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Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Who we are and why we’re here
• Create exceptional travel experiences
• Provide strategic opportunities for
businesses
• Drive economic growth
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One of the world’s few
cargo-dedicated
airports located in the
center of the North
American International
Freight Center.
The commercial
passenger airport
serving over 8.1 million
annual passengers.
The Airport Authority
Oversees the operation of a three-airport system, benefiting passengers,
business and the community
A general aviation
airport that provides
access to corporate and
recreational flying and
aviation education
programs.
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Easily accessible airports

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$3.1billion
PAYROLL
Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Combined annual impact of our airports and FTZ 138
58,730
JOBS
$12.9billion
IMPACT
Fueling Ohio’s economy
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A global logistics hub
in the center of North
America’s population,enabling you to ship
freight quickly and
reliably – anywhere in
the world.
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A comprehensive, global logistics solution
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Highway
Connectivity
&
Top Trucking
World Class
Distribution
Space
Geographic
Advantage
Two Airports
John Glenn
Columbus
International
Airport
Rickenbacker
International
Airport
Four Intermodal
Terminals
A Top 10
Foreign-Trade
Zone

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Geographic advantage
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One day truck drive from 45% of U.S. population, 33% of the Canadian
population and 46% of U.S. manufacturing capacity.

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Norfolk Southern
Rickenbacker Terminal
• High capacity, high speed, state-of-the-
art facility
• Serves both domestic and international
ocean container customers
• On dock, double-stacked rail direct from
the Port of Norfolk
to Columbus
• Non-grounded, container-on-chassis, w/
automated dispatch
• Average truck dwell time less than 20
minutes.
- Compared to hours of queue at other ports.
• Currently processing over 300,000 annual
container lifts, with room
Norfolk Southern overview
One of the largest in Columbus, located at Rickenbacker
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Foreign-Trade Zone #138
Administered
by CRAA,
serving a 25
county area
Ranked in
the Top 10
out of 195
FTZs in the
U.S.
Defer, Reduce
or Eliminate
Customs
duties &
processing
fees
$10.4
Billion USD
of goods
entered in
2018
Setting records while helping companies compete globally
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Rickenbacker International
Airport (LCK)

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History
Over 75 years of service (est. 1942)
Began life in WWII as Lockbourne
Army Air Base
Named for nearby village of
Lockbourne, Ohio and basis for airport
designator “LCK”
A leader in military diversity
Post WWII home of the Tuskegee
Airmen, the nation's storied all African
American fighter wing
Was a B-17 training base for the
Women Air Force Service Pilots
Renamed for Captain Eddie
Rickenbacker
A Columbus native and WWI’s most
successful air combat ACE. Eddie was a
prominent industry figure and
statesmen, and head of Eastern Airlines
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Present
Cargo-focused and logistics hub
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Open
24 hours a day,
7 days a week,
365 days a year
On-Site
U.S. Customs
and Border
Protection
No nighttime
noise
restrictions
More than
5.6 million sq.ft.
of air cargo ramp
with hydrant
fueling
Parallel
12,000’ long
runways
Over
636,000 sq.ft.
of active air cargo
terminal space

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Connecting ~ 80 million sq.ft. of distribution &
fulfillment space to the world by air, sea and land

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Connecting to the world via dedicated freighter service
 20 scheduled weekly international 747 & 777 freighter frequencies on 6 premier carriers plus a significant
amount of ad hoc and charters
 Robust FedEx and UPS activity with a combined 48X weekly schedule to and from their hubs from which
eCommerce and express packages travel the world over
 Rickenbacker is served by 5 of the top 10 air cargo carriers in the world, including the top 4 as measured by
freight-ton miles flown

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Product Diversification
From Fashion and Retail to:
 Aerospace
 Automotive
 Livestock
 Project and Specialty Charters
 E-commerce
 Healthcare and Pharmaceutical

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Economic Impacts (2017 figures)
Rickenbacker International Airport
Total jobs: 15,280
Total annual payroll: $880 million
Total annual economic impact: $2.5 billion
Foreign-Trade Zone # 138
Total jobs: 9,980
Total annual payroll: $480 million
Total annual economic impact: $5.2 billion

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David Whitaker, C.M.
Chief Commercial Officer
dwhitaker@ColumbusAirports.com
1 614 239-5028
1 614 778-2523 mobile
Bryan Schreiber
Manager - Business Development
bschreiber@ColumbusAirports.com
1 614 409-3621
1 614 623-7876 mobile
Airport Authority Contacts
Angie Atwood
Program Manager, Foreign Trade Zone
aatwood@ColumbusAirports.com
1 614 409 3622
1 614 620 4740 mobile