City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport safety profile

37 recorded occurrences at or near City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (19972026): 16 at the airport, 21 nearby; 3 fatal, 6 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20261 (0 fatal)
  • 20252 (0 fatal)
  • 20243 (0 fatal)
  • 20231 (0 fatal)
  • 20211 (0 fatal)
  • 20201 (0 fatal)
  • 20191 (0 fatal)
  • 20183 (0 fatal)
  • 20172 (0 fatal)
  • 20161 (0 fatal)
  • 20151 (1 fatal)
  • 20141 (0 fatal)
  • 20132 (0 fatal)
  • 20124 (0 fatal)
  • 20114 (0 fatal)
  • 20102 (1 fatal)
  • 20092 (0 fatal)
  • 20082 (0 fatal)
  • 20061 (0 fatal)
  • 20041 (0 fatal)
  • 19971 (1 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown21
  • Landing9
  • Takeoff3
  • Approach2
  • Climb1
  • On the ground1

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 66 runway incursions at this airport, including 2 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 17L/35R: 13,500 ft, CON, lighted
  • 17R/35L: 11,022 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 12/30: 8,272 ft, ASP, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 39.395 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 69.191 days/year
  • Snow: 52.293 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0.395% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0.013% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.