Colorado airports

City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (KCOS)

Towered public-use airport serving Colorado Springs, Colorado, at 6,187 ft elevation.

Elevation6,187 ft
ControlTowered
Longest runway13,500 ft
Magnetic variation8° E
High elevation. At 6,187 ft, density altitude on a warm day can be thousands of feet higher. Check performance with the density altitude calculator.

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Frequencies

ATIS125.0
AWOS/ASOS125.0
UNICOM122.95
Clearance delivery134.45
Ground121.7
Tower119.9
Tower (secondary)133.15
Approach124.0 Springs
Departure124.0 Springs
Class C124.0 Springs

Runways

RunwaySizeSurfaceLights
17L/35R13,500 × 150 ftConcreteHigh intensity
17R/35L11,022 × 150 ftAsphaltHigh intensity
13/318,270 × 150 ftAsphaltMedium intensity

Fuel: 100LL, A. Sectional: Denver.

Runway diagram

17L35R17R35L1331N5,000 ft

Drawn to scale from FAA runway-end data, true north up. White bars mark displaced thresholds. Not for navigation: use the official FAA airport diagram and Chart Supplement.

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Before you fly here

  • Read the FAA Chart Supplement entry for COS: traffic pattern, CTAF/UNICOM, hours, fuel and remarks.
  • Check NOTAMs and get a weather briefing at 1800wxbrief.com.
  • Study the airport diagram and the sectional around KCOS for airspace and terrain.
  • More detail: AirNav · SkyVector

Airport data from the FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) subscription effective Oct 1, 2026; magnetic variation as published for 2020. Weather is live from aviationweather.gov. Always confirm with current official sources before flight. This guide is a study aid.

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