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KCOS

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs

Key Facts

Technical summary and operational standards.

ILS Approach StatusILS FREQUENCIES VERIFIED ✅

Field Elevation

6,187 ft / 1,886 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

TWR 119.90 MHz (SPRINGS TWR)

Runway Summary

17L/35R13,501 ftConcreteLIGHTED

17R/35L11,022 ftAsphaltLIGHTED

12/308,269 ftAsphaltLIGHTED

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

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Briefing for City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS), United States. This facility features 3 active runways with an elevation of 6,187 ft. Verified ILS frequencies are available for precision approaches.Maintain a Transition Altitude of 18,000 ft for altimeter reset.

Airport Details

Full geographical and organizational metadata.

Full Name

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

ICAO / IATA

KCOS / COS

Municipality

Colorado Springs

Country

Region

US-CO

GPS Coordinates

38.805801, -104.700996

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Official Website

Wikipedia

Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and verified landing frequencies.

Runway 17L / 35R

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 17L Crosswind 35R TOD VDP

Length: 13,501 ft / 4,115 m
Surface: Concrete
Heading: 180° / —°

RWY 17L

109.10 MHz

ID: LPI | CRS: 171°

RWY 35R

109.10 MHz

ID: AHI | CRS: 352°

Runway 17R / 35L

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 17R Crosswind 35L TOD VDP

Length: 11,022 ft / 3,360 m
Surface: Asphalt
Heading: 180.1° / 0.1°

RWY 17R

No ILS

RWY 35L

109.90 MHz

ID: COS | CRS: 351°

Runway 12 / 30

LIGHTED

Crosswind 12 Crosswind 30 TOD VDP

Length: 8,269 ft / 2,520 m
Surface: Asphalt
Heading: 135.1° / 315.1°

RWY 12

No ILS

RWY 30

No ILS

Nearby Navaids

VOR, NDB, DME stations in the vicinity.

BRK · VORTAC (Black Forest)112,500 kHz

6,934 ft · Associated: None
38.944500, -104.633003

IHS · NDB (Ironhorse)335 kHz

5,832 ft · Associated: KFCS
38.678299, -104.752998

FCS · VOR-DME (Butts)108,800 kHz

5,829 ft · Associated: KFCS
38.680698, -104.757004

CO · NDB (Petey)407 kHz

5,570 ft · Associated: KCOS
38.694302, -104.716003

Communication Frequencies

ATC and advisory channels.

APP SPRINGS APP

118.50 MHz

ATIS ATIS

125.00 MHz

CLD CLNC DEL

134.45 MHz

CTAF CTAF

124.15 MHz

DEP SPRINGS DEP

124.00 MHz

GND GND

121.70 MHz

OPS AFRC OPS

29.84 MHz

PMSV PMSV PETERSON METRO

34.92 MHz

PTD PETERSON PTD

122.85 MHz

RDO DENVER RDO

122.25 MHz

TWR SPRINGS TWR

119.90 MHz

UNIC UNICOM

122.95 MHz

Nearby Airports

Alternatives in the vicinity.

Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field

Pueblo Memorial Airport

Centennial Airport

Buckley Space Force Base

Denver International Airport

Data Source: OurAirports · Technical Briefing Jan 2026
ILS Data Source: AIP / FAA NASR Cycle Verified