AirportsCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport is a large airport serving Colorado Springs, in Colorado, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is COS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- COS
- ICAO code
- KCOS
- City
- Colorado Springs
- State or region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.8058° N, 104.7010° W
- Elevation
- 1,886 m (6,187 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,115 m (13,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, COS means City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCOS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.8058° N, 104.7010° W. It stands 1,886 metres (6,187 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,115 metres (13,500 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 4,115 m 13,500 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,360 m 11,022 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 2,521 m 8,272 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pueblo Memorial AirportPueblo | PUB | 60 km |
| Denver International AirportDenver | DEN | 117 km |
| Rocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportDenver | BJC | 128 km |
| San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman FieldAlamosa | ALS | 183 km |
| Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)Aspen | ASE | 193 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,523 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,573 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,597 km | 15 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,587 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,639 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,339 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,673 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,425 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,400 km | 16 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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