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Class C

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

ID KCOS FAA COS Elev 6,187 ft Lat 38° 48.35' N Lon 104° 42.06' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KCOS

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Runways at KCOS

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 13,500 ft. Max gradient: 1.19% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17L 180° 13,500 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
35R 13,500 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
17R 180.1° 11,022 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
35L 0.1° 11,022 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
12 135° 8,272 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
30 315° 8,272 ft 150 ft ASP Yes

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

12 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 125.000
  • CLD CLNC DEL 134.450
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR SPRINGS TWR 119.900
  • CTAF CTAF 124.150
  • APP SPRINGS APP 118.500
  • DEP SPRINGS DEP 124.000
  • OPS AFRC OPS 129.840
  • PMSV PMSV PETERSON METRO 134.920
  • PTD PETERSON PTD 122.850
  • RDO DENVER RDO 122.250
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KCOS

  • NDB CO

    Petey

    0.41 MHz · LO · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KCOS, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

1 matched · 44 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    migratory bird activity on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (44 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·COLORADO 331 COLORADO SPRINGS CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS)(KCOS) P (AF AFRC) 6 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N38º48.35´ W104º42.05´ 6187 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE COS RWY 17L–35R: H13500X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1120 PCR 1060 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 17L: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 57´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·RWY 17R–35L: H11022X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1120 PCR 1160 F/A/X/T HIRL RWY 17R: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H8270X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–171, 2S–175, 2D–279, 2D/2D2–691 PCR 460 F/C/X/T MIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 64´. 0.3% down..
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.04º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 13: TORA–8270 TODA–8270 ASDA–8270 LDA–8270 RWY 17L:TORA–13501 TODA–13501 ASDA–13501 LDA–13501 RWY 17R:TORA–11022TODA–11022 ASDA–11022 LDA–11022 RWY 31: TORA–8270 TODA–8270 ASDA–8270 LDA–7914 RWY 35L:TORA–11022 TODA–11022 ASDA–11022 LDA–11022 RWY 35R:TORA–13501TODA–13501 ASDA–13501 LDA–13501
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1 LGT ACTVT REIL Rwy 13 and Rwy 31, 17R—Ctc COS twr.
  • ·Lgtd windsock apch Rwys 17L–35R, 17R–35L and 13–31.
  • ·MILITARY— JASU 2(MA32A–60A), 2(MA32–86A), 2(AM32A–95), 1(SGNC), 2(B809D–Generators).
  • ·A, A+ (C719–591–2288.) (NC–100LL) FLUID PRESAIR LHOX; LOX–LOX and hi pressure air ltd.
  • ·OIL O–133–148–156(Mil) TRAN ALERT PPR rqr for all tran acft—ctc afld mgmt DSN 834–4778/9 C719–556–4778/9.
  • ·Afld mgmt opr 1300–0500Z‡, clsd hol.
  • ·Fort Carson arrival/departure air control group (ADACG) MSN, ctc DSN 532–8002/3 or C719–503–8002/3.
  • ·All tran acft ctc High Country 30 min prior to arr.
  • ·Tran acft ctc Colorado Springs Rgnl Comd post (callsign: HIGH COUNTRY) with ATA and ATD.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Turbojet trng flts prohibited 0600–1300Z‡.
  • ·Be alert; intensive USAF student trng invof Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado.
  • ·Portions of Twys A, B, E, F, G, and M are blocked from view from the twr by obst.
  • ·Portions of Twy C and Rwy 17R–35L are blocked from view from the twr when the infield mil operation sfc is occupied by a C17 or C5.
  • ·Ctn: acft with wingspan greater than 117´; when taxi on cntrln A2, A3, A4, use oversteer in turns due to insufficient corner fillets in pavement.
  • ·Due to limited prkg and potential to dmg lgt, unsecured acft, mobility acft are not permitted to use Colorado Springs FBO unless FBO can guarantee sufficient prkg clnc that blast fm eng thrust and reverse thrust will not impact otr acft, gnd psnl, or eqpt.
  • ·Cstms avbl for all mil/civ acft.
  • ·Ctc US Customs 719–574–6607.
  • ·See Special Notices—USAF 306 FTG Flight Training Areas, Vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (719) 550-1900

+ 14 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Peterson SFBColorado Springs Airport

Source: OurAirports community

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KCOS — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KCOS

58 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 57 most recent.

