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 right now KAFF · observed 2:55 pm MDT (20:55 UTC), 71 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- Temperature 83°F (29°C), dew point 26°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 30.18 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:07 pm MDT (19:07 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 9 knots, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, showers nearby, drifting y, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Tue 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind variable at 20 knots, gusting to 30
- Changing between Tue 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC) to: wind from the north at 12 knots, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- Changing between Wed 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC) and 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 14 knots, am dust storm, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAFF 062055Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW110 BKN200 29/M04 A3018 RMKAO2A SLP123 T02861036 57017 $
TAF KAFF 061907Z 0619/0801 06009KT 9999 SCT100 SCT250 QNH3021INS WND 360V140 BECMG 0622/0623 15009KT 9999 VCSH SCT100 SCT250 QNH3020INS WND 020V150 DRY MICROBURST CONDS EXIST TEMPO 0623/0701 VRB20G30KT BECMG 0701/0702 35012KT 9999 NSW SCT250 QNH3026INS BECMG 0716/0717 16014KT 9999 FEW100 SCT250 QNH3025INS TX29/0621Z TN09/0712Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0701 NEXT 0711
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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++
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar
- 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 |
Aircraft registered in Colorado Springs from the FAA register
555 aircraft are registered to owners in Colorado Springs, Colorado: 382 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.