FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCS |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-42.2000N / 104-45-23.6550W 38-40.703333N / 104-45.394250W 38.6783889 / -104.7565708 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5838 ft. / 1779 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 12E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of FORT CARSON, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 80926 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FCS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS 24 HRS EXC NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RY 13/31 E TFC 7300 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6600 FT, F/W 6800 FT. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 108.8 [0700-2300] |
| BUTTS TOWER: | 125.5 229.4 239.3 41.5 241.0 [24 HRS EXC NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS, . OT CLASS G.] |
| 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 |
| PMSV METRO: | 44.1 |
| PTD/OPNS: | 141.15 |
| WX ASOS at COS (8 nm N): | PHONE 719-637-9696 |
- PMSV METRO FULL SVC 1300Z++ TO 0100Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FCS at field | | BUTTS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12E |
| BRKr187/17.0 | | BLACK FOREST VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 13E |
| PUBr313/27.7 | | PUEBLO VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| IRONHORSE | | at field | | 335 | | 12E | | IHS | .. .... ... |
| PETEY | | 231/2.1 | | 407 | | 12E | | CO | -.-. --- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4572 x 75 ft. / 1394 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 24 /F/B/W/T | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 38-40.979500N | | 38-40.427167N |
| Longitude: | 104-45.720833W | | 104-45.068000W |
| Elevation: | 5838.4 ft. | | 5792.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY ATCA-ASO CAMERON STATION ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 Phone 520-228-6598/99 |
| Manager: | Phone 719-526-3936 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FUEL - OPR 1600-0630Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. PPR FOR TRAN FUEL. J8 |
| - | RSTD - PPR DSN 691-3935/3936, C719-526-3936/3935. 500' OVRN ON NW END OF RWY AVBL FOR USE BY C-12 AND SMALLER ACFT. |
| - | CAUTION - EXTV ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FRNG. DUR PERIODS OF STRONG SW SFC WIND EXP STRUCTURE AND TERRAIN GENERATED TURBULENCE WITH WIND SHEAR NEAR THE APCH END RWY 13. |
| - | MISC: REMOTE WX BRIEF AVBL FR 25TH OWS DSN 228-6598/6599 C 520-228-6598/6599. |
| - | FLT FLW: BUTTS RDO 24 HRS EXCEPT NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS. |
| - | MISC: AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS ARE AVBL 24/7. OBSERVATIONS ARE AUGMENTED 1200-0600Z++ (OR END OF LCL FLYING) MON-FRI EXC HOL. WX TECHNICIAN AVBL MON-FRI 1200-0600Z++ (OR END OF LCL FLYING) MON-FRI EXC HOL. |
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 between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (246KB) |
| COPTER NDB 314 **CHANGED** | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (22 nm SW)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (26 nm SE)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (54 nm N)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (61 nm W)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 13:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 03:43:56 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Feb-2010 20:43:56 |
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| METAR |
| KFCS | 100316Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM OVC009 M09/M10 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP238
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KCOS 9nm N | 100301Z 22007KT 6SM BR OVC008 M08/M10 A2997 RMK AO2 CIG 008V013
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KAFF 18nm N | 091527Z 16003KT 9SM SCT008 M13/M14 A3004 RMK AO2A
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| TAF |
KCOS 9nm N | 100106Z 1001/1024 19003KT P6SM OVC011 FM100200 09005KT 3SM BR OVC010 FM100300 VRB05KT 1SM BR OVC008 FM101000 34006KT P6SM SCT005
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| NOTAMs |
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