KFCS· FCS· Fort Carson

Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field

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

13:17Z 00:11Z Day

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Current METARVFR

39 min ago·13:55Z

KFCS 231355Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01190064 $

Wind

160° 9 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

CLR

Temperature

12°C / 6°C

temp / dew

QNH

1016 hPa

30.01 inHg

Clouds

CLR

Weather

—

Station

KFCS

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1013.7 HPa hourly temperature of 11.9°C and dew point of 6.4°C

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

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (5)

FL064SF50
6 min ago
TURB LGT
FL250CL35
7 min ago
TURB NEG · ICE NEG
FL210E75L
11 min ago
TURB LGT
FL370B752
12 min ago
TURB NEG
FL180CRJ2
16 min ago
TURB LGT

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

13/311372 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 13/31	HW 8 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 8	4 R	—

Density altitude

6,791 ft

elevation 5,838 ft

ISA deviation

+8.6°C

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

Wind10 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp15°C

QNH1021 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=29

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 2026/10/23 12:15 UTC

23/12Z

23/18Z

24/00Z

24/06Z

24/12Z

24/18Z

BASEVFR

BECMGVFR

TEMPO VFR

VFRBASE23/12Z → 23/16Z2209KT · ≥10 km · BKN070

Wind: 2209KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: BKN070

TAF KFCS 231200Z 2312/2418 22009KT 9999 BKN070 620705 QNH3000INS

VFRBECMG23/16Z → 23/17Z22010G20KT · ≥10 km · FEW120

Wind: 22010G20KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: FEW120

BECMG 2316/2317 22010G20KT 9999 FEW120 530302 560509 QNH2996INS

VFRBECMG23/18Z → 23/19Z20020G30KT · ≥10 km · SCT120

Wind: 20020G30KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SCT120

BECMG 2318/2319 20020G30KT 9999 SCT120 530003 560309 QNH2997INS

VFRBECMG23/22Z → 23/23Z20012KT · ≥10 km · SCT070 BKN110

Wind: 20012KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SCT070 BKN110

BECMG 2322/2323 20012KT 9999 SCT070 BKN110 QNH2995INS

VFRTEMPO23/23Z → 24/01Z23015G25KT · ≥10 km · VCTS · BKN070(CB)sn

Wind: 23015G25KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Weather: VCTS

Clouds: BKN070(CB)sn

TEMPO 2323/2401 23015G25KT 9999 VCTS BKN070CB

VFRBECMG24/09Z → 24/10Z3300KT · ≥10 km · FEW100

Wind: 3300KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: FEW100

BECMG 2409/2410 330009KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3011INS

VFRBECMG24/16Z → 24/17Z20012KT · ≥10 km · SCT050

Wind: 20012KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SCT050

BECMG 2416/2417 20012KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3008INS TX23/2320Z TN09/2411Z

Raw TAF

TAF KFCS 231200Z 2312/2418 22009KT 9999 BKN070 620705 QNH3000INS BECMG 2316/2317 22010G20KT 9999 FEW120 530302 560509 QNH2996INS BECMG 2318/2319 20020G30KT 9999 SCT120 530003 560309 QNH2997INS BECMG 2322/2323 20012KT 9999 SCT070 BKN110 QNH2995INS TEMPO 2323/2401 23015G25KT 9999 VCTS BKN070CB BECMG 2409/2410 330009KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3011INS BECMG 2416/2417 20012KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3008INS TX23/2320Z TN09/2411Z

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