Rickenbacker International Airport

Ohio Military Reserve Rickenbacker International Airport (IATA: LCK, ICAO: KLCK, FAA LID: LCK) is a civil-military public airport 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Columbus, near Lockbourne in southern Franklin County, Ohio, United States.

[1] 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.

But following a proposal by the State of Ohio, the 1993 Commission recommended that the Air National Guard units remain at Rickenbacker, operating as tenants in a military cantonment area.

The military facilities were renamed Rickenbacker Air National Guard Station on September 30, 1994, by the 1991 Commission.

In August 2001 construction started on a consolidated Navy and Marine Corps Air Reserve Center at Rickenbacker International Airport.

The $10 million center, scheduled for completion in early 2003, sits at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Club Street next to the Air National Guard facility.

Thanks to their additional service, logistics company Morrison Express launched operations at Rickenbacker in 2016 to support them.

On April 1, 2021, Rickenbacker and the CRAA celebrated the 500th arrival of a converted passenger plane: Emirates flight 2501 from Copenhagen.

Monthly international arrivals peaked at 120 in 2020 and even higher in 2021 as airlines brought medical cargo in to the airport.

[19] Rickenbacker ranks as one of the world's 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 Systems operations from Port Columbus International Airport to Rickenbacker.

This program helps to guide suggested flight paths and targets soundproofing of buildings exposed to high levels of aircraft noise.

[26] This facility allows the handling of approximately 250,000 Intermodal containers annually and anchors Norfolk Southern's Heartland Corridor.

[53] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Current Rickenbacker Tower
Old Rickenbacker Tower