COU: The Next Phase
That’ll be $600,000, if you please! So the city recently cut a check for that amount to United Airlines to cover the agreed-upon revenue guarantee for the company’s accrued costs for service starting August 1, 2017 between COU and Denver International Airport. A far cry from the hundred dollars or so Ozark Air Lines was […]
The State of COU
175,860 passengers flew out of Columbia Regional Airport last year on scheduled airliners serving Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, and now Denver. That’s a far cry from the handful that boarded the first Ozark Airlines flights to St. Louis and Springfield from the old Municipal Airport when service began on September 4, 1952. For this year, estimates […]
The New COU
Columbia Regional Airport is moving east as it works to boost its regional presence, but it’s not moving far — just enough to get plans for a six-year, $27.8 million airfield transformation off the ground.
Security Check at COU
The CBT gets an inside look into the operations of the TSA at COU.
The Apprentice
Although higher education is the lifeblood of Columbia’s economy, the city is also fueled by a workforce that found success on a less traveled path.
Briefly in the News: May 1985
Airport to build second taxiway Columbia received a $702,000 federal grant to build a second taxiway, a windfall that Robert Selig, airport superintendent, says will cut down on crowded runways and make Columbia Regional Airport a more attractive spot for the aviation industry. The grant from the Federal Aviation Administration will fund 90 percent of […]
More Flights through Columbia Regional Airport (COU)
With more flights in and out of COU, travel in mid-Missouri looks to be on an upswing. But will it last? As passengers drive up to Columbia Regional Airport (COU) on South Airport Drive, they might notice a new parking lot just north of COU’s previous 350-spot parking lot. Created d with some of the […]