KFCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson)
Fort Carson, CO · field elevation 5,841 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KFCS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFCS 111055Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01950069 $
- Wind
- from 340° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- 7,478 ft · pressure altitude 5,621 ft
- Observed
- 79 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 13 | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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 8 nm. Last image 18 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 KFCS 111200Z 1112/1218 31006KT 9999 FEW120 QNH3018INS BECMG 1118/1119 33009G18KT 9999 VCTS BKN090CB QNH3015INS TEMPO 1120/1124 VRB25G35KT 8000 -TSRA OVC090CB QNH3010INS BECMG 1201/1202 33009KT 9000 -SHRA BKN110 OVC130 QNH3012INS BECMG 1206/1207 35006KT 9999 NSW SCT140 QNH3010INS TX33/1118Z TN15/1112Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.67830, -104.75648
- Elevation
- 5,841 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
- FRI-MON 1200-0600Z++ TUE-THUR 1100-0600Z++ CLSD NEW YEARS DAY,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (2020)
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- El Paso, CO
Everything else KFCS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,500 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 108.8
- Tower FRI-MON 1200-0600Z++ TUE-THUR 1100-0600Z++ CLSD NEW YEARS DAY,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.
- 125.5
- Ground
- 118.55
- Approach
- 124.0
Published procedures
- 1 approach — LD
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KCOS City Of Colorado Springs Muni8 nm
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- KFLY Meadow Lake18 nm
- KPUB Pueblo Meml26 nm
- KAPA Centennial54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFCS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Colorado airports
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- 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.