Port Columbus Intl Airport-Cmh - (614) 239-4083

Port Columbus is one of the worst airports for people with disabilities. Shuttle availability, as well as wheelchairs, are limited and not always around when you need one. For someone with a disability, standing for 15-30 minutes in the pathetically understaffed security checkpoint is painful and exhausting. And that's just for starters. Last May I flew back from Minneapolis on Northwest. The gate is in the far back corner of Concourse B. It took a full hour for me to limp, rest, and limp some more from the gate to Baggage Claim and then underneath all the way to Ground Transport to catch the shuttle to the Blue Lot. The people mover was out of service in the passage between Baggage Claim and Ground Transportation and there was nowhere to sit and rest. I'm flying out to Minneapolis for Christmas and I'm actually driving to a different city to an airport that's more reliably ADA-compliant. I will avoid flying out of Port Columbus whenever possible.

CMH is a great airport all around. It is not large, although a 30-40 gate terminal is planned. There are resteraunts all over and you can access them while waiting for an arrival unlie some airports.There is also plenty of parking near the terminal for easy access. The lines are usually not very long except on holidays, then they are packed, and the security is usually pretty quick. The skycaps aren't the best though and I would advise against letting them get your tickets from the counter so you can skip it and go right to the security. There have been times where skycaps get the tickets and don't have boarding pass. Other than that it is a fairly good airport with good food and service, but if you want fast food, there isn't much, most of the resteraunts are normal resteraunts.

This airport is the most cost effective airport in the tirstate area. The resturants have good food and the service is good. Parking is cheap and close, even if you use a long term lot. I fly out of this airport several times a year.