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KCOS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 60 NTSB events

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

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

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 —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 12 frequencies

  • 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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  • NDB CO

    Petey

    0.41 MHz · LO · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 44 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

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)
  • ·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

NTSB events

60 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

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

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

Last 10 years · n=11

  • Loss of control 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=60

  • Other 18
  • Stall / spin 7
  • Loss of control 6
  • Controlled flight into terrain 6
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Hard landing 3

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency 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 →
2026-04-09 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42 NG · Stall / spin · day →
2025-11-26 Piper PA-22-108 · Loss of control · 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 →

+ 3 more on file

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

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 nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

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 nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

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 nearby

By airport location.

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.