FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCS |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-42.0000N / 104-45-23.4000W
38-40.700000N / 104-45.390000W
38.6783333 / -104.7565000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5838 ft. / 1779 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 12E (1980) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FCS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 1300-0500Z++
EXC HOL. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK. |
| 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, THANKGIVING AND CHRISTMA, S.] |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| IRONHORSE | | at field | | 335 | | 12E | | IHS | .. .... ... |
| PETEY | | 231/2.1 | | 407 | | 12E | | CO | -.-. --- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4574 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 MON-THU 1200-0500Z++, FRI 1200-0100Z++ EXCEPT HOL. WX TECHNICIAN AVBL MON-THU 1200-0500Z++, FRI 1200-0100Z++ EXCEPT 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS RWY 31 | |
download (241KB) |
| COPTER NDB 314 | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 02:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 02:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 13:40:01 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 24-Jul-2008 07:40:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KFCS | 241155Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM BKN220 18/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP103 T01830117 10215 20177 55005
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KCOS
9nm N | 241254Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01780111 TSNO
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KAFF
18nm N | 241255Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM OVC210 17/10 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01710097 $
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| TAF |
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| KFCS | 241212 36012KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3013INS BECMG 1718 36010G15KT 9999 VCTS BKN090CB BKN250 QNH3020INS BECMG 0304 36009KT 9999 NSW BKN100 BKN250 QNH3023INS T27/21Z T15/12Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2412 TIL 2413
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KCOS
9nm N | 241155Z 241212 35005KT P6SM FEW110 FM1600 12008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN110 FM2000 11010KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB BKN110 FM0300 01007KT P6SM SCT110
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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