KCOS — City Of Colorado Springs Muni
Colorado Springs, CO · field elevation 6,187 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KCOS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCOS 100054Z 22008KT 10SM CLR 12/M04 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01221039 $
- Wind
- from 220° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint -4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.27 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,877 ft · pressure altitude 5,837 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17L | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 17R | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 13 | 1 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 31 | 1 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
| 35R | 6 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 35L | 6 kt tail | 5 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
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 1 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCOS 092324Z 1000/1024 15010KT P6SM SKC FM100300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM102100 04010KT P6SM SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.80582, -104.70078
- Elevation
- 6,187 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1336Z / 2349Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- El Paso, CO
Airport diagram
Everything else KCOS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 13,500 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17R/35L | 11,022 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 8,270 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 125.0
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.9
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 133.15
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 134.45
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 120.6
- Approach
- 124.0
- Departure
- 124.0
Published procedures
- 17 approaches — ILS, LOC, NDB, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
- 1 departure published
- 2 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCOS airport diagram or an approach plate
- 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.