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'{{For|the USAF use of the facility prior to September 30, 1994|Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox airport | name = Rickenbacker International Airport | image = Rickenbacker Inland Port Logo.png | image-width = 200 | image2 = File:Rickenbacker International Airport Sign 1.jpg | image2-width = 250 | IATA = LCK | ICAO = KLCK | FAA = LCK | type = Public | hub = <div> *[[AirNet Express]] *[[Amerijet International]] </div> | owner = | operator = [[Columbus Regional Airport Authority]] | city-served = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio|OH]] | location = [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin]] / [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway]] counties, near [[Columbus, Ohio]] | elevation-f = 744 | elevation-m = 227 | coordinates = {{Coord|39|48|50|N|082|55|40|W|type:airport_region:US}} | publictransit = {{bus icon}} {{rint|COTA}} {{COTA link|22|24}}, [[COTA Other|Great Blue, Red, Green shuttles]] | website = {{URL|https://rickenbackeradvantage.com/}} | pushpin_map = USA Ohio#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Ohio / United States | pushpin_label = '''LCK''' | pushpin_label_position = right | r1-number = 5R/23L | r1-length-f = 12,102 | r1-length-m = 3,689 | r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]/Concrete | r2-number = 5L/23R | r2-length-f = 11,902 | r2-length-m = 3,638 | r2-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2017 | stat1-header = Aircraft operations | stat1-data = 26,661 | stat2-header = Based aircraft | stat2-data = 28 | footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=LCK|use=PU|own=PU|site=17786.*A}}, effective July 5, 2007</ref> }} '''Rickenbacker International Airport''' {{Airport codes|LCK|KLCK|LCK}} is a civil-military public airport {{convert|10|mi|km}} south of downtown [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], near [[Lockbourne, Ohio|Lockbourne]] in southern [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]], Ohio, United States. The south end of the airport extends into [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway County]]. The base was named for [[flying ace]] and Columbus native [[Eddie Rickenbacker]]. It is managed by the [[Columbus Regional Airport Authority]], which also operates [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport]] and [[Bolton Field]].<ref name=FAA /> Rickenbacker International is primarily a cargo airport for the city of Columbus, although since 2012 it has served an increasing number of passenger flights as well as charter carriers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://columbusairports.com/files/publications/file/20160427_2015_quarter_4_air_traffic_summary_and_analysis.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821232558/http://columbusairports.com/files/publications/file/20160427_2015_quarter_4_air_traffic_summary_and_analysis.pdf |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The [[United States Air Force]] maintains a presence in the form of the [[Ohio Air National Guard]]'s [[121st Air Refueling Wing]], Rickenbacker International is also home of the Ohio Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility No. 2 and the headquarters for the [[Ohio Military Reserve]], [[State Defense Forces|one of the state defense forces]] of [[Ohio]]. ==History== The facility opened in June 1942 as '''Lockbourne Army Airfield''' (named after the nearby village of [[Lockbourne, Ohio|Lockbourne]]). It was then named the Northeastern Training Center of the Army Air Corps, and provided basic pilot training and military support. In addition, the training center provided B-17 flight training to the [[Women Airforce Service Pilots]] (WASPs), and training for glider pilots in the CG-4A Waco glider. After the war, flight-training activities were halted and the airfield was used as a development and testing facility for all-weather military flight operations. The primary unit at the base was the all-Black 447th Composite Group, also known as the [[Tuskegee Airmen]]. During the [[Cold War]] the facility was '''Lockbourne Air Force Base''' and was assigned to the USAF [[Strategic Air Command]]. Lockbourne AFB was redesignated '''[[Rickenbacker Air Force Base]]''' on May 18, 1974, by Department of the Air Force Special Order GA-11 of March 6, 1974, to honor Columbus native [[Eddie Rickenbacker]], the leading American fighter pilot of [[World War I]]. The base was transferred from the [[Strategic Air Command]] (SAC) to the [[Air National Guard]] and redesignated '''[[Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base]]''' on April 1, 1980. [[File:Rickenbacker International Airport Tower 1.jpg|right|thumb|Current Rickenbacker Tower]] The base was recommended for closure by the [[1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission]], but as a result of a proposal by the State of Ohio, the 1993 Commission recommended that Rickenbacker ANGB be realigned rather than closed. The Commission decided to retain the [[121st Air Refueling Wing]] and the [[160th Air Refueling Group]] of the [[Ohio Air National Guard]] in a military cantonment area at Rickenbacker ANGB instead of realigning to [[Wright-Patterson AFB]]. The Air National Guard would continue to operate as tenants of the Rickenbacker Port Authority (RPA) on the RPA's airport and the military facilities were realigned as '''Rickenbacker Air National Guard Station''' on September 30, 1994 by the 1991 Congressional Base Realignment and Closure Commission. In August 2001 