# City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS / KCOS)

**City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport** (IATA: COS, ICAO: KCOS) is a large airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It opened in 1927. It has 3 runways; the longest is 13,500 ft (4,115 m). In 2025 it handled 2.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: COS / KCOS
- FAA: COS
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 6,187 ft / 1,886 m
- Coordinates: 38.8058, -104.7010
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 13,500 ft / 4,115 m
- Instrument procedures: 16 approaches, 1 departure, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 2,528,519 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: https://coloradosprings.gov/flycos
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q969087
- Weather station: KCOS · WMO 72466
- Ident: KCOS

## Timeline

- 1927: City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport opens.
- 3 Mar 1991: United Airlines Flight 585. 5 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17L/35R | 13,500 ft / 4,115 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 17R/35L | 11,022 ft / 3,360 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 13/31 | 8,270 ft / 2,521 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |

- 17R/35L slopes 1.2%: threshold 35L at 6,045 ft / 1,843 m, threshold 17R at 6,177 ft / 1,883 m.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00087AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,216,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,215,090 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,352,251 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,708,438 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,781,920 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,721,195 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 733,754 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,967,002 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 2,250,534 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,464,527 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 2,536,246 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,528,519 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 73 mi / 117 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 410 mi / 660 km · Delta Connection
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 543 mi / 874 km · Allegiant Air
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 592 mi / 953 km · American Eagle
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 809 mi / 1,302 km · United Express
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 814 mi / 1,310 km · Allegiant Air
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 909 mi / 1,463 km · United Express, American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,182 mi / 1,903 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,471 mi / 2,367 km · Allegiant Air

### Seasonal (1)

- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 724 mi / 1,165 km · Delta Connection

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from COS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 3
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.5M (2025) | #515 of 3,974 | #122 in North America | #95 in US |
| Longest runway | 13,500 ft / 4,115 m | =72 of 29,858 | =26 in North America | =21 in US |
| Elevation | 6,187 ft / 1,886 m | #944 of 43,403 | #485 in North America | #352 in US |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SPRINGS APP | 118.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.000 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 134.450 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.150 |
| DEP | SPRINGS DEP | 124.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | AFRC OPS | 29.840 |
| PMSV | PMSV PETERSON METRO | 34.920 |
| PTD | PETERSON PTD | 122.850 |
| RDO | DENVER RDO | 122.250 |
| TWR | SPRINGS TWR | 119.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [FCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfcs.md) Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · 9.3 mi / 15 km
- [PUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpub.md) Pueblo Memorial Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [APA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapa.md) Centennial Airport · 53 mi / 86 km
- [BFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbkf.md) Buckley Space Force Base · 62 mi / 100 km
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · 73 mi / 117 km
- [BJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbjc.md) Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · 79 mi / 128 km

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #72

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Colorado Springs Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado_Springs_Airport&oldid=1371620845), revision of 27 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/kcos/data