Runways at KUBS
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Columbus Lowndes County Airport has one runway: 18/36 - 1,373 m long (4,503 ft), 30 m wide, asphalt surface.
Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS / UBS)
United States · elevation 188 ft AMSL
· 33.4654, -88.3803
About Columbus Lowndes County Airport
Columbus Lowndes County Airport is an airport with the ICAO code KUBS and the IATA code UBS. Country: United States. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Columbus. OurAirports classifies it as a small airport. Its ICAO code starts with the KU prefix, which marks airports in United States. The four-letter code KUBS is used in flight operations and weather reports, while the three-letter IATA code UBS is used for ticketing and baggage handling. The airport reference point sits at 33°27'55"N, 88°22'49"W, at an elevation of 188 ft (57 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is America/Chicago.
Satellite view of KUBS
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of KUBS
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 180° | 1,373 m (4,503 ft) | 30 m (100 ft) | asphalt |
| 36 | 360° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 18/36 on 180° and 360° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 18/36 axis, wind from the west (around 270°) or from the east (around 90°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 180° or 360° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for KUBS
Weather reports for Columbus Lowndes County Airport are published under the ICAO code KUBS. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the KUBS report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for KUBS, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The America/Chicago zone is GMT-06:00 in winter and GMT-05:00 in summer - that is the shift to apply to the time in the report to get local time at the airport.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are Golden Triangle Regional Airport (Columbus/W Point/Starkville) (KGTR, 20 km), Columbus Air Force Base (KCBM, 21 km), George Downer Airport (Aliceville) (KAIV, 43 km). When no report is available for KUBS, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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