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 121255Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM FEW170 BKN190 16/07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP097 T01640068
- Wind
- from 010° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 19,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Density altitude
- 8,030 ft · pressure altitude 6,366 ft
- Observed
- 26 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 34C | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 34R | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 34L | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 09 | — | 6 kt from the left |
| 27 | — | 6 kt from the right |
| 16R | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 16C | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 16L | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 42 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 24,000–36,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KAFF 121100Z 1211/1317 01009KT 9999 SCT200 510104 QNH3005INS WND 300V060 ROTOR CONDS EXIST BECMG 1214/1215 35012KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3003INS BECMG 1218/1219 14012KT 9999 VCTS BKN100CB BKN200 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1220/1301 VRB20G38KT -TSRA BKN080CB OVC200 BECMG 1300/1301 35015G25KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS SCT070CB OVC150 QNH3001INS BECMG 1305/1306 35012KT 9999 NSW BKN120 BKN200 QNH3001INS BECMG 1314/1315 16012KT 9999 SCT080 BKN120 QNH3003INS TX32/1220Z TN13/1212Z
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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
- 1210Z / 0158Z
- Tower hours
- OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (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
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
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.