John Glenn Columbus International Airport is an international airport located 6 miles east of downtown Columbus, Ohio. It is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also oversees ope
Aerial view in 2016
The Old Port Columbus Terminal, the airport's first control tower and terminal
Current control tower, completed in 2004
In 1964 Jerrie Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the world, taking off and landing her Spirit of Columbus at Port Columbus Airport (plane now exhibited at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center).
United Express Flight 6291
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United Express Flight 6291 was a regularly scheduled United Express flight from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. to Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. It was a se
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…corrective action. A contributing factor was the failure of both crews to detect this situation by visual and/or aural vigilance." On January 7, 1994, United Express Flight 6291, a BAe Jetstream 41 being operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines, was on approach to runway 28L when it entered into a stall at 430 feet (130 m) above…
An Atlantic Coast Airlines British Aerospace Jetstream 41 operating for United Express, similar to the one involved in the accident
NTSB diagram of Flight 6291's flight path