Transportation

Access to major highways, a regional airport and rail service speeds delivery of goods and services to and from of Mid-Missouri. Being situated in the middle of the country also minimizes shipping costs.

Columbia/Boone County is a regional distribution hub for more than a dozen major motor and air freight carriers. Given our central location, those companies offer direct single line service and optimum delivery time to all parts of the United States, including both coasts at very competitive rates.

Columbia Regional Airport

  • 6500 foot primary concrete runway
  • 4,400 foot crosswind runway

Commercial Airlines

  • US Airways Express - 24 weekly flights to Kansas City International Airport

Roadways

  • Interstate 70 - East/West
  • US Highway 63 - North/South

Railroads

  • COLT (Columbia Terminal) - includes local transload facility
  • Norfolk Southern
  • Gateway Western Railway
  • Amtrak (Jefferson City)

Bus Services

  

Kansas City International Airport (two hours west of Columbia) and Lambert St. Louis International Airport (90 minutes east of Columbia) are each served by multiple major airlines.

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