FCS - Butts Aaf (Fort Carson)

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Transient Parking
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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 02:55:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 290° @ 5kt
    Temperature: 33°F
    Dewpoint: 15°F
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 10SM
    Raw: METAR KFCS 170855Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 01/M09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00101093 57012 $
  • TAF
    2026-03-16 22:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-17 10:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 320° @ 9kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Scattered @ 25,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 170400Z 1704/1810 32009KT 9999 SCT250 520309 QNH3004INS BECMG 1716/1717 16012KT 9999 FEW100 520309 QNH3002INS BECMG 1721/1722 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2996INS BECMG 1801/1802 35009KT 9999 FEW150 510009 QNH3015INS TX23/1722Z TN01/1711Z
  • TAF
    2026-03-17 10:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-17 15:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 160° @ 12kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Few @ 10,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 170400Z 1704/1810 32009KT 9999 SCT250 520309 QNH3004INS BECMG 1716/1717 16012KT 9999 FEW100 520309 QNH3002INS BECMG 1721/1722 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2996INS BECMG 1801/1802 35009KT 9999 FEW150 510009 QNH3015INS TX23/1722Z TN01/1711Z
  • TAF
    2026-03-17 15:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-17 19:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 350° @ 15kt, gusts 25kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Few @ 15,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 170400Z 1704/1810 32009KT 9999 SCT250 520309 QNH3004INS BECMG 1716/1717 16012KT 9999 FEW100 520309 QNH3002INS BECMG 1721/1722 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2996INS BECMG 1801/1802 35009KT 9999 FEW150 510009 QNH3015INS TX23/1722Z TN01/1711Z
  • TAF
    2026-03-17 19:00:00 MDT – 2026-03-18 04:00:00 MDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 350° @ 9kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Few @ 15,000ft
    Raw: TAF KFCS 170400Z 1704/1810 32009KT 9999 SCT250 520309 QNH3004INS BECMG 1716/1717 16012KT 9999 FEW100 520309 QNH3002INS BECMG 1721/1722 35015G25KT 9999 FEW150 520009 QNH2996INS BECMG 1801/1802 35009KT 9999 FEW150 510009 QNH3015INS TX23/1722Z TN01/1711Z
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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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