

“Columbus has been on our radar for a while and we’re eager to offer additional air travel options to our largest hubs in Charlotte and Dallas-Fort Worth,” said Brian Znotins, American’s Vice President of Network Planning. “With these new flights, local residents can access American’s global network, with just one stop to the world.”

Tickets for the new services between Columbus (CSG) and Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) and Columbus (CSG) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) will be available Monday, May 3rd at aa.com.

Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Marketing Manager
Submitted On: 18 December 2019

COLUMBUS, GA December 2019- New improvements will begin at the Columbus Airport thanks to the $9.7 million dollar grant received from the FAA, $650,000 grant awarded from the State of Georgia and the $3.5 million dollar grant that was approved by the Department of Transportation who awarded five airports in the state of Georgia grants that totaled up to $12.6 million dollars for Georgia airports. “The robust economy is enabling more passengers to travel by air therefore the current administration is investing billions of dollars in Americas airports which will address safer airport operations, fewer airport delays, and greater ease of travel for air travelers, said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao.”

This is part of a $485 million federal investment in Americas airports. All three grants will be used to fund terminal building modifications that are expected to start first quarter 2020. The renovation will be the first modernization since the current terminal’s completion in 1991.

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 as reported in the DOT’s last economic development study. 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.

Press Release
From: Sonya Overton, Marketing Manager
Submitted On: 22 November 2019

COLUMBUS, GA November 2019- In October 2019 the Columbus Airport solicited proposals from qualified aviation consulting firms to provide professional planning, engineering, architectural, and construction administration services in connection with the Airport Capital Improvement Plan. Nine bids were received, and the top three scoring firms were invited to give a presentation to the selection committee. Based on results of the presentations & interviews the contract was awarded to Holt Consulting Company.

Holt Consulting Company is a multi-discipline engineering firm with offices in Georgia and South Carolina that provides planning, design, and management services for transportation infrastructure. HOLT’s relationship-based culture coupled with responsive communication and action makes them the consultant of choice for state and local governments.

Holt Consulting Company currently contracts with several (DBE) Disadvantage Business Enterprises (Aulick Engineering, LLC, Environmental Resource Solutions, Taffy Pippen Consulting, LLC, RE Appraisal Group, Inc and Key Engineering Group.) as well as local Columbus, Georgia businesses to include Moon, Meeks, Mason & Vinson, Inc. who has worked on several projects with the airport, Peach Engineering and Hecht, Burdeshaw Architects, Inc. who designed the original airport terminal.

Columbus Airport is committed to meeting the air transportation and economic development needs of the community, its customers and partners while exceeding expectations for safety and quality service. 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.

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