Live flights at City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)

COS KCOS  Colorado Springs, United States

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COS at a glance

  • What it is: City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport is a regional airport serving Colorado Springs, United States.
  • Codes: COS on your ticket, KCOS on the radar.
  • Size: 3 runways at 6,187 ft above sea level.
  • Right now: 7 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: America/Denver (UTC-6), so every time shown for COS is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near COS

7 aircraft are within 55 km of COS right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with COS directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
SWA1388 Southwest Airlines route not published on stand or taxiing — 45 kts
SKWMX936 — route not published on stand or taxiing — —

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
N378EA — route not published on approach 6,950 ft 67 kts

Overhead and in the area

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
AAL1352 American Airlines AUS → MIA in the area 38,000 ft 375 kts
DAL392 Delta Air Lines route not published in the area 38,000 ft 377 kts
SWA4363 Southwest Airlines route not published in the area 35,000 ft 557 kts
AAL1353 American Airlines route not published in the area 38,000 ft 368 kts
3
Runways
6187 ft
Field elevation

About City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 38.81° N, 104.70° W, on America/Denver time (UTC-6).

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport has 3 runways. The longest, 17L/35R, measures 13,500 ft by 150 ft, which puts the field in the full-length intercontinental category: a fully loaded Boeing 777 or Airbus A350 can depart for the far side of the world. Surfaces vary across the field (asphalt, concrete). All 3 are lit for night operations.

Runway 17L/35R is aligned roughly south/north, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. With 3 runways across 2 different headings, crews can pick whichever best suits the wind.

The runways are not interchangeable. 12/30 is 8,272 ft against 17L/35R's 13,500 ft, a difference of 5,228 ft, so the shorter one generally takes regional traffic while the longer handles anything heavy.

The field sits at 6,187 ft, high enough that density altitude matters. Takeoff runs stretch on warm afternoons and climb performance is weaker than the same aircraft would manage at sea level.

Runways at COS

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
17L/35R 13,500 ft (4,115 m) 150 ft Concrete Lit
17R/35L 11,022 ft (3,360 m) 150 ft Asphalt Lit
12/30 8,272 ft (2,521 m) 150 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near COS

Great-circle distance from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Denver DEN 117 km north Denver
Albuquerque Sunport ABQ 452 km south-west Albuquerque

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at COS

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M N8809L Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-800 B738 N918NN American Airlines
IATA / ICAO
COS / KCOS
Location
Colorado Springs, United States 38.806, -104.701
Time zone
America/Denver
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Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in United States.

DEN Denver International Airport Denver, United States
ABQ Albuquerque International Sunport Albuquerque, United States
SLC Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, United States
PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, United States
DFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Dallas - Fort Worth, United States
DAL Dallas Love Field Dallas, United States
LAS Harry Reid International Airport Las Vegas, United States
MSP Minneapolis - Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis, United States

More airports and guides connected to COS

Thin mountain air changes how planes take off here, which cruising altitude explained unpacks. Nearby, Denver (DEN) serves the same country. The codes COS and KCOS are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about COS

What is the airport code for City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport?

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport uses the IATA code COS on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code KCOS in flight plans and on radar. The leading “K” in KCOS is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does COS have?

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport operates 3 runways. The field sits at 6,187 ft above sea level.

What time zone is COS in?

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport operates on America/Denver local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at COS live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, and there are 7 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in America/Denver.