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KITR · Kit Carson County Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KITR FAA ITR Elev 4,219 ft Lat 39° 14.55' N Lon 102° 17.10' 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: 5,199 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 159.9° 5,199 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.32%
33 339.9° 5,199 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.32%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 135.225
  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 132.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 67 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 17–35: 4565X50 (TURF–GRVL) LIRL(NSTD) RWY 17: TRCV(TRIL)…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (67 sentences)
  • ·COLORADO 327 BURLINGTON KIT CARSON CO (ITR)(KITR) 3 S UTC–7(–6DT) N39º14.55´ W102º17.12´ 4218 B NOTAM FILE ITR RWY 15–33: H5199X75 (ASPH) S–17, D–17 MIRL 0.3% up NW RWY 15: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 31´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 15–33 PAPI and REIL Rwy 15 and Rwy 33—CTAF.
  • ·Attended dalgt hours. 24 hr self svc fuel avbl.
  • ·Be alert, intensive USAF student training invof Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado.
  • ·Twy marked with blue reflectors.
  • ·See Special Notices—USAF 306 FTG Flight Training Areas, Vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 719-346-5352
  • ·ASOS 135.225 (719) 346–7036.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·GOODLAND (H) (H) VORTACW 115.1 GLD Chan 98 N39º23.27´ W101º41.54´ 241º 29.0 NM to fld. 3654/12E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 145º–155º TACAN unusable: 145º–155º NDB (MHW) 209 ITR N39º14.77´ W102º17.03´ at fld. 4201/6E.
  • ·NDB unmonitored 2330–1330Z‡ daily.
  • ·LOC/DME 111.9 I–OBG Chan 56 Rwy 33.
  • ·Unmonitored 2330–1330Z‡ daily.
  • ·BUTTS AAF (FORT CARSON) (FCS)(KFCS) A 3 S UTC–7(–6DT) N38º40.70´ W104º45.39´ 5874 B TPA—See Remarks NOTAM FILE FCS Not insp.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H4500X75 (ASPH) PCN 16 F/A/W/T MIRL RWY 13: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 31: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·: Opr Fri–Mon 1900–1300Z‡, Tue–Thu 1800–1300Z‡, clsd New Years Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • ·No UAS act allowed unless twr is open.
  • ·ATC opr Mon–Sat 1300–0900Z‡ clsd wknd and hol.
  • ·A–Base Ops 1300–0500Z‡ Mon–Fri exc hol.
  • ·RSTD 24 hr PPR for all acft.
  • ·Ctc Base Ops DSN 691–3935, C719–526–3935.
  • ·CAUTION Extensive artillery and small arms firing.
  • ·During periods of strong southwest surface winds, expect structure and terrain generated turbulence with wind shear near the apch end Rwy 13.
  • ·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.
  • ·TFC PAT TPA—Multi engine fixed wing NSTD tfc Rwy 13–31 east tfc 7400(1526).
  • ·All others: rotary wing 6400(526), fixed wing 6900(1026).

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Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,000 ops in 2014

2024 total

8,000

10-yr total

80,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-07-18 Ayres S2R · Engine failure · VMC · 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
Jared Jay Bixenman Colby KS 58 nm
Quay Carlton Snyder Elbert CO 105 nm
Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier Watkins CO 110 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 116 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 121 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 124 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 124 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 124 nm
Darrel Leroy Dilley Lasalle CO 128 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 128 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
Jonathan Theodore Collett Goodland KS 27 nm
Ronald Kim Schlittenhardt Saint Francis KS 39 nm
Gregory Duane Allen Wray CO 50 nm
D'Koda Joshua Geer Wray CO 50 nm
Arlie Leon Aeschliman Tribune KS 53 nm
Shawn Jo Boyd Genoa CO 57 nm
Kenneth Jay Bixenman Colby KS 58 nm
Mark George Ostmeyer Colby KS 58 nm
Stanley Arden Jones Benkelman NE 59 nm
Dale Aubrey Walker Jr Limon CO 65 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
Alex Mark Lengel Burlington CO 4 nm
Timothy Earl Dorman Burlington CO 4 nm
Scott Jude Wendler Burlington CO 4 nm
Brandon Donald Stewart Burlington CO 4 nm
Randy J Knox Jr Burlington CO 4 nm
Bryan Timothy Campbell Burlington CO 4 nm
Larry Wayne Johnston Bethune CO 7 nm
Charles Alvin Cole Bethune CO 7 nm
Michael Ryan Wolf Kanorado KS 13 nm
John Gale Topliff Goodland KS 27 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 110 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 116 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 120 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 121 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 130 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 136 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 137 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 137 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 145 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 181 nm

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