Colorado Springs Airport

Colorado Springs Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KCOS
IATA code	COS
Coordinates	38 ° 48 '21 " N , 104 ° 42' 3" W Coordinates: 38 ° 48 '21 " N , 104 ° 42' 3" W.
Height above MSL	1886 m (6188 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	7 miles southeast of Colorado Springs
Street	US 24 / CO 21
Basic data
opening	1927
operator	City of Colorado Springs
surface	2914 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,725,037 (2018)
Air freight	9,525 t (2017)
Flight ; movements	127,666 (2018)
Runways
12/30	2520 m × 46 m asphalt
17R / 35L	3360 m × 46 m asphalt
17L / 35R	4115 m × 46 m concrete

The Colorado Springs Airport ( English City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport ) is the airport of the city of Colorado Springs in the US state of Colorado .

Location and transport links

Colorado Springs Airport is seven miles southeast of downtown Colorado Springs. The US Highway 24 and Colorado State Highway 21 running on a common route east of the airport. Colorado State Highway 21 also runs south of the airport.

history

The city of Colorado Springs acquired an area of 260 hectares east of the city in 1927 and established an airport there with two short runways made of gravel . The cost of the land and the firing amounted to 33,500 dollars (equivalent to 490,000 US dollars in today's money). In the 1930s, the airport was part of the El Paso - Pueblo - Colorado Springs - Denver route . However, the airport's occupancy rate was low, in 1938 a total of 35 passengers were handled.

In 1940 the city built a first reception building in Art Deco style for $ 19,874 (equivalent to $ 360,000 in today's purchasing power) . In the same year the airport was converted into a military airfield and during the Second World War pilots were trained there on the Lockheed P-38 and other aircraft. After the end of the war, civilian use was resumed, and in 1948 the Peterson Air Force Base was set up on the site in parallel .

After a phase in which the facilities were used by the military and civilian at the same time, the construction of a new civil reception building on the west side began in 1966 and was expanded several times in the 1970s and 1980s. The current terminal was opened in October 1994 after two years of construction.

Airport facilities

Airport diagram

Colorado Springs Airport has a total area of 2,914 acres.

Runways

Colorado Springs Airport has three runways . The longest runway is marked 17L / 35R, is 4,115 meters long and 46 meters wide. The runway 17R / 35L runs parallel and is 3,360 meters long and 46 meters wide. The cross wind runway 12/30 is 2,520 meters long and 46 meters wide. The runway 17L / 35R is paved with concrete, while the remaining runways are paved with asphalt.

terminal

Colorado Springs Airport has a passenger terminal with a floor area of 275,000 square feet or 25,548 square meters . It is equipped with twelve boarding gates and as many passenger boarding bridges equipped. The terminal was originally opened in 1994.

Airlines and Destinations

Colorado Springs Airport has scheduled flights to destinations within the United States. The major airlines are United Airlines , Frontier Airlines, and American Airlines .

Traffic figures

Busiest routes

Busiest National Routes from Colorado Springs (2018)
rank	city	Passengers	airline
01	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	198,700	American
02	Denver , Colorado	145.860	United
03	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	111,350	American, United
04th	Houston-Bush , Texas	060,800	United
05	Las Vegas , Nevada	058,740	Frontier
06th	Atlanta , Georgia	052,950	Delta , Frontier
07th	Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona	046,250	Frontier
08th	Los Angeles , California	039,610	United
09	Orlando , Florida	032,430	Frontier
10	Salt Lake City , Utah	027,390	delta

Web links

Commons : Colorado Springs Airport - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Official website (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e About the Airport. ColoradoSprings.gov, accessed September 22, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Monthly Traffic Reports. ColoradoSprings.gov, accessed June 14, 2019 .
^ North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed June 14, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ History ( English ) City of Colorado Springs. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b Airlines. ColoradoSprings.gov, accessed September 22, 2018 .
^ Colorado Springs, CO: City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed June 14, 2019 .

[about-1] About the Airport. ColoradoSprings.gov, accessed September 22, 2018 .

[traffic-2] Monthly Traffic Reports. ColoradoSprings.gov, accessed June 14, 2019 .

[ranking-3] North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed June 14, 2019 .

[history-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ History ( English ) City of Colorado Springs. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

[airlines-5] Airlines. ColoradoSprings.gov, accessed September 22, 2018 .

[bts-6] Colorado Springs, CO: City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed June 14, 2019 .