FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 MAY 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | FCS |
Lat/Long: | 38-40-46.8080N 104-45-39.3800W 38-40.780133N 104-45.656333W 38.6796689,-104.7609389 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 5874.3 ft. / 1790.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08E (2020) |
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 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FCS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS FLT FLW- BUTTS RDO OPR 1200-1200++ MONDAY-THURSDAY, 1200-0400++FRIDAY- SUNDAY EXC NEW YEARS, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY. |
Pattern altitude: | TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RWY 13/31 E TFC 7400 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6400 FT, F/W 6900 FT. |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | SS-SR |
Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
ATIS: | 108.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 125.0 (719-637-9696) |
BUTTS GROUND: | 118.55 253.6 [FRI-MON 1200-0600Z++ TUE-THUR 1100-0600Z++ CLSD NEW YEARS DAY,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.] |
BUTTS TOWER: | 125.5 229.4 239.3 41.5 241.0 [FRI-MON 1200-0600Z++ TUE-THUR 1100-0600Z++ CLSD NEW YEARS DAY,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.] |
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 |
OPS: | 138.75 |
PMSV METRO: | 50.75 |
WX ASOS at COS (8 nm N): | 125.0 (719-380-6748) |
WX AWOS-3PT at FLY (18 nm NE): | 118.450 (719-683-5371) |
- WX TECHNICIAN AVBL H24 EXC. HOL. 50.75 CARSON RDO 1300-0900Z++ MON-SAT, CLSD WKND AND HOL.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FCS at field | | BUTTS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12E |
BRKr193/17.0 | | BLACK FOREST VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 08E |
PUBr318/27.9 | | PUEBLO VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 08E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
IRONHORSE | | at field | | 335 | | 08E | | IHS | .. .... ... |
PETEY | | 239/2.3 | | 407 | | 08E | | CO | -.-. --- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 4500 x 75 ft. / 1372 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 38-40.970183N | | 38-40.426242N |
Longitude: | 104-45.710172W | | 104-45.067500W |
Elevation: | 5840.9 ft. | | 5795.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 137 true | | 309 magnetic, 317 true |
Markings: | , in fair condition | | , in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
Surface: | asphalt |
Latitude: | 38-40.745017N | | |
Longitude: | 104-45.537367W | | |
Elevation: | 5829.6 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | U.S. Army |
Owner: | US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY FT BELVOIR, VA 22060 Phone 520-228-6598/99 |
Manager: | Phone 719-526-2017 |
Additional Remarks
- | SVC: NO FUEL AVBL. |
- | WX TECHNICIAN (DSN 691-3620/3651, C719-526-3620/3651), AVBL 24H MON-SUN INCL HOL. BUTTS METRO AVBL ON FREQ 50.75. |
- | UNITS TMPRLY ASGND ARE RQRD TO COORD WX SUPPORT IAW AFMAN 15-129. AUGMENTED WX OBSN VIEW RSTD FROM 180-270 DEG AND 310-340 DEG BY FLT LINE FAC AND BLDGS. |
- | RSTD: 24 HR PPR FOR ALL ACFT. CTC BASE OPS DSN 691-3935, C719-526-3935. |
- | 500 FT OVRN ON NW EOR, ACTF MAY TAX IN THIS AREA, UNUSE TO F/W ACFT FOR TKOF/LDG/ROLLOUT. |
- | RWY 13/31 NSTD MARKINGS AND LIGHTING, TWY ALL NSTD MARKINGS AND LIGHTING, TWY B VFR OPS ONLY SR TO SS, NVD OPS ONLY SS TO SR. |
- | WHEN BUTTS RDO IS CLSD CTC RANGE CTL 38.90 FOR OPS IN R2601. AVN TRNG AREA (ATA) AIR TO AIR FREQ ASSIGNMENT. ACFT OPERATING IN ATA 1-3 WILL MNT FM 37.200. ACFT OPERATING IN ATA 4-7 WILL MNT FM 68.750. ALL ACFT WILL MNT THE APPROPRIATE TRNG AREA FREQ WHEN OPERATING WITHIN R2601. WHEN OPERATING MULTI-SHIP ONLY ONE ACFT IS REQD TO MNT THE TRNG AREA FREQ. TRNG AREA FREQ ARE FOR TFC ADVSY AND DECONFLICTION AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR TACTICAL INTERNAL TFC. |
