FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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.
1400Z OR SR (WHICHEVER IS LATER)-2100Z DUR VFR. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (719-683-3346) |
| 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
| - | 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 30-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 13:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 13:57 |
| Sunset | | 16:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 19:09:29 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 30-Nov-2009 12:09:29 |
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| METAR |
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KCOS
19nm W | 301854Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 09/M09 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP221 T00941089 $
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KFCS
22nm W | 301855Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM CLR 11/M08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01141077
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KAFF
27nm NW | 301855Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 09/M10 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP207 T00911102
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KPUB
30nm S | 301853Z 19004KT 10SM CLR 11/M07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01061072
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KMNH
31nm NW | 301855Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM CLR 10/M09 A3010 RMK AO2
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KCOS
19nm W | 301734Z 3018/0118 16007KT P6SM SKC FM010200 01007KT P6SM FEW250 FM011600 02010KT P6SM SCT150
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