Airports / Mississippi / UBS
Columbus Lowndes County Airport
KUBS / UBSColumbus, MississippiELEV 188 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#4 / 28
Mississippi airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 22 Google ratings — ranked against 28 rated MS fields.
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS / UBS) sits in Columbus, Mississippi, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 188 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
UBS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR, 11 nm), Columbus Air Force Base (CBM, 11 nm), and Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL, 41 nm).
Quotes for flights out of UBS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from UBS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
5/5 reviews“Upon landing three hours later, Dan met us at the self-fueler and insisted on pumping our gas for $4.25/gal.”
BJ Kirby5★ on Google
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“What intrigued me as much as anything is that Dan was so genuine and accommodating during our visit.”
BJ Kirby5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“The facility was super clean inside and out.”
BJ Kirby5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Columbus Lowndes County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KUBS
IATA
UBS
FAA / Local
UBS
Elevation
188 ft
Coordinates
33.4654° N · 88.3803° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MS fields
state range 17–575 ft
At 188 ft, UBS sits lower than 63% 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.
- 11nmGTRGolden Triangle Regional AirportColumbus/W Point/Starkville
- 11nmCBMColumbus Air Force BaseColumbus
- 41nmTCLTuscaloosa National AirportTuscaloosa
- 52nmTUPTupelo Regional AirportTupelo
- 55nmKNMMNaval Air Station Meridian / McCain FieldLauderdale
- 71nmMEIKey Field / Meridian Regional AirportMeridian
Location
Open the full mapKUBS · Columbus Lowndes County Airport · Columbus, MS
From the ramp
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