John Glenn Columbus International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Columbus, Ohio (United States)

IATA: CMH ICAO: KCMH

Longest Active Runway

10,114 ft

3,083 meters

Field Elevation

815 ft

248 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

39.9980°, -82.8919°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#530 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#861 of 7558

Top 11.4% percentile worldwide

National Standing (United States)

#47 of 63 in US

#152 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CMH in numbers: 10,114 ft longest runway · #530 of 650 published · #861 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.4%) · #47 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CMH lies at 248 m (815 ft), #215 of 650 published airports by elevation and 62.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 208 ft above the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 5,372 ft higher than CMH.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), 97.2 NM, 9,953 ft. CMH has the longest runway in this radius, 161 ft over CLE.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,114 ft (3,083 m)

CMH runways: 10R/28L 10,114 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 10L/28R 8,000 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #47 of 63 in United States; DEN leads by 5,886 ft (16,000 ft). +1.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10R/28L	10,114 ft (3083 m / 3.083 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10L/28R	8,000 ft (2438 m / 2.438 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (Cleveland)	`CLE`	97.2 NM (180 km)	9,953 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →