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Columbus-Lowndes County Airport shares photos from local aviation company

Columbus-Lowndes County Airport posted photos from Straight Up Aviation, LLC on its Facebook page, bringing attention to the local aviation activity at the facility.

The airport, which serves Columbus, Mississippi, and surrounding Lowndes County, operates as a hub for general aviation and supports a range of local and transient aircraft operations. Straight Up Aviation, LLC is identified in the post as the source of the images.

Posts such as this are a common way for airports and aviation businesses to engage the community, showcase aircraft and facilities, and highlight training, maintenance or special events without formal press releases. Social media also helps smaller airports maintain visibility with residents, pilots and potential visitors.

Details about the photos and the circumstances around them were not provided in the post. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."

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