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Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
KFCS / FCSFort Carson, ColoradoELEV 5,838 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (KFCS / FCS) sits in Fort Carson, Colorado, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 5,838 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
FCS 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, 8 nm), Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB, 26 nm), and Centennial Airport (APA, 54 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FCS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FCS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KFCS
IATA
FCS
FAA / Local
FCS
Elevation
5,838 ft
Coordinates
38.6784° N · 104.7570° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CO fields
state range 3,706–9,927 ft
At 5,838 ft, FCS sits lower than 51% of the 39 Colorado fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmCOSCity of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportColorado Springs
- 26nmPUBPueblo Memorial AirportPueblo
- 54nmAPACentennial AirportDenver
- 61nmBFKBuckley Space Force BaseAurora
- 71nmDENDenver International AirportDenver
- 76nmBJCRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportDenver
Location
Open the full mapKFCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, CO
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