construction started on a new, consolidated Navy and Marine Corps Air Reserve Center at Rickenbacker International Airport. The $10 million center, scheduled for completion in early 2003, will be located at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Club Street adjacent to the [[Air National Guard]] facility at Rickenbacker. Being developed by the Navy Reserve, the project will consolidate the Naval Air Reserve Center at Rickenbacker with the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center currently located on Yearling Road in Columbus. When completed, the nearly 1,000 Navy and Marine Corps reservists currently located at the two existing reserve centers will shift their activities to this new facility. Once the new center opens, the site of the existing Naval Air Reserve Center at Rickenbacker will be redeveloped by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which operates the {{convert|5000|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} airport. ==Operations== Rickenbacker was run by the Rickenbacker Port Authority, until merging in 2003 with Port Columbus and Bolton field creating the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. As of July 2006, Rickenbacker is the world's 126th busiest cargo airport according to Air Cargo World.<ref>''[[Air Cargo World]]'': [http://www.aircargoworld.com/Graphics/month/28ACW0706Asia-Africa-Growing.pdf "Top Cargo Airports of the World" with focus on Africa and Asia.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411092419/http://www.aircargoworld.com/Graphics/month/28ACW0706Asia-Africa-Growing.pdf |date=April 11, 2009 }} Retrieved July 8, 2007.</ref> Rickenbacker ranks as one of the worlds top 20 fastest growing cargo airports in July 2006 with 112,888 tons, a 15.3% increase from the previous year. This is mainly due to the transfer of [[AirNet Express|AirNet Systems]] operations from [[Port Columbus International Airport]] to Rickenbacker. This number is expected to increase with the introduction of the new intermodal facility that is under construction. As of now it has scheduled service from [[FedEx Express]] along with [[FedEx Feeder]] contractors, [[Mountain Air Cargo]] and [[CSA Air]] and [[UPS Airlines]] along with contractors [[Air Cargo Carriers]]. Multi-weekly 747 freighter service is operated by [[Atlas Air]] and [[Kalitta Air]]. Another airline based at Rickenbacker is Snow Aviation. Rickenbacker International Airport was also the site for filming all aircraft exterior shots in the movie [[Air Force One (film)|''Air Force One'']] starring [[Harrison Ford]] while also acting as [[Ramstein Air Base]] in the film. In 2007, Rickenbacker hosted the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends air show, one of the largest-ever gatherings of operable classic warbirds, especially the P-51 Mustang. ==Facilities and aircraft== [[Image:LCK Terminal.jpg|right|thumb|Rickenbacker Terminal]] [[Image:LCK0608.png|thumb|right|Rickenbacker Diagram]] Rickenbacker International Airport covers {{convert|4342|acre|ha|0}} and has two [[runway]]s:<ref name=FAA /> * Runway 5R/23L: {{convert|12,102|x|200|ft|m|abbr=on}} Asphalt/Concrete * Runway 5L/23R: {{convert|11,902|x|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} Asphalt In the year ending December 31, 2017 the airport had 26,661 aircraft operations, average 73 per day: 54% [[air carrier]], 29% military and 17% [[general aviation]]. 28 aircraft at the time were based at the airport: 3 single engine, 3 multi-engine, 3 jet aircraft, and 19 military aircraft.<ref name=FAA /> In December 2006 [[PlanetSpace]] entered negotiations with the Ohio government to build a [[spaceport]] at Rickenbacker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2006/12/02/spaceport-ohio/ |title=Spaceport Ohio? |publisher=Personal Spaceflight |date=December 2, 2006}}</ref> Also in 2006, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority completed a Noise Compatibility Study for the airport. This program helps to guide suggested flight paths and targets soundproofing of buildings exposed to high levels of aircraft noise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://columbusairports.com/noise-program/rickenbacker-international-airport/|title=Rickenbacker International Airport – Noise Program – Columbus Regional Airport Authority|publisher=}}</ref> [[AirNet Express]] headquarters is on the airport.<ref>"[http://www.airnet.com/about/contact.aspx Contact] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029194345/http://www.airnet.com/about/contact.aspx |date=October 29, 2010 }}." [[AirNet Express]]. Retrieved on February 12, 2011. "Corporate Office: AirNet Systems, Inc. 7250 Star Check Drive Columbus, OH 43217."</ref> In 2008, [[Norfolk Southern]] opened the Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal adjacent to the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nscorp.com/content/dam/nscorp/bizns/archive/newsbreak_2008_03.pdf |title=Data |website=www.nscorp.com |format=PDF}}</ref> This facility allows the handling of approximately 250,000 [[Intermodal container]]s annually and anchors Norfolk Southern's Heartland Corridor. The project allows easy access to and from the deep water port at [[Norfolk, Virginia]] via the use of double stack containers as well as improved access to rail hubs in the Chicago area. [[Image:Rick Tower.jpg|right|thumb|Old Rickenbacker Tower]] ==Airlines and destinations== Since the completion of the current passenger terminal in 2003, Rickenbacker has acted as a secondary airport for Columbus and the airport has seen a number of carriers come and go,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CLDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10DC8A8F06F0F270&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB5DC08821100 |title=Aggregated data |website=docs.newsbank.com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org}}</ref> including [[Southeast Airlines]], [[Boston-Maine Airways]], [[Hooters Air]], [[Direct Air]], [[USA3000 Airlines]], Fly Mission Air and [[Vision Airlines]].