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USAF Academy Airfield

38.96970°N
-104.81300°W
ARR / DAY
46
▲ 1.2%
DEP / DAY
50
▲ 0.3%

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
1
△
Unstable approaches
0
↺
Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1d ago
Temp
81°F
Wind
14 kts
280°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KAFF 291655Z 28014KT 10SM SCT140 BKN200 27/05 A3022 RMK AO2A SLP132 T02670050

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
456 land · 707 TO
34R
24% of ops
446 land · 896 TO
16C
15% of ops
292 land · 8 TO
09
14% of ops
256 land · 10 TO
34C
11% of ops
216 land · 12 TO
08
4% of ops
84 land · 1 TO
Runway 16L carries 24% of operations (456 landings, 707 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 34R at 24%.

Approach quality

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

16L 456 landings
UA 10%
34R 446 landings
UA 12%
16C 292 landings
UA 16%
09 256 landings
UA 1%
34C 216 landings
UA 23%
08 84 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 16L show a 10% unstable-approach rate (45 UA events from 456 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
56.4
flights/day · 1,692 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 1pm · 5pm
Day vs night
89%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 4pm–5pm local, averaging 56.4 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.3× weekday (18.8 vs 73.4 daily).

Aircraft character

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

446 · 26%
415 · 25%
299 · 18%
248 · 15%
82 · 5%
78 · 5%
Activity is led by (26% of 1,690 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 10 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
© SkyMeter · All flight data subject to ODbL attribution · Updated 17:27 UTC