- | ALL ACFT MUST REMAIN 100FT AGL OVER CONSTRUCTION AREAS. |
- | ATC OPR MON-SAT 1300-0900Z++ CLSD WKND AND HOL. A - BASE OPS 1300-0500Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. |
- | COMM: FLT FLW - CARSON RDO OPR MON-SAT 1200-0800Z++ CLSD WKNDS AND HOL. |
- | D1 SOD PERMANENTLY CLSD. |
- | MISC: NO TSNT ACFT SVC. |
- | CAUTION: EXTV ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FRNG. DUR PERIODS OF STRONG SW SFC WIND EXP STRUCTURE AND TRRN GENERATED TURB WITH WINDSHEAR NEAR THE APCH END RWY 13. |
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 from 16 May 2024 at 0901Z to 13 June 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (82KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
KFLY - Meadow Lake Airport (18 nm NE)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (22 nm SW)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (26 nm SE)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (54 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matt Beyer and Jeff Kaplan
looking north
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-May-2024
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 11:12 |
Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 11:42 |
Sunset | | 20:09 | | 02:09 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:39 | | 02:39 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-May-2024 12:52:52 |
Local (UTC-6) | 21-May-2024 06:52:52 |
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METAR |
KFCS | 211155Z AUTO 35012KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP057 T00650022 10115 20053 51013 $
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KCOS 8nm N | 211154Z 33012G23KT 10SM FEW018 FEW080 SCT120 06/03 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP051 T00610033 10094 20061 51016
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KAFF 17nm N | 211155Z 35015KT 10SM SCT025 SCT100 05/02 A2986 RMK AO2A SLP051 60000 T00540024 10079 20051 52012
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KFLY 18nm NE | 211235Z AUTO 35011G17KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A2989 RMK AO2 T00540025
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TAF |
KFCS | 202350Z 2023/2203 15009KT 9999 SCT060 BKN130 QNH2972INS TEMPO 2100/2105 25015G25KT 520009 BECMG 2108/2109 31009KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2972INS BECMG 2115/2116 19010G20KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2978INS BECMG 2118/2119 19010G25KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT070CB BKN100 QNH2976INS TEMPO 2121/2123 VRB20G40KT 8000 -TSRA SCT060CB BKN100 BECMG 2200/2201 31009KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH2974INS TX23/2024Z TN12/2111Z
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KCOS 8nm N | 211126Z 2112/2212 35015G25KT P6SM FEW018 SCT120 FM211700 17010KT P6SM FEW070 SCT100 FM212000 22012KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN100 BKN250 TEMPO 2120/2123 26020G30KT 6SM -SHRA BKN070 OVC100 FM212300 02018G30KT P6SM SCT080 BKN110 BKN250 FM220300 36012KT P6SM SCT110 SCT250 FM220900 07007KT P6SM FEW120
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KAFF 17nm N | 211145Z 2111/2217 35012G20KT 9999 SCT025 SCT100 520009 QNH2983INS BECMG 2113/2114 01012KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2985INS BECMG 2117/2118 16012KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS BKN060CB QNH2985INS TEMPO 2118/2121 VRB25G35KT 8000 TSRAGR BECMG 2120/2121 27015G25KT 9999 VCTS BKN080CB QNH2985INS BECMG 2200/2201 35014KT 9999 NSW FEW010 FEW250 520209 QNH2995INS BECMG 2208/2209 16009KT 9999 OVC005 QNH3004INS BECMG 2214/2215 16012G18KT 9999 FEW010 QNH3000INS TX18/2118Z TN04/2112Z
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