Usaf Academy Davis Airfield
AFF · KAFF · Colorado Springs, Colorado · El Paso County · map
Usaf Academy Davis Airfield is a private airport owned by Usaf, 10 miles north of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 6,576 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 16C/34C, is 4,501 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AFF · ICAO KAFF
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 6,576 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · operates sunrise or 1245z++ (whichever is later) to sunset mon-fri, 1430z++ to 2130z++ saturday, excluding sunday and holidays.
- Attended
- March 1 TO September 30, Monday to THUR, sunrise or 1345z++; October 1 TO February 28, 29, friday/sunrise or 1345z++; Saturday, 1430z++ to 2130z++
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1943
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16C/34C | 4,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| 16R/34L | 4,500 × 40 ft | Asphalt | |
| 16L/34R | 3,513 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| 09/27 | 2,493 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.15 | Academy |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 128.525 | Academy |
| Ground | 118.125 | Academy |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Academy |
| Operations Skytrain | 127.15 | Academy |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (12 nm southeast), Fremont County (35 nm south), Centennial Airport (36 nm north), Pueblo Memorial (44 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (12 nm southeast), Meadow Lake Airport (12 nm east), Colorado Springs East Airport (20 nm east), Fremont County (35 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Colorado · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Closed Sunday and fed holidays.
- Closed Sunday and fed holidays.
- (whichever is later) to sunset or 0200Z++ (whichever is earlier).
- (whichever is later) to sunset or 0300Z++ (whichever is earlier).
- (when nec to support 306 ftg flight operations); 306TH ftg summer operations MON-FRI 1300-0200Z++, Saturday 1430-2130Z++ (only when nec to support 306 ftg flight operations), closed Sunday and federal holidays.
- No maintenance or transient service available.
- Caution: use ctn for drone (UAS) operations 3-6 NM northwest SFC-8500 feet above sea level over Usaf Academy property.
- FUEL-A++(military)
- Comsec stor unavailable.
- Caution: numerous non-standard mrks exist on afld.
- See special notice U.S. air force Academy volume flight training areas for addn information.
- Caution: ceiling may be lower to north, east, and west due to rising terrain. HI density VFR stu pilot training, glider training and prcht operations FR SFC-17500 feet above sea level WI 5 NM of afld. Use caution for drone (UAS) operations 3-6 NM northwest SFC-8500 feet above sea level ovr Usaf Academy property. Aerodrome runway CC not reported.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Colorado Springs from the FAA register
555 aircraft are registered to owners in Colorado Springs, Colorado: 383 piston singles, 56 balloons, 37 piston twins, 29 turboprops, 15 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Colorado Springs, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Cessna 23117 Aviation Services LLC
- Cirrus Aviation Services LLC Cirrus Aviation Services is a private aviation management and charter company operating since 2009.
- Fly-By Aviation Services LLC
- N2724H Aviation Services LLC
- N909Db Aviation Services LLC
- Piper 4795Y Aviation Services LLC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles (12 nearest of 13, all in Colorado):
- Air Force Academy Aero Club 2 aircraft · Usaf Academy, 3 miles away
- United States Air Force Aero Club 2 aircraft · Usaf Academy, 3 miles away
- 10Fss - Usafa Aero Club 1 aircraft · Usafa, 3 miles away
- United States Air Force Academy Aero Club 1 aircraft · Usaf Academy, 3 miles away
- Usaf Academy Aero Club 1 aircraft · Usaf Academy, 3 miles away
- Black Forest Soaring Society 7 aircraft · Monument, 7 miles away
- Black Forest Soaring Association 1 aircraft · Monument, 7 miles away
- Peterson Air Force Base Aero Club 1 aircraft · Peterson Afb, 12 miles away
- Pikes Peak Flyers LLP 6 aircraft · Colorado Springs, 13 miles away Pikes Peak Flyers is a privately owned aircraft sales and services facility located at Colorado Springs Airport.
- Arapahoe Flight Club LLC 5 aircraft · Colorado Springs, 13 miles away Arapahoe Flight Club is a Part 141 certified flight school in Colorado Springs offering fixed-wing and helicopter pilot training, discovery flights, and aircraft rental.
- Good Guys Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Colorado Springs, 13 miles away
- Colorado High Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Colorado Springs, 13 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Colorado Springs:
- Rampart Aviation, LLC 15 aircraft on the certificate Rampart Aviation is a veteran-owned FAA Part 135 on-demand air carrier and FAA Part 145 repair station based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- SkyRoads Aviation 1 aircraft on the certificate Skyroads Aviation is an on-demand charter operator based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Repair stations in Colorado Springs:
- C7 Aerowerks, LLC
- Colorado Airworks LLC Colorado Airworks LLC is a FAA-certified repair station specializing in hot air balloon maintenance, annual inspections, and parts sourcing for all major balloon manufacturers.
- D & J Aviation INC
- Fourth Front Aviation Colorado INC Fourth Front Aviation is a veteran-owned aircraft maintenance shop operating at Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) and Colorado Springs Airport (KCOS).
- M e K LTD
- Trine Aerospace, LLC
- Westpac Propeller Services INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Colorado Springs 555 aircraft · 383 piston singles, 56 balloons, 37 piston twins
- Tactical Integrated Training Solutions LLC 16 aircraft in town
- Greatest Generation Naval Museum 12 aircraft in town
- Sanborn Map Company INC 10 aircraft in town
- Sanborn Map CO INC 7 aircraft in town
- Cessna 23117 Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Cirrus Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Fly-By Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Rampart Aviation, LLC 15 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- SkyRoads Aviation 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Air Force Academy Aero Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- United States Air Force Aero Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- 10Fss - Usafa Aero Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- C7 Aerowerks, LLC · repair station
- Colorado Airworks LLC · repair station
- D & J Aviation INC · repair station
- Fourth Front Aviation Colorado INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,453 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AFF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.
