page_title: Rickenbacker International Airport
section_title: Facilities and aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Rickenbacker International Airport / Facilities and aircraft
caption_attribution_description: English: Plan of Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
context_page_description: Rickenbacker International Airport is a civil-military public airport 10 miles south of downtown Columbus, near Lockbourne in southern Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The south end of the airport extends into 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. 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.
  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, one of the state defense forces of Ohio.
context_section_description: Rickenbacker International Airport covers 4,342 acres (1,757 ha) and has two runways:
  Runway 5R/23L: 12,102 ft × 200 ft (3,689 m × 61 m) Asphalt/Concrete
  Runway 5L/23R: 11,902 ft × 150 ft (3,628 m × 46 m) 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.
  In December 2006 PlanetSpace entered negotiations with the Ohio government to build a spaceport at Rickenbacker.
  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.
  AirNet Express headquarters is on the airport.
  In 2008, Norfolk Southern opened the Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal adjacent to the airport. This facility allows the handling of approximately 250,000 Intermodal containers 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.
caption: Rickenbacker Diagram
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