FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CO90 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-45-27.9830N / 104-18-29.8640W
38-45.466383N / 104-18.497733W
38.7577731 / -104.3082956
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6036 ft. / 1840 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11E (1990) |
| From city: | 6 miles N of ELLICOTT, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 80864 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/1990 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI SR-SS, ALL SAT 1400-2100Z
CLSD SUN & HOL. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (719-333-4512) |
| WX ASOS at COS (19 nm W): | PHONE 719-637-9696 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BRKr113/18.9 | | BLACK FOREST VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 13E |
| FCSr066/21.5 | | BUTTS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12E |
| PUBr359/28.4 | | PUEBLO VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 13E |
| HGOr252/32.3 | | HUGO VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| IRONHORSE | | 065/21.4 | | 335 | | 12E | | IHS | .. .... ... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Air Force |
| Owner: | US AIR FORCE ACADEMY
US AIR FORCE ACADEMY
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80840 |
| Manager: | CHIEF AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
U S A F ACADEMY CO
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80840
Phone 719-472-1665 |
Additional Remarks
| A17 1 | 1400Z OR SR (WHICHEVER IS LATER)-2100Z DUR VFR. |
| - | MISC: "OVRN ARE 200'. REMOTE WX BRIEFING SVC AVBL DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, 25 OWS DSN 228-6598 C520-228-6598 TOLL FREE 877-451-8367." |
| - | RMKS-RSTD: LTD EXCLUSIVELY TO 306 FTG ASSIGNED ACFT ONLY. USAF FIRE DEPARTMENT ON DUTY ONLY DUR 306 FTG FLYING OPS. OTHER REQ CONTACT CHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT, DSN 333-2367 OR C719-333-2367. NO GND SVC OR FAC AVBL. |
| - | CAUTION: IN THE VICINITY OF BULLSEYE AUX AFLD ARE HORNED LARKS. PHASE II IS FROM MAR-MAY AND SEPT-NOV. ALL OTHER PERIODS ARE PHASE I. |
| - | CAUTION: BEFORE CONDUCTING FLT NEAR THIS AREA, PILOTS ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN PRIOR APPROVAL BY CTC 306TH OSS AFLD MGR DSN 333-2526 OR C719-333-2526. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at CO90.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (19 nm W)
KFCS - Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (22 nm W)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (29 nm S)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (42 nm SW)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (55 nm NW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Sep-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 23:22:30 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 06-Sep-2008 17:22:30 |
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| METAR |
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KCOS
19nm W | 062254Z 14006KT 10SM FEW060 21/06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02110056
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KFCS
22nm W | 062255Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02150064
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KAFF
27nm NW | 062255Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02090057
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KPUB
30nm S | 062253Z 12011G15KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02390083
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KMNH
31nm NW | 062212Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM 17/05 A3015 RMK AO2
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KCOS
19nm W | 061741Z 061818 11010KT P6SM SCT250 FM0300 05008KT P6SM SCT250 FM0900 VRB06KT P6SM BKN020 FM1600 15009KT P6SM SCT020
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KFCS
22nm W | 062020 16012KT 9999 FEW180 510009 QNH3008INS WND 36009KT AFT 02 BECMG 0708 16009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1013 BKN020 BECMG 1314 15009KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS BECMG 1819 16010G15KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3012INS T22/21Z T07/12Z
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