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City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (IATA: COS, ICAO: KCOS, FAA LID: COS), known as Colorado Springs Airport, is a city-owned public civil-military airport 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of downtown Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.[2] It is the second busiest commercial service airport in the state after Denver International Airport. Peterson Space Force Base, which is located on the north side of runway 13/31, is a tenant of the airport.

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
IATA: COS ICAO: KCOS FAA LID: COS WMO: 72466
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	City of Colorado Springs
Serves	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Elevation AMSL	6,187 ft / 1,886 m
Coordinates	38°48′21″N 104°42′03″W
Website	Colorado Springs Airport
Maps
FAA airport diagram
COS Location of airport in Colorado Show map of Colorado COS COS (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17L/35R 13,501 4,115 Concrete 17R/35L 11,022 3,360 Asphalt 13/31 8,269 2,520 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total passengers 1,671,757 Aircraft operations 135,431
Sources: Colorado Springs Airport[1]

History

In 1927 the airport opened on 640 acres (260 ha) 7 miles (11 km) east of the city, with two gravel runways. For the first ten years several small airlines operated a mail route from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Pueblo, Colorado with stops at Denver and Colorado Springs. These airlines only occasionally carried passengers. In 1937, Continental Airlines began service between Denver and El Paso, Texas with stops at Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque. In 1943 Braniff Airways began service on a Denver-Colorado Springs-Pueblo-Amarillo route. At Amarillo, flights would continue onto Dallas and Houston or onto Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Little Rock, and Memphis. The first municipal terminal was built in 1942 in an art deco style. Soon after the terminal was built the field was taken over by the military in the months preceding World War II. After the war, the city regained control.

In 1966 a new terminal was built on the west side of the runways, just east of Powers Boulevard. This terminal expanded by the 1980s, with a six gate addition. By 1991 the airport had three 150-foot (46 m) wide runways, one 13,501 feet (4,115 m) long, making it the longest runway in Colorado until 16R/34L, a 16,000-foot (4,900 m) runway, opened at Denver International Airport in September 2003. In 1991 the city approved a new terminal, two miles east of the former terminal, in the south-center part of the airport. The 280,000-square-foot (26,000 m²) terminal opened on October 22, 1994 with 12 gates; it was designed by the Van Sant Group and cost $140 million. In the 1990s a second, five-gate concourse was added on the east side of the main terminal.

In 1996, the 1941 passenger terminal, two hangars, and a caretaker residence — by that time all located on Peterson Air Force Base — were inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places. They form the campus of the Peterson Air and Space Museum.[3][4]

From the 1980s to the present day, the airport has tried to expand service. The largest number of passengers was nearly 5 million in 1996 when now-defunct Western Pacific Airlines had a hub at COS (Western Pacific moved the hub to Denver International Airport in late 1996). Their timetable for 15 June shows 33 daily departures to 20 airports between the west coast and Newark and Washington Dulles. Frontier Airlines added and dropped various routes from Colorado Springs throughout the 2010s.[5] Southwest Airlines announced in October 2020 that they would begin serving the airport in 2021.[6] Southwest conducted their first flights from Denver International Airport to Colorado Springs and back on March 11, 2021.[7]

In May 2021, the airport began a pavement rehabilitation project, closing runway 17R/35L for remodeling. The upgrades include new asphalt, lighting, and navigation equipment.[8] The airport announced in November 2021 that the main concourse (gates 1–12) will undergo a $10–$20 million renovation and will be completed in 3 to 5 years.[9] The concourse was completed in 1994 and has not been renovated since then. The design has become outdated, prompting airport officials to renovate.

In March 2022, the Colorado Springs Airport released a plan to expand the airport, with plans to double the number of gates from 12 to 24, relocate the control tower, and consolidate other airport services.[10]

Facilities

The airport covers 7,200 acres (2,900 ha) and has three paved runways: 17L/35R, 13,501 ft × 150 ft (4,115 m × 46 m) long, 17R/35L, 11,022 ft × 150 ft (3,360 m × 46 m) and 13/31, 8,269 ft × 150 ft (2,520 m × 46 m).[2][11]

Location and access

The airport is located on the east side of Colorado Springs, accessible by Milton E. Proby Parkway via Powers Boulevard/SH 21. Milton E. Proby Parkway loops through the airport running north to the terminal, with exits to long and short term parking and rental car return, and eventually a split into an upper departures drop-off area and lower arrivals pick-up area east of the terminal. The road reconjoins on the west side of the terminal and runs south, joined by access roads, parking lot exits, and rental car exits. There is also an exit to return to the terminal via the northbound airport entrance.

Milton E. Proby Parkway also provides access to other airport facilities and tenants, including a Northrop Grumman building and an Amazon distribution center via Peak Innovation Parkway.

Powers Boulevard/SH 21, a primary expressway in El Paso County, runs west of the airport and provides easy access to general and private aviation hangers, maintenance facilities (including the SkyWest hangar), and FBOs (Cutter Aviation, jetCenter, and the J.H.W. Hangar Complex).[12] The expressway also provides North-South access to the Colorado Springs and Falcon (via Highway 24) region.