<ref name="DirectAirChap7">{{cite news |last= Heath |first= Dan |url= http://pressrepublican.com/breaking2/x1968911547/Direct-Air-bankruptcy-goes-to-Chapter-7 |title= Direct Air bankruptcy goes to Chapter 7 |work= Plattsburgh Press-Republican |date= April 12, 2012 |accessdate= April 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CLDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10E3717839DDB498&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB5DC08821100 |title=Aggregated data |website=docs.newsbank.com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org}}</ref> In 2012, low-cost carrier [[Allegiant Air]] launched service to Sanford and St. Petersburg, FL and has since been successful in expanding service to ten additional leisure destinations in the [[Southern United States]]. ===Passenger=== {{Airport destination list | 3rdcoltitle = Refs | 3rdcolunsortable = yes | {{nowrap|[[Allegiant Air]]}} | [[Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Orlando/Sanford]], [[Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)|Punta Gorda (FL)]], [[Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]], [[St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport|St. Petersburg/Clearwater]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]],<ref>https://www.dispatch.com/business/20190212/allegiant-adds-charleston-south-carolina-flights-from-rickenbacker</ref> [[Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport|Destin/Fort Walton Beach]], [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville]], [[Myrtle Beach International Airport|Myrtle Beach]], [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]] | <ref name="AllegiantRoutes">{{cite web|title=Allegiant Air|url=https://www.allegiantair.com|accessdate=7 January 2017}}</ref> }} ===Destinations map=== {| class="collapsible collapsed" style="border:1px #aaa solid; width:50em; margin:0.2em auto" |- ! Passenger destinations map |- |{{Location map+ |United_States |width=1000 |float=center |caption=Passenger destinations from Rickenbacker International Airport <br/> {{color sample|#FF0000|description=red}} Year-round destination <br/> {{color sample|#00FF00|description=green}} Seasonal destination <br/> {{color sample|#0000FF|description=blue}} Future destination |places= {{Location map~ |United_States |lat=39.8174|long=-82.9358|position=top|label='''<small>Columbus-Rickenbacker</small>'''|caption=|mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg|marksize=15 }} {{Location map~ |United_States |lat=27.906783|long=-82.691860|position=left|label='''<small>[[St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport|St. Pete-Clearwater]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |United_States |lat=26.915976|long=-81.997713|position=bottom |label='''<small>[[Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)|Punta Gorda]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |United_States |lat=28.775502|long=-81.243443|position=left|label='''<small>[[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Orlando/Sanford]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |United_States |lat=26.073989|long=-80.150725 |position=right|label='''<small>[[Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ | mark = Green pog.svg |United_States |lat=30.483333|long=-86.525278 |position=top|label='''<small>[[Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport|Destin-Fort Walton Beach]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |United_States | lat=27.395556 | long=-82.554444 | position=right | label='''<small>[[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]]</small>''' | label_size=90 | marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ | mark = Green pog.svg |United_States |lat=32.898611|long=-80.040556|position=right|label='''<small>[[Charleston International Airport|Charleston]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ | mark = Green pog.svg |United_States |lat=33.679722 |long=-78.928333 |position=left |label='''<small>[[Myrtle Beach International Airport|Myrtle Beach]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7}} {{Location map~ | mark = Green pog.svg |United_States |lat=32.1275|long=-81.202222|position=left|label='''<small>[[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ | mark = Green pog.svg |United_States |lat=30.4941|long=-81.6879|position=right|label='''<small>[[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville]]</small>'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }} }} |} ===Cargo=== {{Airport destination list <!-- --> <!-- DO NOT LIST AIR NET EXPRESS, they only operate ad-hoc schedule, which should not be listed per [[WP:Airports]]. Only add routes if reliable source(s) can acuratley verify the routes' schedule.--> <!-- --> | [[Cargolux]] | [[Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport|Anchorage]],<ref name="CargoluxLCK/ANCJFK">{{cite web|title=CLX452|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CLX452|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref name="CargoluxLCK/ORDLUX">{{cite web|title=CLX436|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CLX436|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]],<ref name="CargoluxLCK/ORDLUX"/> [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]<ref name="CargoluxLCK/ANCJFK"/> <!