USAF Academy Airfield

KAFF / AFF

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Colorado Springs, ColoradoELEV 6,572 FT

Small airport4.6 · 49 on Google

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Google rating

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Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to COS

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

#9 / 35

Colorado airports by Google rating

4.6★ across 49 Google ratings — ranked against 35 rated CO fields.

11 nm

To the nearest alternate

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) — 5 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USAF Academy Airfield (KAFF / AFF) operates as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 6,572 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.

AFF has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS, 11 nm), Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (FCS, 18 nm), and Centennial Airport (APA, 36 nm).

Quotes for flights out of AFF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AFF, or browse verified operators serving the area.

Field capability

Charts on SkyVector

02 / Field data

ICAO

KAFF

IATA

AFF

FAA / Local

AFF

Elevation

6,572 ft

Coordinates

38.9725° N · 104.8211° W

Airspace

D · Delta

Size

Small

Scheduled svc

Elevation vs CO fields

state range 3,706–9,927 ft

At 6,572 ft, AFF sits higher than 64% of the 39 Colorado fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.