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KFCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KFCS FAA FCS Elev 5,838 ft Lat 38° 40.70' N Lon 104° 45.42' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,500 ft. Max gradient: 1.00% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 137.2° 4,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.00%
31 317.2° 4,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.00%

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 · 6 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 108.800
  • TWR TWR 125.500
  • A/D SPRINGS APP/DEP 124.000
  • A/G FLT FLW 38.350
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 44.100
  • PTD PTD/OPS 141.150

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KFCS on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB IHS

    Ironhorse

    0.34 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME FCS

    Butts

    108.80 MHz · DME 108.80 · LO · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 21 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·MISC: WX TECHNICIAN, C719-801-3620 AVBL HTTPS://25OWS.DM.AF.MIL, C520-228-6598/6599.
  • ·UNITS TMPRLY ASGND ARE RQRD TO COORD WX SUPPORT IAW AFMAN 15-129.
  • ·AUGMENTED WX OBSN VIEW RSTD FROM 180-270 DEG AND 310-340 DEG BY FLT LINE FAC AND BLDGS.
  • ·RSTD: 24 HR PPR FOR ALL ACFT.
  • ·CTC BASE OPS DSN 691-3935, C719-801-3935. 500 FT OVRN ON NW EOR, ACTF MAY TAX IN THIS AREA, UNUSE TO F/W ACFT FOR TKOF/LDG/ROLLOUT.
  • ·RWY 13/31 NSTD MARKINGS AND LIGHTING, TWY ALL NSTD MARKINGS AND LIGHTING, TWY B VFR OPS ONLY SR TO SS, NVD OPS ONLY SS TO SR.
  • ·WHEN BUTTS RDO IS CLSD CTC RANGE CTL 38.90 FOR OPS IN R2601.
  • ·AVN TRNG AREA (ATA) AIR TO AIR FREQ ASSIGNMENT.
  • ·ACFT OPERATING IN ATA 1-3 WILL MNT FM 37.200.
  • ·ACFT OPERATING IN ATA 4-7 WILL MNT FM 68.750.
  • ·ALL ACFT WILL MNT THE APPROPRIATE TRNG AREA FREQ WHEN OPERATING WITHIN R2601.
  • ·WHEN OPERATING MULTI-SHIP ONLY ONE ACFT IS REQD TO MNT THE TRNG AREA FREQ.
  • ·TRNG AREA FREQ ARE FOR TFC ADVSY AND DECONFLICTION AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR TACTICAL INTERNAL TFC.
  • ·ALL ACFT MUST REMAIN 100FT AGL OVER CONSTRUCTION AREAS.
  • ·ATC OPR MON-SAT 1300-0900Z++ CLSD WKND AND HOL.
  • ·A - BASE OPS 1300-0500Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.
  • ·COMM: FLT FLW - CARSON RDO OPR MON-SAT 1200-0800Z++ CLSD WKNDS AND HOL.
  • ·CAUTION: EXTV ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FRNG.
  • ·DUR PERIODS OF STRONG SW SFC WIND EXP STRUCTURE AND TRRN GENERATED TURB WITH WINDSHEAR NEAR THE APCH END RWY 13.
  • ·FLT FLW- BUTTS RDO OPR 1200-1200++ MONDAY-THURSDAY, 1200-0400++FRIDAY- SUNDAY EXC NEW YEARS, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
  • ·TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RWY 13/31 E TFC 7400 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6400 FT, F/W 6900 FT.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Air Force

Scheduled service

No

IATA · FCS

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-01-29 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1 · Loss of control · day →
2022-01-25 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1 · Weather · day →

Designees in CO

CFI Flight Instructors 2,766 A&P Mechanics 5,581 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 53 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 133 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 45 ODA Organizational Designations 6 Schools Flight Schools 55 FBO Fixed Base Operators 60 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 26 nm
Quay Carlton Snyder Elbert CO 34 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 55 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 59 nm
Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier Watkins CO 62 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 62 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 65 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 65 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 78 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 78 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
Louis Keith Jensen Fountain CO 4 nm
Douglas Allen Lesh Fountain CO 4 nm
Timothy Joseph Durbin Fountain CO 4 nm
Shane Jeff Espinoza Fountain CO 4 nm
Norman Bruce Robbins Fountain CO 4 nm
Peter Scott Shufeldt Fountain CO 4 nm
Samuel Alexander Gramling Fountain CO 4 nm
Daniel Jonathan Boerckel Fountain CO 4 nm
Christopher Lee Pace Fountain CO 4 nm
Juan Miguel Loa Fountain CO 4 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
John Chetwynd Dann Fountain CO 4 nm
Todd Barclay St John Fountain CO 4 nm
Anthony Joseph Wirtz Fountain CO 4 nm
Bobby Glen Ratliff Fountain CO 4 nm
Norman Joseph Grieser Fountain CO 4 nm
Mark Dennis Durocher Fountain CO 4 nm
Darrell Glen Reynolds Fountain CO 4 nm
Scott Alan Prast Fountain CO 4 nm
Joshua James Moon Fountain CO 4 nm
Lionel Michael Bascombe Fountain CO 4 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
 8 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 54 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 55 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 61 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 67 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 76 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 76 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 81 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 91 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 106 nm

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