Kit Carson County
ITR · KITR · Burlington, Colorado · Kit Carson County · map
Kit Carson County is a public-use airport owned by the City of Burlington, 3 miles south of Burlington, Colorado, 4,218 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 5,199 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KITR · observed 2:53 pm MDT (20:53 UTC), 28 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots, gusting to 16
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KITR 062053Z AUTO 34007G16KT 10SM CLR 31/03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP115 T03110028 58015
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 ITR · ICAO KITR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Burlington
- Elevation
- 4,218 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1984
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,199 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Goodland and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.7 | |
| Itr and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.225 | |
| Itr and ndb | 209.0 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 970-303-9216.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Burlington from the FAA register
42 aircraft are registered to owners in Burlington, Colorado: 37 piston singles, 5 turboprops. 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 · 1 since 1982, 0 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
- Be alert; intensive usaf student training in vicinity of Colorado springs and pueblo Colorado.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; PAPI and runway end identifier lights runways 15 and 33 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self serve fuel available.
- Txy marked with blue reflectors.
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.