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KAFF · AFF
USAF Academy Airfield
38.96970°N
-104.81300°W
ARR / DAY
74
▲
42.1%
DEP / DAY
80
▲
43.4%
USAF Academy Airfield (KAFF/AFF) is a small general aviation airport located in Colorado Springs, CO. It features 4 runways with the longest being 4,501 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 74 arrivals and 80 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 5 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
84°F
Wind
14 kts
110°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Observed weather patterns
- • 16 of 1025 unstable approaches (2%) coincided with wind speeds above 20 kt or gusts above 25 kt, 1.5× the rate observed during clear conditions.
Statistical association, not causation. Last 30 days.
Runway intelligence
Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days
16L
28% of ops
2,711 land · 5,110 TO
08
23% of ops
2,241 land · 41 TO
16C
18% of ops
1,772 land · 59 TO
34R
16% of ops
1,561 land · 3,135 TO
34C
8% of ops
774 land · 22 TO
16R
3% of ops
266 land · 140 TO
Runway 16L carries 28% of operations (2,711 landings, 5,110 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 08 at 23%.
Approach quality
Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates
16L
2,711 landings
UA 10%
08
2,241 landings
UA 0%
16C
1,772 landings
UA 13%
34R
1,561 landings
UA 16%
34C
774 landings
UA 22%
16R
266 landings
UA 5%
Approaches to 16L show a 10% unstable-approach rate (280 UA events from 2,711 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.
Traffic behavior
When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend
Daily avg
80.3
flights/day · 2,408 total
Busy hour (local)
1pm
also 4pm · 5pm
Day vs night
87%
06:00–20:00 local
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 124.150 | — |
| TWR | 124.150 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| TWR | 319.250 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| GND | 118.125 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| ATIS | 128.525 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| ATIS | 269.375 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| EMERG | 121.500 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| LCL/P | 124.150 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| OPS | 127.150 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| OTHER | 127.150 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| EMERG | 243.000 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
| LCL/P | 319.250 | OPR SR OR 1245Z++ (WHICHEVER IS LATER) TO SS MON-FRI, 1430Z++ TO 2130Z++ SAT, EXCLUDING SUN AND HOL. |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZDV
- Elevation:
- 6,576 ft
- Mag var:
- 11° E
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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Updated 16:29 UTC