# Colorado Springs East Airport (CO4)

**Colorado Springs East Airport** (FAA: CO4) is a small airport in Ellicott, Colorado, United States. It opened in Aug 1976. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,500 ft (1,372 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ka50

## At a glance

- FAA: CO4
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ellicott, Colorado, United States
- Opened: Aug 1976
- Elevation: 6,145 ft / 1,873 m
- Coordinates: 38.8744, -104.4100
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,500 ft / 1,372 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: http://springseastairport.org/index.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_East_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658036
- Weather station: KSHM
- Ident: KA50

## Timeline

- Aug 1976: Colorado Springs East Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17L/35R | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Gravel |  |  |
| 17R/35L | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 42 ft / 13 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 08/26 | 3,440 ft / 1,049 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | =8,114 of 29,858 | =3,043 in North America | =2,509 in US |
| Elevation | 6,145 ft / 1,873 m | #966 of 43,403 | #499 in North America | #362 in US |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =5,411 in North America | =5,315 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [88CO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/88co.md) Tranquila Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [CO90](https://dromopedia.com/airports/co90.md) Usaf Academy Bullseye Aux Airstrip · 9.8 mi / 16 km
- [KFLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k00v.md) Meadow Lake Airport · 9.9 mi / 16 km
- [5V4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5v4.md) Calhan Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [97CO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/97co.md) Peakview Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [CO54](https://dromopedia.com/airports/co54.md) G W Flanders Ranch Strip · 14 mi / 23 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ka50/data