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USAF Academy airport in Colorado Springs (United State)
USAF Academy airport is located near Colorado Springs, with Air Force Academy at 3mi↑, Gleneagle at 5mi↑, Black Forest at 7mi↑, Monument at 9mi↑, Woodmoor at 9mi↑, Colorado Springs at 9mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of USAF Academy airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KAFF
- IATA code : AFF
- Local code : -
Elevation : 2003 m = 6572ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 16C/34C : 1372m = 4501ft
- runway 16R/34L : 1372m = 4501ft
- runway 16L/34R : 1067m = 3501ft
- runway 08/26 : 656m = 2152ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
Coming to USAF Academy airport
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- USAF Academy airport at km : book on Trip.com
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Aviation weather for USAF Academy airport KAFF AFF
METAR for USAF Academy airport KAFF AFF
KAFF 062255Z 34007KT 10SM FEW110 03/M02 A2979 RMK AO2A SNE01RAE08 SLP080 P0001 T00321017
Decoded METAR for USAF Academy airport KAFF AFF
METAR issued by KAFF on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 22:55 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 129 hours and -7186 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 3°C = 37°F, dew point is -2°C = 28°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 1009hPa = 29.79inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 340°.
Clouds : few clouds at 11000ft = 3350m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor A snow E01rain E08 Sea Level Pressure SLP=080 P0001 T00321017
TAF for USAF Academy airport KAFF AFF
KAFF 061536Z 0615/0718 28020G30KT 9999 BKN200 560009 QNH2960INS TEMPO 0615/0619 28030G40KT BECMG 0618/0619 33025G35KT 9999 VCSH BKN040 610409 530009 QNH2970INS BECMG 0700/0701 01012KT 9999 NSW FEW200 530209 QNH2980INS WND 240V120 ROTOR CONDS EXIST TX08/0621Z TNM07/0711Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0616 NEXT 0812
Decoded TAF for USAF Academy airport KAFF AFF
TAF issued by KAFF on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 15:36 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 16 hours and 33 minutes. weather forecast for 27 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, December 6, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 6, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0615/0718 28020G30KT 9999 BKN200 560009 QNH2960INS
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 20000ft = 6100m
temporarily from Saturday, December 6, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 6, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0615/0619 28030G40KT
wind 30kt = 56km/h with gusts at 40kt = 74km/h, direction is 280°
becoming from Saturday, December 6, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 6, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0618/0619 33025G35KT 9999 VCSH BKN040 610409 530009 QNH2970INS
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
in vicinity shower
broken at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Saturday, December 6, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 7, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0700/0701 01012KT 9999 NSW FEW200 530209 QNH2980INS
no significant weather
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 10°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 20000ft = 6100m
NOTAM for USAF Academy airport
Around USAF Academy airport in Colorado Springs (United State)
near
- Hotels in Air Force Academy
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1577mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 1632mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4917mi↑
- Paris at 4918mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4918mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4952mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 4979mi↑
- Bordeaux at 4979mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 4979mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 4980mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4987mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4987mi↑
- for USAF Academy airport at km↑
- for Centura Health Interquest Campus airport at 1mi↑
- for Centura Health Interquest Campus airport at 1mi↑
nearest airports to USAF Academy airport in Colorado Springs (United State)
- Centura Health Interquest Campus heliport ( US-6421) at 1mi↑
- Centura Health Interquest Campus heliport ( CO91) at 1mi↑defunct airport
- UCH-MHS Memorial North heliport ( 77CO) at 3mi↑
- Aardvark Field airport ( US-3733) at 5mi↑defunct airport
- Saint Francis Medical Center heliport ( US-3945) at 6mi↑
- Northfield heliport ( CD79) at 6mi↑
- Penrose Saint Francis Hospital heliport ( CO24) at 7mi↑
- UCH-MHS Memorial Central heliport ( 19CO) at 9mi↑
- Monument Helibase heliport ( 61CO) at 9mi↑
- G W Flanders Ranch Strip airport ( CO54) at 10mi↑
- Jasper Ridge Ranch airport ( US-0610) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Crystal Park heliport ( US-4640) at 11mi↑
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal airport (KCOS COS ) at 13mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Mountain View Ranch airport ( 52CO) at 13mi↑
- Meadow Lake airport ( K00V) at 13mi↑
- Cherokee Trail Ranch airport ( 2CO1) at 16mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap