City Of Colorado Springs Municipal traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS · KCOS) is 7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left traffic. · Open on the map

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Pattern diagram

Drawn to scale from the FAA NASR runway alignments and the per end right traffic flags — pick a runway to see its pattern. Live wind picks the favored runway when KCOS reports it.

RWY 13LEFT traffic

Heading: 127° mag · 135° true
Dimensions: 8,270 × 150 ft
TPA: 7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (right) (3°)
CTAF: 122.95

More details — RWY 13

Threshold elev: 6,173 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Threshold crossing height: 64 ft
TDZ elevation: 6,173 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 8,270 / 8,270 / 8,270 / 8,270 ft
End lights: REIL
Arresting gear: MA-1A

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 120k, Double wheel 171k, Dual tandem 279k, Double dual tandem 691k.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
17L	Left traffic	172° mag	7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35R	Left traffic	352° mag	7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
17R	Left traffic	172° mag	7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35L	Left traffic	352° mag	7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
13	Left traffic	127° mag	7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31	Left traffic	307° mag	7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KCOS; the figure above is the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention for propeller aircraft, rounded to the field. Turbine aircraft normally fly 1,500 ft AGL. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at KCOS

City Of Colorado Springs Municipal is towered, working 119.9. Contact the tower before entering the surface area and fly the pattern you are assigned — the directions below are the charted default when no instruction is given.

All ends are left traffic, which is the FAR 91.126 default — turns to the left unless the field charts otherwise. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at KCOS?

City Of Colorado Springs Municipal has no traffic pattern altitude published in the FAA NASR data. The AC 90-66B convention for propeller aircraft is 1,000 ft AGL, which works out to roughly 7,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) here — but confirm it against the Chart Supplement before you fly, since a field can have a non standard pattern altitude that NASR does not carry.

Does KCOS have right traffic?

No. All 6 runway ends at City Of Colorado Springs Municipal use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KCOS?

City Of Colorado Springs Municipal is towered (119.9), so the pattern shown here is the charted default — but the controller's instruction overrides it. Expect straight in approaches, base entries and midfield crossings as traffic dictates.

More about KCOS

Pattern direction and alignment are drawn from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle); the diagram is generated, not an FAA chart. Pattern altitude is shown as published where NASR carries one, otherwise as the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention. For planning and education only; always verify against the Chart Supplement.

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