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CO79

Falcon Air Force Base Helipad
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	CO79
Lat/Long:	38-42-12.0000N 104-31-24.0000W 38-42.200000N 104-31.400000W 38.7033333,-104.5233333 (estimated)
Elevation:	6288 ft. / 1917 m (estimated)
Variation:	11E (1990)
From city:	9 miles E of COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	80928

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1995
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at COS (10 nm NW):	125.0 (719-380-6748)
WX ASOS at CO90 (11 nm E):	125.0 (719-637-9696)
WX AWOS-3 at FCS (11 nm W):	125.0 (719-637-9696)
WX AWOS-3PT at FLY (15 nm N):	118.450 (719-683-5371)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FCSr071/11.0	BUTTS VOR/DME	108.80	12E
BRKr152/15.4	BLACK FOREST VOR/DME	112.50	08E
PUBr342/24.9	PUEBLO VORTAC	116.70	08E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PETEY		079/9.1		407		08E		CO	-.-. ---
IRONHORSE		074/10.9		335		08E		IHS	.. .... ...

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	150 x 150 ft. / 46 x 46 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Air Force
Owner:	50 SW/CC 300 O'MALLEY AVE STE 20 FALCON AFB, CO 80912-3020 Phone 719-567-5000
Manager:	50 SPTG/CC 300 O'MALLEY AVE STE 14 FALCON AFB, CO 80912-3014 Phone 719-567-7057

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC COLORADO SPRINGS APCH AT 719-556-9105.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CO79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (10 nm NW)
KFCS - Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (11 nm W)
KFLY - Meadow Lake Airport (15 nm N)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (25 nm S)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (32 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:41	11:41
Sunrise	06:09	12:09
Sunset	19:43	01:43
Evening civil twilight	20:11	02:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Apr-2024 23:22:31
Local (UTC-6)	24-Apr-2024 17:22:31

METAR

KABH 11nm E	242255Z AUTO 19017G21KT 10SM CLR 24/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02371028
KCOS 11nm NW	242254Z 18017G24KT 10SM FEW120 23/02 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP085 T02330017
KFCS 12nm W	242255Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 24/M06 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02421060 $
KFLY 15nm N	242255Z AUTO 14014G22KT 10SM CLR 22/M03 A3001 RMK AO2 T02151034
KAFF 21nm NW	242255Z 16020G25KT 10SM SCT100 22/M05 A2994 RMK AO2A PK WND 15026/50 SLP079 VIRGA W-N T02191051

TAF

KCOS 11nm NW	241722Z 2418/2518 16010KT P6SM FEW100 FM241900 17012G22KT P6SM FEW100 FM242200 16015G25KT P6SM SCT100 FM250300 12010KT P6SM BKN120 FM250600 10007KT P6SM FEW090 FM251600 18010KT P6SM FEW250
KFCS 12nm W	242100Z 2421/2603 14010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2981INS BECMG 2503/2504 35009KT 9999 FEW120 QNH2982INS BECMG 2514/2516 20015G25KT 9999 FEW120 510009 QNH2960INS BECMG 2600/2601 27020G30KT 9999 VCSH SCT120 520009 QNH2955INS TX25/2520Z TN07/2511Z

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