KCOS — City Of Colorado Springs Muni
Colorado Springs, CO · field elevation 6,187 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KCOS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCOS 111154Z 32005KT 10SM FEW120 FEW160 21/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02060067 10250 20200 58001
- Wind
- from 320° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 7,999 ft · pressure altitude 5,937 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 5 kt head | — |
| 35R | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 35L | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 17L | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 17R | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 13 | 5 kt tail | — |
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 4 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCOS 111138Z 1112/1212 35007KT P6SM SCT200 FM111600 06008KT P6SM SCT100 SCT200 FM112000 13010KT P6SM SCT090 BKN140 PROB30 1121/1201 VRB25G40KT -TSRA BKN090CB FM120100 33012KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM120400 35007KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1209Z / 0158Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (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
- 20 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, NDB, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
- 1 departure published
- 2 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFCS Butts AAF (Fort Carson)8 nm
- KFLY Meadow Lake10 nm
- KAFF Usaf Academy Davis Airfield11 nm
- KPUB Pueblo Meml32 nm
- KAPA Centennial46 nm
- KBKF Buckley Space Force Base54 nm
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.