# USAF Academy Airfield (AFF / KAFF)

**USAF Academy Airfield** (IATA: AFF, ICAO: KAFF) is a small airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It opened in Jan 1943. It has 4 runways; the longest is 4,501 ft (1,372 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AFF / KAFF
- FAA: AFF
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Opened: Jan 1943
- Elevation: 6,576 ft / 2,004 m
- Coordinates: 38.9725, -104.8211
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 4,501 ft / 1,372 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Airfield (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751599
- Weather station: KAFF · WMO 74531
- Ident: KAFF

## Timeline

- Jan 1943: USAF Academy Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16C/34C | 4,501 ft / 1,372 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 170° / 350° |  |
| 16R/34L | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt | 169° / 349° |  |
| 16L/34R | 3,513 ft / 1,071 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 170° / 350° |  |
| 09/27 | 2,493 ft / 760 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 096° / 276° |  |

- 09/27 slopes 1.9%: threshold 09 at 6,528 ft / 1,990 m, threshold 27 at 6,576 ft / 2,004 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,501 ft / 1,372 m | =8,096 of 29,858 | =3,031 in North America | =2,498 in US |
| Elevation | 6,576 ft / 2,004 m | #709 of 43,403 | #363 in North America | #255 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.525 |
| GND | GND | 118.125 |
| MISC | SKYTRAIN | 134.100 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 121.950 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.600 |
| TWR | ACADEMY TWR | 124.150 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 124.150 |

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## 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/kaff/data