Total events

66

since 1982

Fatal

5

7.6% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 246,732 ops in 1993

2024 total

178,342

10-yr total

1,436,886

2024 mix

AC/AT 23% · GA 64% · Mil 13%

Events / million ops

6.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.47

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=58

  • Other 18
  • Stall / spin 6
  • Controlled flight into terrain 6
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 5
  • Loss of control 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Hard landing 3

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-10-01 Piper PA-28R-200 · Engine failure · VMC · night
2018-04-15 Cessna T210N · Fuel exhaustion · day
2014-11-28 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7EC · Loss of control · day
2013-04-21 Cessna T182T · Weather · day
2012-07-19 Cessna T210M · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2011-04-03 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · day
2009-07-23 Piper PA32R · Weather · day
2024-06-10 Beech D55 · Gear-up · night
2024-05-31 Piper PA-24-250 · Weather · day
2023-06-09 North American T-6G · Loss of control · day
2021-04-15 GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A · Stall / spin · IMC · day
2019-09-11 Piper PA28 · Other · VMC · day
2017-08-03 Beech D17S · Loss of control · day
2017-03-18 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · day
2015-11-09 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Stall / spin · day
2013-09-04 Cessna T207 · Hard landing · day
2012-02-04 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2010-12-22 Mooney M20E · Weather · IMC · day
2010-09-04 Beech E-90 · Gear-up · VMC · night
2006-12-15 Boeing 737-824 · Fire · VMC · night
2006-09-13 Piper PA-46T-350P · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2006-06-22 Excel Jet Sport Jet · CFIT · VMC · day
2005-06-11 Beech S35 · CFIT · VMC · day
2004-09-04 Gates Learjet 25B · Other · dawn
2004-04-17 Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Other · VMC · day
2003-05-23 Mooney M20K · CFIT · VMC · night
2003-03-09 Mooney M20C · CFIT · VMC · day
2001-10-08 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · VMC · day
2001-01-30 Cessna R172E · Other · day
1999-02-16 Piper PA-28-180 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1998-02-11 Beech 23 · CFIT · day
1997-12-21 Beech A100 · CFIT · IMC · night
1997-08-05 Beech 58P · Engine failure · IMC · day
1997-04-16 Boeing 737-300 · Other · VMC · night
1996-10-04 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day
1996-04-23 Cessna 172P · Loss of control · VMC · day
1995-09-01 Cessna 172N · Engine failure · VMC · day
1994-10-29 Cessna 172P · Other · day
1994-01-13 Bellanca 8KCAB-180 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1993-10-15 Cessna 172F · Weather · VMC · day
1992-10-18 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day
1991-10-30 Douglas DC-10-10 · Other · day
1991-07-17 Cessna 421B · Other · VMC · day
1991-03-18 Cessna 177RG · Ground collision · VMC · day
1990-09-24 Cessna 310J · Engine failure · VMC · day
1990-03-24 Cessna 172M · Other · IMC · night
1989-05-17 Enstrom 280C · Engine failure · day
1989-02-24 ELLER BD-5B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
1988-07-02 Piper PA-32-260 · Other · VMC · day
1988-04-03 Beech A36 · Other · day
1988-01-09 Rotorway Executive · Other · day
1987-09-25 Cessna 195 · Other · day
1987-08-15 North American AT-6C · Other · VMC · day
1985-10-23 Cessna 170B · Other · VMC · day
1983-07-07 Beech C-23 · Other · VMC · day
1983-05-31 Cessna 182 · Stall / spin · IMC · day
1982-08-15 Piper PA-28-140 · Gear-up · night-moonlit

+ 1 more on file

DPEs near KCOS

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Quay Carlton Snyder Elbert CO 26 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 32 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 48 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 52 nm
Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier Watkins CO 54 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 54 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 58 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 58 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 71 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 71 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KCOS

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Steven Addison Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Kenneth Charles Barber Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Henry Dubois Bartlett Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Jerome Walter Bierut Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Russell Eugene Bird Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Lee Lightfoot Broestl Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
David Andrew Callear Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Bruce Joel Carey Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Dennis Lee Cole Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
George Leo Cox Jr Colorado Springs CO 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KCOS

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Neil Edward Petterson Security CO 3 nm
Michael Joseph Barr Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
David Dwight Bennett Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Douglas O'Neal Curry Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Robert John Didion Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
James Donald Drew Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
John Henry Hartmann Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Ronald Foster Hasz Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Keith Douglas Johnson Colorado Springs CO 5 nm
Barton Frederick Jones Jr Colorado Springs CO 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KCOS

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
0 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
47 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
47 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
59 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
65 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
69 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
69 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
74 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
98 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
99 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.