FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | FCS |
Lat/Long: | 38-40-46.8080N 104-45-39.3800W 38-40.780133N 104-45.656333W 38.6796689,-104.7609389 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 5874.3 ft. / 1790.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08E (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles S of FORT CARSON, CO |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 80926 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FCS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS FLT FLW- BUTTS RDO OPR 1200-1200++ MONDAY-THURSDAY, 1200-0400++FRIDAY- SUNDAY EXC NEW YEARS, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY. |
Pattern altitude: | TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RWY 13/31 E TFC 7400 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6400 FT, F/W 6900 FT. |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | SS-SR |
Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
ATIS: | 108.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 125.0 (719-637-9696) |
BUTTS GROUND: | 118.55 253.6 [FRI-MON 1200-0600Z++ TUE-THUR 1100-0600Z++ CLSD NEW YEARS DAY,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.] |
BUTTS TOWER: | 125.5 229.4 239.3 41.5 241.0 [FRI-MON 1200-0600Z++ TUE-THUR 1100-0600Z++ CLSD NEW YEARS DAY,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.] |
SPRINGS APPROACH: | 124.0 |
SPRINGS DEPARTURE: | 124.0 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
FLT FLW: | 138.15 ;AVBL 24 HRS EXC THANKSGIVING 38.35 ;AVBL 24 HRS EXC THANKSGIVING |
OPS: | 138.75 |
PMSV METRO: | 50.75 |
WX ASOS at COS (8 nm N): | 125.0 (719-380-6748) |
WX AWOS-3PT at FLY (18 nm NE): | 118.450 (719-683-5371) |
- WX TECHNICIAN AVBL H24 EXC. HOL. 50.75 CARSON RDO 1300-0900Z++ MON-SAT, CLSD WKND AND HOL.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FCS at field | | BUTTS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12E |
BRKr193/17.0 | | BLACK FOREST VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 08E |
PUBr318/27.9 | | PUEBLO VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 08E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
IRONHORSE | | at field | | 335 | | 08E | | IHS | .. .... ... |
PETEY | | 239/2.3 | | 407 | | 08E | | CO | -.-. --- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 4500 x 75 ft. / 1372 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 38-40.970183N | | 38-40.426242N |
Longitude: | 104-45.710172W | | 104-45.067500W |
Elevation: | 5840.9 ft. | | 5795.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 137 true | | 309 magnetic, 317 true |
Markings: | , in fair condition | | , in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
Surface: | asphalt |
Latitude: | 38-40.745017N | | |
Longitude: | 104-45.537367W | | |
Elevation: | 5829.6 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | U.S. Army |
Owner: | US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY FT BELVOIR, VA 22060 Phone 520-228-6598/99 |
Manager: | Phone 719-526-2017 |
Additional Remarks
- | SVC: NO FUEL AVBL. |
- | WX TECHNICIAN (DSN 691-3620/3651, C719-526-3620/3651), AVBL 24H MON-SUN INCL HOL. BUTTS METRO AVBL ON FREQ 50.75. |
- | 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, C719-526-3935. |
- | 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. |
- | D1 SOD PERMANENTLY CLSD. |
- | MISC: NO TSNT ACFT SVC. |
- | 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. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (81KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
KFLY - Meadow Lake Airport (18 nm NE)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (22 nm SW)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (26 nm SE)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (54 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matt Beyer and Jeff Kaplan
looking north
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 09-May-2024
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 11:23 |
Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 11:53 |
Sunset | | 19:58 | | 01:58 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 02:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2024 02:41:34 |
Local (UTC-6) | 09-May-2024 20:41:34 |
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METAR |
KFCS | 100155Z 33010KT 6SM -RA BKN060 OVC075 08/02 A3023 RMK AO2A SLP246 P0000 T00770017 $
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KCOS 8nm N | 100154Z 31009KT 10SM -RA SCT032 OVC044 06/00 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP241 P0000 T00610000 $
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KAFF 17nm N | 100221Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM OVC038 06/02 A3026 RMK AO2 DZE05DZB09E21 SLP234
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KFLY 18nm NE | 100215Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM BKN040 OVC050 07/00 A3028 RMK AO2 T00651005
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TAF |
KFCS | 092105Z 0921/1103 02009KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN035 OVC070 610359 QNH3014INS TEMPO 0923/1003 8000 -SHRA SCT015 OVC030 610309 BECMG 1002/1003 01009KT 8000 -RA SCT012 OVC020 610209 QNH3022INS BECMG 1008/1009 01010KT 4800 -RA BR BKN007 OVC015 620209 QNH3030INS BECMG 1018/1019 15009KT 9999 VCSH SCT010 BKN020 OVC070 610209 QNH3030INS TX09/0922Z TN03/1011Z
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KCOS 8nm N | 100209Z 1002/1024 33008KT P6SM -RA SCT030 OVC045 TEMPO 1002/1005 5SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC035 FM100500 35006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM100800 36005KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC012 FM101200 35005KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007 FM101500 33004KT 5SM BR OVC007
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KAFF 17nm N | 092026Z 0919/1101 02009KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 BKN030 OVC060 610309 QNH3016INS WND 350V150 TS OMTNS AFT 0922 BECMG 0923/0924 35009KT 9999 -SHRA BKN010 OVC030 610209 QNH3020INS BECMG 1006/1007 35012KT 4800 -RASN SCT005 OVC010 620109 QNH3032INS BECMG 1015/1016 15009KT 9999 -SHRA SCT010 OVC015 610209 QNH3032INS WND 350V160 BECMG 1018/1019 15009KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 OVC020 610259 QNH3025INS TEMPO 1019/1101 -SHRA BKN015 TX08/0922Z TN02/1010Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0920 NEXT 1011
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