Meadow Lake Airport
FLY · KFLY · Colorado Springs, Colorado · El Paso County · map
Meadow Lake Airport is a public-use airport owned by Meadow Lake Airport Assoc., INC., 14 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 6,878 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 6,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 456 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 67,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Meadow Lake Airport?
Its FAA code is FLY, and its ICAO code is KFLY.
Where is Meadow Lake Airport?
It is 14 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 6,878 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Meadow Lake Airport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 15/33, is 6,001 feet long.
Does Meadow Lake Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Meadow Lake Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Meadow Lake Airport?
8 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including High Flights Soaring Club and Peterson Air Force Base Aero Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Meadow Lake Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 19 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 Meadow Lake 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 FLY · ICAO KFLY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Meadow Lake Airport Assoc., INC.
- Elevation
- 6,878 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1967
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 6,001 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 5,001 × 200 ft | Grass, fair | |
| 08/26 | 2,126 × 35 ft | Asphalt and gravel, fair |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 18 ft high 558 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 16: berm 7 ft high 72 ft from the end
- Runway 08: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.0 | |
| Fly and aWOS-3PT | 118.450 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 719-683-5371.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- gliders, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, glider towing
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (10 nm southwest), Pueblo Memorial (39 nm south), Fremont County (40 nm southwest), Centennial Airport (40 nm north).
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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 15 and 33; activate and incr intst medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 15 and 33 on continuously.
- Dave elliott association president.
- 100LL available 24 hours self service credit card.
- Runway 08/26 1149 feet gravel on east end of runway, 925 feet asphalt on west end of runway.
- Gliders operate on 16/34 and west side of airport.
- Runway 26; 4 feet terrain 5 feet from runway edge first 100 feet on both sides of runway.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of of airport.
- Runway 26; 4 feet fence 50 feet right of centerline 95 feet from thld.
- Ctn:; intensive usaf student tng in the vicinity of Colorado Springs and pueblo Colorado.
- Runway 26: 15 feet road extds east from thld.
- Ctn: pwrd paragliders and mobile aerostats oper southeast side of airport SFC-500 feet.
- Runway 16/34 has edges and thlds marked with white tires.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 397 |
| multi-engine | 23 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 9 |
| other | 25 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 67,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 12,670 |
| general aviation, local | 34,270 |
| military | 20,560 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Colorado Springs from the FAA register
556 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:
- High Flights Soaring Club 8 aircraft · Peyton, 8 miles away High Flights Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club operating from Meadow Lake Airport in Peyton, Colorado.
- Peterson Air Force Base Aero Club 1 aircraft · Peterson Afb, 11 miles away
- Pikes Peak Flyers LLP 6 aircraft · Colorado Springs, 12 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, 12 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, 12 miles away
- Colorado High Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Colorado Springs, 12 miles away
- Falcon Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Colorado Springs, 12 miles away Falcon AeroLab is a STEM and aerospace education programme for middle and high school students, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Colorado.
- Frontier Adventure Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Colorado Springs, 12 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.
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, 19 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 18 engineering representatives, 5 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 3 training center evaluators, 20 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 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 (39 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 (40 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 (40 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 (40 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 (40 nm) · (720) 238-7950 · [email protected]
All 78 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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 · 32 since 1982, 2 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 556 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
- High Flights Soaring Club 8 aircraft · flying club
- Peterson Air Force Base Aero Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Pikes Peak Flyers LLP 6 aircraft · flight school
- 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 32 since 1982 · 2 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 7,454 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FLY.json.
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 26, 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.