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USAF Academy Airfield

38.96970°N
-104.81300°W
ARR / DAY
46
▲ 17.2%
DEP / DAY
50
▲ 20.3%

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 46 arrivals and 50 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
↻
Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
△
Unstable approaches
0
↺
Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

16h ago
Temp
86°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KAFF 211655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/04 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP172 T03020040

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

34R
27% of ops
575 land · 1,234 TO
16L
26% of ops
540 land · 562 TO
34C
14% of ops
297 land · 11 TO
16C
10% of ops
212 land · 10 TO
09
9% of ops
198 land · 10 TO
08
6% of ops
133 land · 3 TO
Runway 34R carries 27% of operations (575 landings, 1,234 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 16L at 26%.

Approach quality

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

34R 575 landings
UA 13%
16L 540 landings
UA 13%
34C 297 landings
UA 27%
16C 212 landings
UA 15%
09 198 landings
UA 0%
08 133 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 34R show a 13% unstable-approach rate (75 UA events from 575 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
58.8
flights/day · 1,765 total
Busy hour (local)
1pm
also 4pm · 5pm
Day vs night
89%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 1pm–5pm local, averaging 58.8 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.1× weekday (7.6 vs 81.1 daily).

Aircraft character

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

418 · 24%
403 · 23%
335 · 19%
301 · 17%
99 · 6%
70 · 4%
Activity is led by (24% of 1,764 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 7 AM · 1 movement every 300 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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