KFCS· FCS· Fort Carson

Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field

medium airport · elevation 5,838 ft (1779 m)

12:21Z 01:44Z Night

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Current METARVFR

18 min ago·01:55Z

KFCS 240155Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM OVC170 22/13 A3023 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND S SLP178 T02220127 $

Wind

210° 4 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

17,000 ft

Temperature

22°C / 13°C

temp / dew

QNH

1024 hPa

30.23 inHg

Clouds

OVC 17,000ft

Weather

—

Station

KFCS

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator LTG DSNT E AND S sea level pressure of 1017.8 HPa hourly temperature of 22.2°C and dew point of 12.7°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (2)

SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV
24 01:55Z → 24 03:55Z
SFC – 45,000 ft
SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV
24 01:55Z → 24 03:55Z
SFC – 60,000 ft

PIREPs (1)

FL000B752
19 min ago
TURB NEG

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

13/311372 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 13/31	HW 1 kt	XW 4 kt R

38.6784°, -104.7570°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 13/31 (use 13)	Preferred	HW 1	4 R	—

Density altitude

7,775 ft

elevation 5,838 ft

ISA deviation

+18.6°C

large deviation

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KFCS

ATIS108.800
TWR125.500
A/DSPRINGS APP/DEP124.000
A/GFLT FLW38.350
PMSVPMSV METRO44.100
PTDPTD/OPS141.150

Navaids near airportassoc. KFCS

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
FCS	VOR-DME	108.80 MHz	LOW
IHS	NDB	335 kHz	LOW

Runways1

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 13/31	ASP	4,500 ft (1,372 m)	Lit	—

RWY 13/314,500 ft (1,372 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KFCS

Wind7 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp24°C

QNH1024 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=53

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field

Diagram unavailable for Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field.

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/08/23 20:54 UTC

24/00Z

24/06Z

24/12Z

24/18Z

25/00Z

BASEVFR

BECMGVFR

TEMPO VFR

VFRBASE23/20Z → 24/02Z24012KT · ≥10 km · VCTS · SCT080(CB)sn BKN100

Wind: 24012KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Weather: VCTS

Clouds: SCT080(CB)sn BKN100

TAF TAF KFCS 232000Z 2320/2502 24012KT 9999 VCTS SCT080CB BKN100 QNH3022INS

VFRTEMPO23/21Z → 24/02ZVRB25G35KT · 9 km · -TSRAGR · BKN080(CB)sn

Wind: VRB25G35KT

Visibility: 9 km

Weather: -TSRAGR

Clouds: BKN080(CB)sn

TEMPO 2321/2402 VRB25G35KT 9000 -TSRAGR BKN080CB

VFRBECMG24/02Z → 24/03Z3306KT · ≥10 km · NSW · SCT120

Wind: 3306KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Weather: NSW

Clouds: SCT120

BECMG 2402/2403 33006KT 9999 NSW SCT120 QNH3025INS

VFRBECMG24/16Z → 24/17Z0409KT · ≥10 km · FEW120

Wind: 0409KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: FEW120

BECMG 2416/2417 04009KT 9999 FEW120 QNH3029INS

VFRBECMG24/20Z → 24/21Z0709KT · ≥10 km · VCTS · SCT100(CB)sn

Wind: 0709KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Weather: VCTS

Clouds: SCT100(CB)sn

BECMG 2420/2421 07009KT 9999 VCTS SCT100CB QNH3027INS

VFRTEMPO24/22Z → 25/02ZVRB25G35KT · 9 km · -TSRA · OVC060(CB)sn

Wind: VRB25G35KT

Visibility: 9 km

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: OVC060(CB)sn

TEMPO 2422/2502 VRB25G35KT 9000 -TSRA OVC060CB TX31/2421Z TN16/2412Z

Raw TAF

TAF TAF KFCS 232000Z 2320/2502 24012KT 9999 VCTS SCT080CB BKN100 QNH3022INS TEMPO 2321/2402 VRB25G35KT 9000 -TSRAGR BKN080CB BECMG 2402/2403 33006KT 9999 NSW SCT120 QNH3025INS BECMG 2416/2417 04009KT 9999 FEW120 QNH3029INS BECMG 2420/2421 07009KT 9999 VCTS SCT100CB QNH3027INS TEMPO 2422/2502 VRB25G35KT 9000 -TSRA OVC060CB TX31/2421Z TN16/2412Z

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