Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson)

KFCS · Colorado, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 220° Butts Army Air Field (Fort Carson) 13/31
Wind: 17 kt, 5 beaufort

2 kt

17 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 12,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 25,000
METAR KCOS 060254Z 22017KT 10SM FEW120 BKN250 18/M05 A2966 RMK AO2 PK WND 22031/0218 SLP990 T01781050 50001 $

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 City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport on May 5, 2024 20:54, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 17 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 12,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 25,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 25,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is -5 °C, the relative humidity is 21%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.66 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° 17 kt 2 kt 99 %

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 FEW Few clouds
25,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 17.8 °C
Dewpoint -5.0 °C
Rel. humidity 21%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 22031/0218Peak wind from 220° with 31 kt at 02 :18 UTC
SLP990Sea level pressure is 29.50 inHg (29.50 inHg)
T01781050Temperature is 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), dew point is -5.0 °C (23.0 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance
50001

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:54 (8:02h)
Midday
12:55
Sunset
19:56

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