KFCS· FCS· Fort Carson
Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
medium airport · elevation 5,838 ft (1779 m)
12:11Z 01:45Z Day
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Current METARVFR
14 min ago·23:55ZKFCS 242355Z AUTO 25014KT 10SM CLR 21/M26 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 17027/2257 SLP035 T02131257 10229 20157 55014 $
Wind
250° 14 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
21°C / −26°C
temp / dew
QNH
1005 hPa
29.69 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KFCS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 27 knots from 170 degrees at 22:57 sea level pressure of 1003.5 HPa hourly temperature of 21.3°C and dew point of -25.7°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 22.9°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 15.7°C Decrease, then increase of 1.4 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL190B73815 min agoTURB MOD
- FL340B39M33 min agoTURB LGT
- FL060A31946 min agoTURB NEG
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
13/311372 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 13/31 | TW 5 kt | XW 13 kt R |
38.6784°, -104.7570°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 13/31 (use 31) | Usable | HW 5 | 13 L | Crosswind 13 kt |
Density altitude
8,168 ft
elevation 5,838 ft
ISA deviation
+17.6°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KFCS
- ATIS108.800
- TWR125.500
- A/DSPRINGS APP/DEP124.000
- A/GFLT FLW38.350
- PMSVPMSV METRO44.100
- PTDPTD/OPS141.150
Navaids near airportassoc. KFCS
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCS | VOR-DME | 108.80 MHz | LOW |
| IHS | NDB | 335 kHz | LOW |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 13/314,500 ft (1,372 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 20:54 UTC
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
26/00Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
TEMPO VFR
TEMPO VFR
TEMPO VFR
VFRBASE24/20Z → 25/01Z16012G18KT · ≥10 km · SCT180
Wind: 16012G18KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT180
TAF KFCS 242000Z 2420/2602 16012G18KT 9999 SCT180 QNH2971INS
VFRTEMPO24/20Z → 25/02Z20015G25KT
Wind: 20015G25KT
TEMPO 2420/2502 20015G25KT 520009
VFRBECMG25/01Z → 25/02Z2709KT · ≥10 km · SCT180
Wind: 2709KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT180
BECMG 2501/2502 27009KT 9999 SCT180 QNH2972INS
VFRBECMG25/05Z → 25/06Z35010G20KT · ≥10 km · SCT120
Wind: 35010G20KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT120
BECMG 2505/2506 35010G20KT 9999 SCT120 QNH2974INS
VFRTEMPO25/07Z → 25/12Z33025G35KT
Wind: 33025G35KT
TEMPO 2507/2512 33025G35KT 530009
VFRBECMG25/13Z → 25/14Z1609KT · ≥10 km · SCT100
Wind: 1609KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT100
BECMG 2513/2514 16009KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2972INS
VFRTEMPO25/21Z → 26/01Z18015G25KT · VCSH · BKN080
Wind: 18015G25KT
Weather: VCSH
Clouds: BKN080
TEMPO 2521/2601 18015G25KT VCSH BKN080 520009 TX23/2421Z TN03/2512Z
Raw TAF
TAF KFCS 242000Z 2420/2602 16012G18KT 9999 SCT180 QNH2971INS TEMPO 2420/2502 20015G25KT 520009 BECMG 2501/2502 27009KT 9999 SCT180 QNH2972INS BECMG 2505/2506 35010G20KT 9999 SCT120 QNH2974INS TEMPO 2507/2512 33025G35KT 530009 BECMG 2513/2514 16009KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2972INS TEMPO 2521/2601 18015G25KT VCSH BKN080 520009 TX23/2421Z TN03/2512Z
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