-- --> | [[Castle Aviation]] | [[Akron–Canton Airport|Akron/Canton]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Castle Aviation 821|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CSJ821|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]]<ref>{{cite web|title=CSJ821|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CSJ821|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Cathay Pacific Cargo]]}} | [[Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]],<ref name="CathayLCK/ANCORDATL">{{cite web|title=CPA92|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CPA92|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]],<ref name="CathayLCK/ANCORDATL"/> [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref name="CathayLCK/ANCORDATL"/> [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]] <!-- --> | [[Emirates SkyCargo]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref>{{cite web|title=UAE9961|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE9961|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]],<ref name="EmiratesFRA/LCK/JFK">{{cite web|title=Emirates 9251|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE9251|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]<ref name="EmiratesFRA/LCK/JFK"/> <!-- --> | [[Etihad Cargo]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Bandaranaike]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]],<ref>https://www.etihad.com/en-us/about-us/etihad-news/archive/2018/etihad-cargo-and-trinity-logistics-renew-partnership-extending-rickenbecker-services/</ref> [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] <!-- --> | [[FedEx Express]] | [[Baltimore-Washington International Airport|Baltimore]],<ref>{{cite web|title=FDX1730|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX1730|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]],<ref>{{cite web|title=FDX437|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX437|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]],<ref>{{cite web|title=FedEx 846 FDX846 / FX846|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX846|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=FDX1639|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX1639|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]],<ref>{{cite web|title=FedEx 1237|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX1237|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]],<ref>{{cite web|title=FedEx 1938|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX1938|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]]<ref name="auto"/><br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]]<ref>https://flightaware.com/live/airport/KBDL BDL-LCK FedEx</ref> <!-- --> | [[FedEx_Express#FedEx_Feeder|FedEx Feeder]] | [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Mountain Air Cargo 8327|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/MTN8327|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport|Parkersburg]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mountain Air Cargo 8474|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/id/MTN8474-1517576332-14-1-79|accessdate=4 February 2018}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Korean Air]] | [[Seoul Incheon Airport|Seoul-Incheon]]<ref>https://cargo.koreanair.com/en/cargo-news/new-international-cargo-service-lck-icn?fbclid=IwAR1f9lSYIU3ttEMO9oLo63NqHCzM_qfQPG-cbHjOkTQs2r9vBWtQBbpeTmw</ref> <!-- --> | [[UPS Airlines]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]]<ref name="UPSLCK/PITSDF">{{cite web|title=UPS1151|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS1151|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref><br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]]<ref>https://flightaware.com/live/airport/KBDL BDL-LCK UPS</ref> <!-- --> }} ==Motor racing== In 1953 and 1954 the airport was used for two meetings organised by the [[Sports Car Club of America]].<ref name="Strohl">{{cite web |last1=Strohl |first1=Daniel |title=One of the last of the AFB races: Lockbourne, 1953 |url=https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2012/05/02/one-of-the-last-of-the-air-force-base-races-lockbourne-1953/ |website=www.hemmings.com |accessdate=6 September 2019}}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Ohio|Aviation}} * [[Central Air Defense Force]] (Air Defense Command) * [[121st Air Refueling Wing]] ==References== {{Air Force Historical Research Agency}} {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|https://rickenbackeradvantage.com/}} * {{FAA-diagram|06846}} {{US-airport-ga|LCK}} * Historical Photos **[http://digitalcatalog.clcohio.org/repository/739572.jpeg Air show at Rickenbacker A.F.B. in 1974] **[http://digitalcatalog.clcohio.org/repository/739531.jpeg Fighter jet with control tower in background, 1974] **[http://digitalcatalog.clcohio.org/repository/728396.jpeg Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, the base's namesake, in 1958] {{Authority control}} [[Category:Airports in Ohio]] [[Category:Airports established in 1942]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Columbus, Ohio]] [[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Franklin County, Ohio]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Pickaway County, Ohio]] [[Category:Transportation in Columbus, Ohio]] [[Category:1942 establishments in Ohio]]'