Colorado Springs East Airport
CO4 · Ellicott, Colorado · El Paso County · map
Colorado Springs East Airport is a public-use airport owned by Springs East Airport INC, 3 miles northwest of Ellicott, Colorado, 6,145 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17L/35R, is 4,500 feet of gravel and dirt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Colorado Springs East Airport?
Its FAA code is CO4.
Where is Colorado Springs East Airport?
It is 3 miles northwest of Ellicott, Colorado, 6,145 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Colorado Springs East Airport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 17L/35R, is 4,500 feet long.
Does Colorado Springs East Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Colorado Springs East Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Colorado Springs East Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: High Flights Soaring Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Colorado Springs East Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 14 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Colorado Springs East Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CO4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Springs East Airport INC
- Elevation
- 6,145 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1976
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 4,500 × 40 ft | Gravel and dirt, fair | |
| 17R/35L | 4,500 × 42 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 3,440 × 60 ft | Gravel and dirt, poor |
- Runway 17L: berm 2 ft high 9 ft from the end
- Runway 17R: fence 6 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 35L: right-hand traffic pattern, road 11 ft high 270 ft from the end
- Runway 08: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 26: road 12 ft high 234 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (14 nm west), Pueblo Memorial (35 nm south), Fremont County (42 nm southwest), Centennial Airport (47 nm northwest).
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
- Commercial aircraft fee - amgr.
- Non-standard marked with white rocks.
- Non-standard wind tee made from barrels.
- Appt only.
- 2 in bump at runway 17R/35L intersection.
- Closed to helicopter.
- 5 feet light pole R side of runway 35L 115 feet from threshold btw threshold and PAPI; +35 feet pwr line 1500 feet from threshold both sides; +4 feet fence 125 feet from centerline north of runway and west of runway 17R/35L intersection.
- +5 feet berm 50 feet and 150 feet from threshold both sides.
- +4 feet fence 100 feet R of runway first 2500 feet; +4 feet fence 375 feet from runway end both sides; -2 feet trrn 280 feet from runway end both sides.
- +4 feet fence 260 feet from threshold both sides; +15 feet building 130 feet L of threshold; +15FT road 240 feet from threshold both sides.
- +4 feet fence 260 feet from threshold both sides; +15 feet road 250 feet from threshold both sides. 5 feet feet light pole R side btw threshold and PAPI 115 feet from threshold.
- +4 feet concrete box 100 feet from threshold 50 feet R of centerline.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ellicott from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Ellicott, CO as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- High Flights Soaring Club 8 aircraft · Peyton, 12 miles away High Flights Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club operating from Meadow Lake Airport in Peyton, Colorado.
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 5 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 14 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 16 engineering representatives, 4 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 1 training center evaluator, 1 aircrew program designee, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Christina Genova private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pueblo, CO (35 nm) · (719) 240-1942 · [email protected]
- Adam Christopher Adrian private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Centennial, CO (47 nm) · (509) 771-0726 · [email protected]
- Gregory Richard Newman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ASPEN FLYING CLUB · Englewood, CO (47 nm) · (480) 544-3421 · [email protected]
- Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aspen Flying Club · Centennial, CO (47 nm) · (303) 736-9554 · [email protected]
- craig thighe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Four19 Aviation, LLC · Englewood, CO (47 nm) · (720) 238-7950 · [email protected]
All 47 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- High Flights Soaring Club 8 aircraft · flying club
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,455 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CO4.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 30, 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.