KFCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson)
Fort Carson, CO · field elevation 5,841 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KFCS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFCS 100155Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 13/M05 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP241 T01281053 $
- Wind
- from 260° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint -5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.26 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,534 ft · pressure altitude 5,501 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 13 | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
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 8 nm. Last image 5 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 KFCS 092000Z 0920/1102 16009KT 9999 SKC QNH3023INS BECMG 1001/1002 22009KT 9999 SKC QNH3027INS BECMG 1008/1009 33009KT 9999 SKC QNH3024INS BECMG 1018/1019 14012G18KT 9999 FEW130 520309 QNH3018INS BECMG 1101/1102 33009KT 9999 SKC QNH3021INS TX25/0921Z TN05/1012Z
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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
- 1336Z / 2350Z
- Tower hours
- FRI-MON 1200-0600Z++ TUE-THUR 1100-0600Z++ CLSD NEW YEARS DAY,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- El Paso, CO
Everything else KFCS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,521 | 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 — ILS/DME
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KCOS City Of Colorado Springs Muni8 nm
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- KAPA Centennial54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFCS 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.