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Colorado Springs AirportIATA code COS

Colorado Springs Airport (COS/KCOS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Colorado Springs, United States in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

coloradosprings.gov/flycos(official website, opens in a new tab)View map(Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
Serves
Colorado Springs, United States
Codes
COS · KCOS
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
America/Denver
Region
North America
Airport record, updated 12 Jun 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Colorado Springs Airport (COS/KCOS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Colorado Springs, United States in North America. Operating on America/Denver local time at coordinates 38.800°, -104.700°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Colorado Springs Airport (COS) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Colorado Springs, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Colorado Springs Airport details

Airport record · 12 Jun 2026
IATA code
COS
ICAO code
KCOS
City
Colorado Springs
Country
United States
Region
North America
Time zone
America/Denver
Coordinates
38.806°, -104.701°
From OurAirports
Official website
coloradosprings.gov/flycos (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Colorado Springs Airport’s own pages.

COS airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
1,886 m (6,187 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
1927
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Passengers, 2022
2.13 million
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing coloradosprings.gov (opens in a new tab)
Named after
Colorado Springs
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Pueblo Memorial Airport PUB · 60 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at COS

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

3 open runways, all lit. Longest 17L/35R: 4,115 m, concrete.

Runways at COS: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
17L/35R4,115 m13,500 ft46 mconcrete
17R/35L3,360 m11,022 ft46 masphalt
12/302,521 m8,272 ft46 masphalt

Routes from COS

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from COS yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Where COS is

Calculated

10 km southeast

Colorado Springs Airport lies 10 km southeast of Colorado Springs city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at COS

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Colorado Springs, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Colorado Springs Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:coloradosprings.gov/flycos (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Colorado Springs

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Colorado Springs Airport: common questions

Where is Colorado Springs Airport?

Colorado Springs Airport serves Colorado Springs, United States. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 38.806°, -104.701°.

What are the airport codes for Colorado Springs Airport?

The IATA code is COS and the ICAO code is KCOS.

What time zone is COS in?

Colorado Springs Airport is in the America/Denver time zone.

What is the official website of Colorado Springs Airport?

The airport’s official website is coloradosprings.gov/flycos. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Colorado Springs Airport have?

OurAirports lists 3 open runways at COS: 17L/35R (4,115 m (13,500 ft), concrete); 17R/35L (3,360 m (11,022 ft), asphalt); 12/30 (2,521 m (8,272 ft), asphalt).

When did Colorado Springs Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1927 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Colorado Springs Airport?

Wikidata records 2.13 million passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

How far is COS from Colorado Springs city centre?

Colorado Springs Airport is about 10 km southeast of Colorado Springs city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

What is the elevation of Colorado Springs Airport?

OurAirports gives COS’s elevation as 1,886 m (6,187 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Colorado Springs Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)