Terminal and gate information

Colorado Springs Airport has one terminal with two concourses. However, only one, the larger concourse housing gates 1–12, has ever been put to commercial use; the second concourse (called the Western Pacific Airlines concourse) contains gates 14–18 (there is no gate 13) and is now mainly used for meetings. Access between the concourses requires leaving the secure area, walking through the main terminal and down a long hallway. There is no public access to these gates. With the announcement of the addition of 12 gates onto the existing terminal, the airport plans to demolish gates 14–18, as they are nearing the end of their useful life.[10]

Transportation

Shuttles and buses

The airport is serviced by Colorado Springs' public transportation system, Mountain Metropolitan Transit. Service from private transportation, such as Groome Transportation, is also available.[13]

Rental vehicles

Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, and National Car Rental provide on-airport car rentals. The rental car check in counters are located on the lower level outside of the secured area, across from baggage claim.[14]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth	[15]
American Eagle	Dallas/Fort Worth	[15]
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta (begins June 6, 2023)	[16]
Delta Connection	Salt Lake City	[17]
Southwest Airlines	Chicago–Midway, Dallas–Love, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix–Sky Harbor Seasonal: Houston–Hobby, San Antonio,[18] San Diego[19]	[20]
Sun Country Airlines	Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul (begins June 8, 2023)[21]	[22]
United Airlines	Chicago–O'Hare, Denver	[23]
United Express	Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles (ends January 3, 2023)[24]	[23]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
FedEx Express	Memphis, Grand Junction, San Bernardino, Ontario

Destinations map

Colorado Springs Chicago–O'Hare Denver Phoenix-Sky Harbor Chicago–Midway Dallas/Fort Worth Salt Lake City Las Vegas Dallas-Love Houston-Intercontinental Los Angeles Houston-Hobby San Antonio San Diego Memphis Grand Junction San Bernardino Ontario Atlanta Minneapolis/Saint Paul Destinations from Colorado Springs Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Seasonal destination Green = Cargo destination Pink = Destination being terminated

Statistics

Annual traffic

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from COS
(August 2021 – July 2022)[25]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Denver, Colorado	271,000	Southwest, United
2	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas	201,000	American
3	Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona	129,000	Frontier, Southwest
4	Las Vegas, Nevada	120,000	Frontier, Southwest
5	Dallas–Love, Texas	103,000	Southwest
6	Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare)	64,000	United
7	Chicago, Illinois (Midway)	55,000	Southwest
8	Salt Lake City, Utah	46,000	Delta
9	Houston–Intercontinental, Texas	41,000	United
10	Los Angeles, California	15,000	United

Airline market share

Largest airlines at COS
(August 2021 – July 2022)[26]

Rank	Airline	Passengers	Share
1	Southwest Airlines	930,000	43.72%
2	SkyWest Airlines	459,000	21.58%
3	American Airlines	315,000	14.81%
4	United Airlines	231,000	10.85%
5	Frontier Airlines	152,000	7.15%
6	Other Airlines	40,330	1.90%

Accidents and incidents

• On March 3, 1991, United Airlines Flight 585, a Boeing 737-291 flying from Peoria, Illinois, to Colorado Springs via Denver, crashed on final approach to Colorado Springs Runway 35 after a rudder malfunction caused the aircraft to roll over and dive, killing all 25 on board.
• On December 21, 1997, a Beechcraft King Air operated by Aviation Charter flying in from Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport impacted terrain at Colorado Springs Airport in fog during a missed instrument landing system (ILS) approach. Both passengers on board were Northwest Airlines mechanics being flown in to repair a Northwest Airlines aircraft at COS. The pilot and one passenger were killed; the other passenger sustained serious injuries.[27]
• On April 16, 2018, a fire broke out on the airport's roof. There were no casualties, but the event resulted in the airport being closed for a single day.[28]

See also

• List of airports in Colorado

References

External links

• Official airport website
• Colorado Springs Municipal Airport at Colorado DOT website
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 3, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KCOS
  • ASN accident history for COS
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCOS
  • FAA current COS delay information
• Flight path in Colorado Springs

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Colorado Springs

Der Flughafen Colorado Springs (Englisch City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) ist der Flughafen der Stadt Colorado Springs im US-Bundesstaat Colorado.

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- [en] Colorado Springs Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Colorado Springs

El Aeropuerto de Colorado Springs o el Colorado Springs Airport,[1] (IATA: COS, OACI: KCOS, FAA LID: COS), también conocido como City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (Aeropuerto Municipal de la Ciudad de Colorado Springs),[2] es un aeropuerto propiedad de la ciudad de uso público localizado a seis millas (10 km) al sureste del Distrito Central de Colorado Springs, en el condado de El Paso, Colorado, Estados Unidos.[2] Es el segundo aeropuerto más utilizado de Colorado. El aeropuerto comparte las instalaciones con la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Peterson, localizada a lo largo de la pista de aterrizaje 12/30.

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[it] Aeroporto Municipale di Colorado Springs

L'Aeroporto di Colorado Springs è un aeroporto situato a 10 km a sud est da Colorado Springs in Colorado, negli Stati Uniti d'America. .mw-parser-output .chiarimento{background:#ffeaea;color:#444444}.mw-parser-output .chiarimento-apice{color:red}L'aeroporto è in uso sia per l'aviazione civile sia per le operazioni militari, infatti qui è dislocata la Peterson Air Force Base.[senza fonte]

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