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USAF Academy Airfield

38.96970°N
-104.81300°W
ARR / DAY
61
▲ 34.0%
DEP / DAY
63
▲ 28.6%

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 61 arrivals and 63 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 1 total

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

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

16h ago
Temp
70°F
Wind
6 kts
140°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KAFF 020355Z 14006KT 10SM SCT110 21/10 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP132 T02080100

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
25% of ops
689 land · 1,145 TO
16C
20% of ops
557 land · 10 TO
34R
20% of ops
551 land · 1,122 TO
09
11% of ops
291 land · 10 TO
34C
9% of ops
262 land · 18 TO
08
9% of ops
241 land · 3 TO
Runway 16L carries 25% of operations (689 landings, 1,145 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 16C at 20%.

Approach quality

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

16L 689 landings
UA 10%
16C 557 landings
UA 17%
34R 551 landings
UA 13%
09 291 landings
UA 1%
34C 262 landings
UA 22%
08 241 landings
UA 1%
Approaches to 16L show a 10% unstable-approach rate (70 UA events from 689 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
64.7
flights/day · 1,941 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 1pm · 6pm
Day vs night
85%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 4pm–6pm local, averaging 64.7 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.3× weekday (28.5 vs 81.6 daily).

Aircraft character

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

572 · 30%
507 · 26%
309 · 16%
246 · 13%
91 · 5%
89 · 5%
Activity is led by (30% of 1,938 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 277 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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