Butts Aaf (fort Carson) Airport (FCS)
Butts Aaf (fort Carson) Airport (FCS)
FCS
Butts Aaf (fort Carson) Airport (FCS)
Fort Carson, CO
Latest photo of Butts Aaf (fort Carson) Airport (FCS)
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| FAA Information Effective | 2026-07-09 |
| Airport Identifier | FCS |
| Airport Status | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude |
104°45'23.3290"
W /
38°40'41.8930"
N -104.756480 / 38.678304 (Estimated) |
| Elevation | 5841.00 ft / 1780.34 m (Surveyed) |
| From nearest city | 3 nautical miles S of Fort Carson, CO |
| Location | El Paso County, CO |
| Magnetic Variation | 08E (2020) |
| Airport Use | Private |
| Segmented Circle | No |
| Control Tower | ATCT |
| Lighting Schedule | SS-SR |
| Beacon Color | Split White-Green (lighted military airport) |
| Sectional chart | DENVER |
| Region | ANM - Northwest Mountain |
| Responsible ARTCC | ZDV - DENVER |
| Tie-in FSS | DEN - DENVER |
| FSS on Airport | No |
| FSS Toll Free | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
| NOTAMs Facility | FCS (NOTAM-d service available) |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions | 4500 x 75 ft (1372 x 23 m) |
| Surface | ASPH (FAIR) |
| Surface treatment | |
| Edge lights | Medium |
| PCN | 16 |
| 13 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | 137° | 317° |
| Physical elevation | 5840.90 ft | 5795.90 ft |
| Coordinates | 38.682836 / -104.761836 | 38.673771 / -104.751125 |
| Traffic pattern | Left | Left |
| ILS type | ILS/DME | |
| VGSI | 4-light PAPI on left | 4-light PAPI on left |
- 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.
- 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.