Butts Aaf (fort Carson) Airport (FCS) - FAA Information
Fort Carson, CO
Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2008-06-05 |
| Airport Identifier: | FCS |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 104-45-23.4000W/38-40-42.0000N
-104.756500/38.678333 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5838 ft / 1779.42 m (Estimated) |
| Land: | 0 acres |
| From nearest city: | 3 nautical miles S of Fort Carson, CO |
| Location: | El Paso County, CO |
| Magnetic Variation: | 12E (1980) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Army owned |
| Owner: | Us Army Atca-aso |
| Address: | Cameron Station
Alexandria, VA 22314 |
| Address: |
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| Phone number: | 719-526-3936 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Private |
| Segmented Circle: | No |
| Control Tower: | Yes |
| Lighting Schedule: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon Color: | Split-Clear-Green (lighted military airport) |
| Sectional chart: | Denver |
| Region: | ANM - Northwest Mountain |
| Boundary ARTCC: | ZDV - Denver |
| Tie-in FSS: | DEN - Denver |
| FSS on Airport: | No |
| FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
| NOTAMs Facility: | FCS (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
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Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimension: | 4574 x 75 ft / 1394.2 x 22.9 m |
| Surface: | ASPH, |
| Pavement Class: | 24 /F/B/W/T |
| Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 50000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 60000 lbs. |
| Edge Lights: | Low |
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Runway 13 |
Runway 31 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| IHS | NDB | Ironhorse | | 335.00 | 12E | 0.1 nm |
| CO | NDB | Petey | | 407.00 | 12E | 2.1 nm |
| TF | NDB | Aruba | | 373.00 | 11E | 30.0 nm |
| AP | NDB | Casse | | 260.00 | 11E | 46.7 nm |
| FCS | VOR/DME | Butts | 25X | 108.80 | 12E | 0.1 nm |
| BRK | VORTAC | Black Forest | 072X | 112.50 | 13E | 17.0 nm |
| PUB | VORTAC | Pueblo | 114X | 116.70 | 13E | 27.7 nm |
| COS | VOT | Cos | | 110.40 | | 8.7 nm |
Remarks
- FUEL - OPR 1600-0630Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. PPR FOR TRAN FUEL. J8
- RSTD - PPR DSN 691-3935/3936, C719-526-3936/3935. 500' OVRN ON NW END OF RWY AVBL FOR USE BY C-12 AND SMALLER ACFT.
- CAUTION - EXTV ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FRNG. DUR PERIODS OF STRONG SW SFC WIND EXP STRUCTURE AND TERRAIN GENERATED TURBULENCE WITH WIND SHEAR NEAR THE APCH END RWY 13.
- MISC: REMOTE WX BRIEF AVBL FR 25TH OWS DSN 228-6598/6599 C 520-228-6598/6599.
- FLT FLW: BUTTS RDO 24 HRS EXCEPT NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS.
- MISC: AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS ARE AVBL 24/7. OBSERVATIONS ARE AUGMENTED MON-THU 1200-0500Z++, FRI 1200-0100Z++ EXCEPT HOL. WX TECHNICIAN AVBL MON-THU 1200-0500Z++, FRI 1200-0100Z++ EXCEPT HOL.
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