KAFF — Usaf Academy Davis Airfield
Colorado Springs, CO · field elevation 6,576 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KAFF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAFF 101755Z 00000KT 10SM SCT250 18/M08 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP184 T01821081 10182 21013 58002
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint -8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.19 inHg
- Density altitude
- 8,169 ft · pressure altitude 6,306 ft
- Observed
- 31 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest 12 nm. Last image 46 min ago.
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Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 7,500–12,500 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF AMD KAFF 101713Z 1017/1118 16009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3016INS WND 100V200 BECMG 1019/1020 36012G18KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3015INS TEMPO 1020/1022 36015G25KT 520003 BECMG 1022/1023 01009KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3017INS BECMG 1115/1116 16009KT 9999 SKC QNH3031INS TX21/1020Z TNM02/1112Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.97339, -104.82003
- Elevation
- 6,576 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1337Z / 2349Z
- Tower hours
- OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (1985)
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- El Paso, CO
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16C/34C | 4,501 | 75 | ASPH | — |
| 16R/34L | 4,500 | 40 | ASPH | — |
| 16L/34R | 3,513 | 75 | ASPH | — |
| 09/27 | 2,493 | 75 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 128.525
- Tower OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL.
- 124.15
- Ground
- 118.125
- CTAF
- 124.15
Nearby airports
- KCOS City Of Colorado Springs Muni11 nm
- KFLY Meadow Lake12 nm
- KFCS Butts AAF (Fort Carson)18 nm
- KAPA Centennial36 nm
- KPUB Pueblo Meml44 nm
- KBKF Buckley Space Force Base44 nm
Elsewhere
- Other Colorado airports
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.