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USAF Academy Airfield

38.96970°N
-104.81300°W
ARR / DAY
42
▲ 58.4%
DEP / DAY
44
▲ 47.8%

USAF Academy Airfield (KAFF/AFF) is a small general aviation airport located in Colorado Springs, CO. It features 4 runways with the longest being 4,500 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 42 arrivals and 44 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 2 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
2
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

15h ago
Temp
64°F
Wind
13 kts
340°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KAFF 130455Z 34013KT 10SM BKN060 BKN130 BKN150 18/14 A3009 RMK AO2A PK WND 32028/32 SHRAE21 SLP080 P0003 T01770138

Runways

4 installed

4,500 FT MAX
08/26
2,153 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
16C/34C
4,500 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
16L/34R
3,500 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
16R/34L
4,500 ft × 40
ASP○ unlit

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

16L
32% of ops
1,683 land · 2,147 TO
34R
22% of ops
1,153 land · 2,580 TO
16C
15% of ops
811 land · 36 TO
08
12% of ops
632 land · 10 TO
34C
12% of ops
611 land · 20 TO
09
2% of ops
118 land · 5 TO
Runway 16L carries 32% of operations (1,683 landings, 2,147 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 34R at 22%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

16L 1,683 landings
UA 11%
34R 1,153 landings
UA 13%
16C 811 landings
UA 14%
08 632 landings
UA 0%
34C 611 landings
UA 24%
09 118 landings
UA 1%
Approaches to 16L show a 11% unstable-approach rate (193 UA events from 1,683 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
65.4
flights/day · 1,963 total
Busy hour (local)
1pm
also 5pm · 4pm
Day vs night
87%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 1pm–4pm local, averaging 65.4 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.2× weekday (15.8 vs 87.5 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

450 · 23%
448 · 23%
358 · 18%
353 · 18%
145 · 7%
66 · 3%
Activity is led by (23% of 1,963 flights). Top three types: , , .

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

peak 11 AM · 1 movement every 240 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p
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