Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson)

KFCS · Colorado, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 150° Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson) 13/31
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

12 kt

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OVC 12,000
METAR KFCS 232355Z AUTO 15012KT 10SM OVC120 17/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01731024 10208 20141 55003 $

METAR Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson) - KFCS/FCS

Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson) is a midsized airport in Colorado, United States. The airport is located at latitude 38.67831 and longitude -104.75649. The airport has one runway: 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is KFCS. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is FCS. The airport's IATA code is FCS. The airport is in the Denver FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson) on April 23, 2024 17:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 150° with a speed of 12 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 12,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 12,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 17 °C. The dew point is -2 °C, the relative humidity is 27%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.07 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:44. This applies to Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson), the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
13/31 137°-317° 3 kt 12 kt 22 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

12,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 17.3 °C
Dewpoint -2.4 °C
Rel. humidity 27%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP158Sea level pressure is 30.00 inHg (30.00 inHg)
T01731024Temperature is 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), dew point is -2.4 °C (27.7 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance
10208 20141 55003

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:10
Midday
12:57
Sunset
19:43 (51m)

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