1. Colorado Springs Airport
Airfield Familiarization

2. Runways Runway Length Width 17L-35R 13,501 150 17R-35L 11,022 150
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*30 Displaced 356 feet (terrain)
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3. Runway Safety Areas All COS runway safety areas are 1,000 x 500
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4. Approaches Runway 35R: ILS, GPS Runway 35L: ILS, NDB Runway 17R: GPS
Runway 17L: ILS, GPS
Runway 30: GPS
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5. Taxiways All Taxiways on the movement area are at least 75 feet wide.
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6. Taxiway Safety Areas All Taxiway Safety Areas are 171 feet wide.
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7. Taxiway System Parallels: A, B, C, E Stubs: A1-A7, B1-B6, C1-C7, E1-E8
Stubs: M, N, P
Cross field: G, H
Taxiway F
Mil/IMOS
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8. Ramps
Air carrier
Peterson
ADACG
IMOS
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9. Movement Areas All Runways and Taxiways are controlled by FAA ATC.
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10. Non-Movement Areas All Taxilanes and Ramps Not controlled by ATC
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11. Runway Markings Rwy 17L-35R, 17R-35L Threshold Designation Centerline
Touchdown Zone
Aiming Point
Fixed Distance
Edge
Rwy 12-30
Threshold
Designation
Centerline
Displaced Threshold
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12. Runway Markings 20 Aiming Point Markings Touchdown Zone Markings
Centerline Markings
Runway Designation Markings 20
Threshold Markings
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13. 20 Cont. Runway Markings Displaced Threshold Markings
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14. LAHSO Markings “Land and Hold Short” markings Rwy 35L short of 12-30
Rwy 30 short of 17R-35L
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15. Taxiway Markings Mandatory hold Centerline Enhanced centerline Edge
ILS critical area
Movement area
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16. Taxilane Markings
Centerline
Mandatory Hold
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17. Indicated by two solid and two broken yellow lines.
Taxiway Markings
Runway Hold
Position
Markings:
Indicated by two solid and two broken yellow lines.
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18. Cont. Taxiway Markings Non-Movement Area Boundary Markings:
Indicated by a solid and dashed yellow line.
ILS Critical Area Holding Position Marking:
Indicates location on a taxiway where an aircraft or vehicle is to stop when it does not have clearance.
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19. Indicated by yellow lines with black outlines.
Cont. Taxiway Markings
Taxiway Markings:
Indicated by yellow lines with black outlines.
End of Pavement
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20. Ramp Markings
Lead-in or J-line Markings
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21. Signs Mandatory Hold (white on red) Approach (white on red)
ILS (white on red)
Directional (black on yellow)
Location (yellow on black)
Inbound and Outbound Destination (black on yellow)
Runway Distance Remaining (white on black)
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22. Indicated by white numbers Indicated by yellow letters
Airfield Signage
Hold Position
Indicated by white numbers
on a red background.
Taxiway
Location :
Indicated by yellow letters
on a black sign.
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23. Cont. Airfield Signage Inbound Direction Sign:
Indicates the direction of destinations for pilots. This sign indicates direction to the Military installation.
Outbound Destination Sign
Indicates the direction of runway for outbound aircraft.
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24. Cont. Airfield Signage Hold Position Signs for Runway Approach Areas:
Installed on Taxiways that are located in the approach areas.
Mandatory Hold Position Signs for Runway:
Do not proceed beyond this sign without clearance from ATCT.
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25. Cont. Airfield Signage ILS Critical Area
Runway Distance Remaining Sign:
Sign number indicates the length of runway remaining in 1,000 of feet.
ILS Critical
Area
Mark the boundary of an ILS critical area, and advice operators where to stop to avoid interfering with aircraft navigational signals.
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26. Sign number indicates the length of runway remaining in 1,000 of feet.
Cont. Airfield Signage
Direction Sign:
Sign number indicates the length of runway remaining in 1,000 of feet.
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27. Runway Lighting Edge (white/amber) Threshold (green/red) LAHSO
In-pavement lights (17L-35R)
Centerline
Touchdown Zone
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28. TAXIWAY edges are indicated by Blue lights.
Taxiway Lights
Edge (Blue)
TAXIWAY edges are indicated by Blue lights.
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29. Airfield Lighting
RUNWAY edges are indicated by White lights, followed by Amber and then Red as you move closer to the end of the runway. 20
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30. Visual Approach Aids Rwy 17L: MALSR Rwy 35R: REIL Rwy 17R: REIL
Rwy 35L: MALSR, PAPI
Rwy 12: REIL, PAPI
Rwy 30: REIL, PAPI
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31. Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)
The VASI is a system of lights on the side of an airport runway that provides visual descent guidance information during the approach to a runway
View of VASI from approach.
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32. Standard VASI system viewed from approach.
Consist of two sets of lights
Each set designed to appear either white or red depending on angle viewed.
If on “Glide Slope”, first set of lights will appear white and second set red.
If “High on Glide Slope”, both appear white.
If “Low on Glide Slope”, both appear red.
Most common type of VASI system
Standard VASI system viewed from approach.
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33. Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
On glidepath when two white and two red lights are viewed.
If high more white lights will be visible.
If low more red lights will be visible.
A light system that consists of two, three, or four boxes of lights that provide a visual indication of an aircraft’s position on the glidepath.
Depending on the angle, lights will appear red or white.
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
Colorado Springs Airport

34. Airport Information Phone Numbers
ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service): (719)
ASOS (Airport Surface Observation Service): (719)
Airfield Conditions Report (24 hours automated message): (719)
COS Airport Communications Center: (719)
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35. Thank You

36. Questions?