Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson)

KFCS · Colorado, United States

The METAR station used is 18 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 160° Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson) 13/31
Wind direction to Wind: 15 kt, gusting 26 kt, 4 beaufort

14 kt

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METAR KAFF 060355Z AUTO 16015G26KT 10SM CLR 18/M06 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 19033/0255 SLP973 T01761063

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 Davis Field (USAF Academy Field) on May 5, 2024 21:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 160° with a speed of 15 kt. Wind gusts of 26 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is -6 °C, the relative humidity is 19%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.64 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:56. 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° 6-10 kt 14-24 kt 39 %

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

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 17.6 °C
Dewpoint -6.3 °C
Rel. humidity 19%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 19033/0255Peak wind from 190° with 33 kt at 02 :55 UTC
SLP973Sea level pressure is 29.45 inHg (29.45 inHg)
T01761063Temperature is 17.6 °C (63.7 °F), dew point is -6.3 °C (20.7 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:54 (6:55h)
Midday
12:55
Sunset
19:57

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