Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Airport

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Fort Carson Weather

METAR: KFCS 252055Z 33014KT 2SM -DZ OVC035 M03/M08 A2960 RMK AO2A SLP072 P0000 60000 T10281085 53002 $

TAF: TAF KFCS 252100Z 2521/2703 35012G18KT 3200 -SN SCT015 OVC030 620309 QNH2960INS BECMG 2603/2604 35009KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 620309 QNH2964INS BECMG 2606/2607 32012KT 9999 NSW BKN050 620509 QNH2966INS BECMG 2616/2617 16009KT 9999 BKN060 620609 QNH2976INS BECMG 2621/2622 30009KT 9999 BKN090 620909 QNH2971INS TX02/2620Z TNM04/2609Z

Reporting Station: KFCS (0.5 NM at True Heading of 117)
Visibility: 2SM
Flight Category: IFR
Altimeter: 1002.5
Temperature: -2.8 C (26.96 F)
Dewpoint: -8.5 C (16.7 F)

Location

Latitude: 
38-40-46.8080N (38.679669)
Longitude: 
104-45-39.3800W (-104.760939)
Elevation: 
5874.3 feet MSL (1790 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.4 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. S of Fort Carson, Colorado
Found On: 
Denver Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Army owned: 



719-526-2017
US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY

FT BELVOIR, VA 22060
520-228-6598/99

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Control tower: 
Yes
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZDV (Denver)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZDV (Denver)
Lighting Schedule: 
SS-SR
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
6874 feet (2095 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
FCS
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Tower:  BUTTS
125.5
229.4
239.3
41.5

241.0
Hrs: FRI-MON 1200-0600Z++ TUE-THUR 1100-0600Z++ CLSD NEW YEARS DAY,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.
Ground:  118.55
253.6
Approach:  SPRINGS
124.0
124.0
Departure:  SPRINGS
124.0
124.0
ATIS:  108.8
Hrs: 0700-2300
AWOS-3:  125.0 (719-637-9696)
EMERG:  243.0
EMERG:  121.5
FLT FLW:  38.35 ;AVBL 24 HRS EXC THANKSGIVING AND XMAS
FLT FLW:  138.15 ;AVBL 24 HRS EXC THANKSGIVING AND XMA
PMSV METRO:  50.75
OPS:  138.75

  • WX TECHNICIAN AVBL H24 EXC. HOL. 50.75 CARSON RDO 1300-0900Z++ MON-SAT, CLSD WKND AND HOL.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 303

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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Denver(DEN)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP (Military) RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 SW-1 Changed
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FCS

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
8.1 City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
(COS KCOS COS)
20 13 100LL, Jet A
18.1 Meadow Lake Airport
(KFLY FLY)
29 22 100LL
20.1 Colorado Springs East Airport
(CO4)
54 47 100LL
22.1 Fremont County Airport
(CNE 1V6)
227 219 100LL, Jet A
26.4 Pueblo Meml Airport
(PUB KPUB PUB)
152 145 100LL, Jet A
31.1 Calhan Airport
(5V4)
44 37 100LL
53.6 Centennial Airport
(APA KAPA APA)
355 347 100LL, Jet A, UL94
59.0 Spanish Peaks Airfield Airport
(4V1)
181 174 100LL, Jet A
61.0 Salida/Harriett Alexander Field Airport
(SLT KANK ANK)
262 254 100LL, Jet A+
62.3 Limon Municipal Airport
(LIC KLIC LIC)
54 47 100LL
63.9 Melon Field Airport
(1CO5)
128 121 100LL
64.1 Central Colorado Regional Airport
(KAEJ AEJ)
277 269 100LL, Jet A
67.1 Colorado Air And Space Port Airport
(KCFO CFO)
8 1 100LL, Jet A
69.9 La Junta Municipal Airport
(KLHX LHX)
122 115 100LL, Jet A
70.3 Cuchara Valley At La Veta Airport
(07V)
189 182 100LL, Jet A
71.0 Denver International Airport
(DEN KDEN DEN)
3 356 100LL, Jet A
75.6 Rocky Mountain Metro Airport
(BJC KBJC BJC)
347 339 100LL, Jet A
79.5 Lake County Airport
(LXV KLXV LXV)
294 286 100LL, Jet A
80.9 Erie Municipal Airport
(KEIK EIK)
350 342 100LL, Jet A
81.0 Leach Airport
(1V8)
228 220 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

A110-1 SVC: NO FUEL AVBL.
A110-10 WX TECHNICIAN (DSN 691-3620/3651, C719-526-3620/3651), AVBL 24H MON-SUN INCL HOL. BUTTS METRO AVBL ON FREQ 50.75.
A110-11 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.
A110-12 RSTD: 24 HR PPR FOR ALL ACFT. CTC BASE OPS DSN 691-3935, C719-526-3935.
A110-13 500 FT OVRN ON NW EOR, ACTF MAY TAX IN THIS AREA, UNUSE TO F/W ACFT FOR TKOF/LDG/ROLLOUT.
A110-16 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.
A110-17 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.
A110-18 ALL ACFT MUST REMAIN 100FT AGL OVER CONSTRUCTION AREAS.
A110-19 ATC OPR MON-SAT 1300-0900Z++ CLSD WKND AND HOL. A - BASE OPS 1300-0500Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.
A110-20 COMM: FLT FLW - CARSON RDO OPR MON-SAT 1200-0800Z++ CLSD WKNDS AND HOL.
A110-22 D1 SOD PERMANENTLY CLSD.
A110-23 MISC: NO TSNT ACFT SVC.
A110-3 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.
A17 FLT FLW- BUTTS RDO OPR 1200-1200++ MONDAY-THURSDAY, 1200-0400++FRIDAY- SUNDAY EXC NEW YEARS, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
A43-31 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
E147 TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RWY 13/31 E TFC 7400 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6400 FT, F/W 6900 FT.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 13/31
H1
Longest Runway: 13/31 is 4500 ft (1372 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 31

FCS Airport Runway Details

Runway 13/31  4500 ft x 75 ft (1372 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  MILITARY as of 07/08/2021
Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  16 /F/A/W/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 13

Runway 31

Elevation: 
5840.9 5795.9
Latitude: 
38-40-58.2110N 38-40-25.5745N
Longitude: 
104-45-42.6103W 104-45-04.0500W
Runway True Alignment: 
137 317
ILS Type: 
ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
40 40

Helipad H1  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

Helipad H1

Elevation: 
5829.6
Latitude: 
38-40-44.7010N
Longitude: 
104-45-32.2420W
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

Services

Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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