FCS - Butts Aaf (Fort Carson)

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Location: Fort Carson, CO
Elevation: 5,874ft
Sectional: Denver
Fuel: None
Runway 13/31: 4,500ft
Runway 04/22: 2,307ft
Runway H1: 40ft
Access: Private to everyone
This is a military facility.
Current Weather — VFR
  • Weather data is strictly informational and not for flight planning purposes.
  • METAR
    2026-03-17 14:55:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 120° @ 3kt
    Temperature: 70°F
    Dewpoint: 21°F
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 10SM
    Raw: METAR KFCS 172055Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 21/M06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02131056 57015 $
  • TAF
    2026-03-17 14:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-17 16:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 150° @ 10kt, gusts 15kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Few @ 10,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 172000Z 1720/1902 15010G15KT 9999 FEW100 510009 520309 QNH2995INS BECMG 1722/1723 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2998INS BECMG 1800/1801 33009KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3002INS BECMG 1816/1817 18009KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3015INS BECMG 1823/1824 34012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3014INS TX26/1823Z TN05/1811Z
  • TAF
    2026-03-17 16:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-17 18:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 350° @ 15kt, gusts 25kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Few @ 15,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 172000Z 1720/1902 15010G15KT 9999 FEW100 510009 520309 QNH2995INS BECMG 1722/1723 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2998INS BECMG 1800/1801 33009KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3002INS BECMG 1816/1817 18009KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3015INS BECMG 1823/1824 34012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3014INS TX26/1823Z TN05/1811Z
  • TAF
    2026-03-17 18:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-18 10:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 330° @ 9kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Few @ 15,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 172000Z 1720/1902 15010G15KT 9999 FEW100 510009 520309 QNH2995INS BECMG 1722/1723 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2998INS BECMG 1800/1801 33009KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3002INS BECMG 1816/1817 18009KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3015INS BECMG 1823/1824 34012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3014INS TX26/1823Z TN05/1811Z
  • TAF
    2026-03-18 10:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-18 17:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 180° @ 9kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Few @ 20,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 172000Z 1720/1902 15010G15KT 9999 FEW100 510009 520309 QNH2995INS BECMG 1722/1723 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2998INS BECMG 1800/1801 33009KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3002INS BECMG 1816/1817 18009KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3015INS BECMG 1823/1824 34012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3014INS TX26/1823Z TN05/1811Z
  • TAF
    2026-03-18 17:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-18 20:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 340° @ 12kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Few @ 20,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 172000Z 1720/1902 15010G15KT 9999 FEW100 510009 520309 QNH2995INS BECMG 1722/1723 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2998INS BECMG 1800/1801 33009KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3002INS BECMG 1816/1817 18009KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3015INS BECMG 1823/1824 34012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3014INS TX26/1823Z TN05/1811Z
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Remarks
  • Svc: no fuel avbl.
  • 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.
  • Misc: wx technician (dsn 691-3620/3651, c719-526-3620/3651), avbl h24 mon-fri, clsd wkend and hol.
  • 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, c719-526-3935.
  • 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.
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