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Columbus Air Force Base
KCBM / CBMColumbus, MississippiELEV 219 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Columbus Air Force Base (KCBM / CBM) sits in Columbus, Mississippi, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 219 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list CBM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR, 14 nm), Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP, 41 nm), and Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL, 49 nm).
Trip costs from CBM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CBM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KCBM
IATA
CBM
FAA / Local
CBM
Elevation
219 ft
Coordinates
33.6438° N · 88.4438° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MS fields
state range 17–575 ft
At 219 ft, CBM sits lower than 57% of the 30 Mississippi fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 14nmGTRGolden Triangle Regional AirportColumbus/W Point/Starkville
- 41nmTUPTupelo Regional AirportTupelo
- 49nmTCLTuscaloosa National AirportTuscaloosa
- 66nmKNMMNaval Air Station Meridian / McCain FieldLauderdale
- 70nmUOXUniversity Oxford AirportOxford
- 78nmMSLNorthwest Alabama Regional AirportMuscle Shoals
Location
Open the full mapKCBM · Columbus Air Force Base · Columbus, MS
From the ramp
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