City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
COS · KCOS · Colorado Springs, Colorado · El Paso County · map
City Of Colorado Springs Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Colorado Springs, 6 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 6,187 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17L/35R, is 13,500 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCOS · observed 12:54 pm MDT (18:54 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 29°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 30.22 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCOS 061854Z 00000KT 10SM FEW110 BKN250 27/M02 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02721017
TAF KCOS 061720Z 0618/0718 35008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM062000 13012KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM070300 35010KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM071200 01005KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250
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 COS · ICAO KCOS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Colorado Springs
- Elevation
- 6,187 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 13,500 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17R/35L | 11,022 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 8,270 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 35R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 17R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 356 ft, 7,914 ft available for landing, hill 10 ft high 400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Cos and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.0 | Springs |
| Clearance delivery | 134.45 | Springs |
| Ground | 121.7 | Springs |
| Tower | 119.9 | Springs |
| Tower (secondary) | 133.15 | Springs |
| Approach · Class C airspace · Departure | 124.0 | Springs |
| Approach (secondary) | 120.6 | Springs |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Springs |
| Cos and vot | 110.4 | |
| Pre-taxi clearance | 122.85 | Springs |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 719-694-7502.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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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 · 60 since 1982, 5 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
- Turbo jet training flights prohibited 11:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- B52 operations prohibited.
- Lighted wdi approach runway 17L/35R, 17R/35L and 13/31.
- Jasu: 2(AM32A-95) 2MA32A-60A 2(MA32-86A) 1(sgnc) 2(B809D-GENERATORS).
- Oil: O-133-148-156(military).
- Portions of taxiways a, B, east, F, G, and M are blocked from view from the tower by obstructions. Portions of taxiway C and runway 17R/35L are blocked from view from the tower when the infield military operating surface is occupied by a C17 or C5.
- Waterfowl and migratory bird activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- A/dacg ramp light 140 feet above ground level.
- Be alert; intensive usaf student training in the vicinity of Colorado Springs and pueblo Colorado.
- Ctn: aircraft with wingspan greater than 117 feet; when taxi on centerline A2, A3, A4, use oversteer in turns due to insufficient corner fillets in pavement.
- FUEL-A++(military)
- When crossing runway 17R/35L from A1 to B1 or B1 to A1, be aware you will not see A1 or B1 depending on direction crossing until you crest runway 17R/35L. when crossing from A1 to B1 travel northeast and from B1 to A1 travel southwest.
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.