FCS
Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Airport
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Location Information for KFCS
Coordinates: N38°40.70' / W104°45.39'
Located 03 miles S of Fort Carson, Colorado. View all Airports in Colorado.
Surveyed Elevation is 5841 feet MSL.
TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RWY 13/31 E TFC 7400 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6400 FT, F/W 6900 FT.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Status:Operational
Control Tower:Yes
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:Split-White-Green
(Lighted Military Airport)
Lighting Schedule:SS-SR
A.R.T.C.C.:DENVER
F.S.S.:DENVER
NOTAMs Facility:FCS (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:DENVER
Attendance:Continuous
FLT FLW- BUTTS RDO OPR 1200-1200++ MONDAY-THURSDAY, 1200-0400++FRIDAY- SUNDAY EXC NEW YEARS, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
Airport Communications
ATIS:108.8 226.3
AWOS-3:125.0 Tel. 719-637-9696
BUTTS TOWER:125.5 229.4 239.3 241.0 41.5
BUTTS GROUND:118.55 253.6
SPRINGS APPROACH:124.0 257.875
SPRINGS DEPARTURE:124.0 257.875
OPS:138.75
PMSV METRO:50.75
FLT FLW:138.15 ;AVBL 24 HRS EXC THANKSGIVING AND XMAS 38.35 ;AVBL 24 HRS EXC THANKSGIVING AND XMAS
EMERG:121.5 243.0
ASOS at CO90 (8.1 N):125.0 719-637-9696
ATIS at COS (8.1 N):254.3
ASOS at COS (8.5 N):125.0 719-694-7502
Remarks:
  • WX TECHNICIAN AVBL H24 EXC. HOL. 50.75 CARSON RDO 1300-0900Z++ MON-SAT, CLSD WKND AND HOL.
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD FCS BUTTS 108.80 159°0.1
VOD BRK BLACK FOREST 112.50 191°17.0
VOT PUB PUEBLO 116.70 318°27.7
VOD HGO HUGO 112.10 254°53.9
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD CO PETEY 407 062°2.1
Runway 13/31
Dimensions:4521 x 75 feet / 1378 x 23 meters
Surface:Asphalt in Fair Condition
Weight Limits:PCN/16 /F/A/W/T
Edge Lighting:Medium Intensity
Runway 13Runway 31
Coordinates:N38°40.97' / W104°45.71'N38°40.42' / W104°45.07'
Elevation: 5841.0 5795.7
Runway Heading: 137° True 317° True
Markings: in fair condition. in fair condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
Ownership Information
Ownership:Owned by the Army
Owner:US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY
FT BELVOIR, VA 22060
520-228-6598/99
Manager:
719-526-2017
Other Remarks
  • SVC: NO FUEL AVBL.
  • MISC: WX TECHNICIAN, C719-801-3620 AVBL HTTPS://25OWS.DM.AF.MIL, C520-228-6598/6599.
  • UNITS TMPRLY ASGND ARE RQRD TO COORD WX SUPPORT IAW AFMAN 15-129. AUGMENTED WX OBSN VIEW RSTD FROM 180-270 DEG AND 310-340 DEG BY FLT LINE FAC AND BLDGS.
  • RSTD: 24 HR PPR FOR ALL ACFT. CTC BASE OPS DSN 691-3935, C719-801-3935.
  • 500 FT OVRN ON NW EOR, ACTF MAY TAX IN THIS AREA, UNUSE TO F/W ACFT FOR TKOF/LDG/ROLLOUT.
  • RWY 13/31 NSTD MARKINGS AND LIGHTING, TWY ALL NSTD MARKINGS AND LIGHTING, TWY B VFR OPS ONLY SR TO SS, NVD OPS ONLY SS TO SR.
  • WHEN BUTTS RDO IS CLSD CTC RANGE CTL 38.90 FOR OPS IN R2601. AVN TRNG AREA (ATA) AIR TO AIR FREQ ASSIGNMENT. ACFT OPERATING IN ATA 1-3 WILL MNT FM 37.200. ACFT OPERATING IN ATA 4-7 WILL MNT FM 68.750. ALL ACFT WILL MNT THE APPROPRIATE TRNG AREA FREQ WHEN OPERATING WITHIN R2601. WHEN OPERATING MULTI-SHIP ONLY ONE ACFT IS REQD TO MNT THE TRNG AREA FREQ. TRNG AREA FREQ ARE FOR TFC ADVSY AND DECONFLICTION AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR TACTICAL INTERNAL TFC.
  • ALL ACFT MUST REMAIN 100FT AGL OVER CONSTRUCTION AREAS.
  • ATC OPR MON-SAT 1300-0900Z++ CLSD WKND AND HOL. A - BASE OPS 1300-0500Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.
  • COMM: FLT FLW - CARSON RDO OPR MON-SAT 1200-0800Z++ CLSD WKNDS AND HOL.
  • D1 SOD PERMANENTLY CLSD.
  • MISC: NO TSNT ACFT SVC.
  • CTN: ALPHA TWY NO SHOULDERS AND NOT LGTD; AIRCREW TAXI AT OWN RISK DURG IFR COND AND AT NGT; HOVER POINTS AVBL ON APLHA TWY.
  • CAUTION: EXTV ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FRNG. DUR PERIODS OF STRONG SW SFC WIND EXP STRUCTURE AND TRRN GENERATED TURB WITH WINDSHEAR NEAR THE APCH END RWY 13.
  • TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RWY 13/31 E TFC 7400 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6400 FT, F/W 6900 FT.
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