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USAF Academy Airfield

38.96970°N
-104.81300°W
ARR / DAY
54
▲ 2.5%
DEP / DAY
54
▼ 3.3%

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 1 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
1
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

11h ago
Temp
66°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KAFF 050755Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/09 A3017 RMK AO2A SLP106 T01880093

Runways

4 installed

4,501 FT MAX
09/27
2,493 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
16C/34C
4,501 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
16L/34R
3,513 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
24% of ops
872 land · 1,437 TO
34R
21% of ops
762 land · 1,584 TO
16C
19% of ops
679 land · 17 TO
08
11% of ops
391 land · 12 TO
34C
10% of ops
371 land · 24 TO
09
9% of ops
317 land · 10 TO
Runway 16L carries 24% of operations (872 landings, 1,437 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 34R at 21%.

Approach quality

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

16L 872 landings
UA 8%
34R 762 landings
UA 13%
16C 679 landings
UA 16%
08 391 landings
UA 1%
34C 371 landings
UA 23%
09 317 landings
UA 1%
Approaches to 16L show a 8% unstable-approach rate (72 UA events from 872 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
68.6
flights/day · 2,059 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 1pm · 3pm
Day vs night
83%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 3pm–4pm local, averaging 68.6 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.3× weekday (27.6 vs 87.5 daily).

Aircraft character

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

631 · 31%
572 · 28%
312 · 15%
230 · 11%
94 · 5%
82 · 4%
Activity is led by (31% of 2,052 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
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