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{{Short description|Airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name              = City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
| image             = Official Colorado Springs Airport Logo 2015.png
| image-width       = 150
| image2            = Colorado Springs Airport Terminal Building.jpg
| image2-width      = 250
| IATA              = COS
| ICAO              = KCOS
| FAA               = COS
| WMO               = 72466
| type              = Public / military
| owner-oper        = City of Colorado Springs
| city-served       = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| location          = <!--if different than above-->
| elevation-f       = 6,187
| elevation-m       = 1,886
| website           = {{URL|www.flycos.com}}
| coordinates       = {{coord|38|48|21|N|104|42|03|W|region:US-CO|display=inline,title}}
| image_map         = COS diagram.gif
| image_mapsize     = 200
| image_map_caption = [[FAA]] airport diagram
| mapframe          = yes
| mapframe-zoom     = 9
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| r1-number         = 17L/35R
| r1-length-f       = 13,500
| r1-length-m       = 4,115
| r1-surface        = Concrete
| r2-number         = 17R/35L
| r2-length-f       = 11,022
| r2-length-m       = 3,360
| r2-surface        = Asphalt
| r3-number         = 13/31
| r3-length-f       = 8,270
| r3-length-m       = 2,521
| r3-surface        = Asphalt
| stat-year         = 2024
| stat1-header      = Total passengers
| stat1-data        = 2,473,099
| stat2-header      = Aircraft operations  
| stat2-data        = 166,109
| footnotes         = Sources: Colorado Springs Airport<ref>{{cite web|url=https://coloradosprings.gov/document/cos1224-monthly-traffic-report.pdf|title=Colorado Springs Airport Data for 2024|website=coloradosprings.gov|access-date= March 13, 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|COS|KCOS|COS}}, also known as '''Colorado Springs Airport''', is a city owned, joint civilian–[[Military airbase|military]] airport in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado – some {{convert|6|mi|km}} southeast of downtown Colorado Springs, [[United States]].<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=COS|use=PU|own=PU|site=02543.*A}}, effective May 15, 2025.</ref> It is the second largest commercial service airport in the state after [[Denver International Airport]].

The military part of the airport, known as [[Peterson Space Force Base]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peterson SFB Base Guide |url=https://www.military.com/base-guide/peterson-air-force-base |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Military.com |language=en |quote=Peterson Space Force Base is a base located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County. It provides runways for the adjacent City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport under a shared joint civil-military airport arrangement.}}</ref> originally operated primarily by the [[United States Air Force]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=World |first=Leading Real Estate Companies of the |title=Military On The Move -  Peterson AFB |url=https://www.usmilitaryonthemove.com/militarybase/peterson-afb |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Military On The Move}}</ref> now hosts [[Space Base Delta 1]] in addition to the [[302nd Airlift Wing|Air Force Reserve 302nd Airlift Wing]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=302nd Airlift Wing |url=https://www.302aw.afrc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/627165/302nd-airlift-wing/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250522005633/https://www.302aw.afrc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/627165/302nd-airlift-wing/ |archive-date=2025-05-22 |access-date=2025-10-14 |work=302nd Airlift Wing |language=en-US}}</ref> under lease. The base itself is located on the north side of runway 13/31.

A established civilian terminal eventually opened in 1942, as more people were being introduced to the city, it received more expansions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flodin |first=Annie |date=August 21, 2017 |title=Meet the Little Big Airport – Colorado Springs |url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/legacy-posts/little-big-airport-colorado-springs |pages=1 |agency=Airways Publishing. LLC.}}</ref> It is operated by the City of Colorado Springs under the name "Colorado Springs Airport", after the city. [[American Airlines|American]], [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], and [[United Airlines|United]] flies to Colorado Springs year-round and [[Allegiant Air|Allegiant]], [[Southwest Airlines|Southwest]], and [[Frontier Airlines]] seasonally.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Yang |first=Guofeng |last2=Peng |first2=Wenzheng |last3=Ye |first3=Hongfa |last4=Wang |first4=Zhengyan |last5=Chen |first5=Meng |last6=Liu |first6=Xiangjun |date=2024-06-10 |title=The Cased Oil Saturation Determination Method Based on Gamma-Thermal Neutron Response |url=https://doi.org/10.30632/spwla-2024-0033 |journal=SPWLA 65th Annual Symposium Transactions |publisher=Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts |doi=10.30632/spwla-2024-0033|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It has been praised by both [[military]] and [[Mayor|current state officials]] as an important military capital, but also criticised for perceived underperformance and inefficiencies by the Department of Defence (referred to as Department of War).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toomer |first=Lindsey |date=2025-09-02 |title=Colorado officials decry Trump plan to relocate Space Command headquarters out of state |url=https://coloradonewsline.com/2025/09/02/trump-move-space-command/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Colorado Newsline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Ramp shot at Colorado Springs Airport.jpg|thumb|Busy morning ramp]]
In 1927 the airport opened on {{convert|640|acre}} {{convert|7|mi}} east of the city, with two gravel [[runway]]s. For the first ten years several small airlines operated a mail route from [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]], to [[Pueblo, Colorado]], with stops at [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] and [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]. These airlines only occasionally carried passengers. In 1937, [[Continental Airlines]] began service between Denver and El Paso, Texas, with stops at Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque. In 1943 [[Braniff Airways]] began service on a Denver-Colorado Springs-Pueblo-Amarillo route. At Amarillo, flights would continue onto Dallas and Houston or onto Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Little Rock, and Memphis. The first municipal terminal was built in 1942 in an [[art deco]] style. Soon after the terminal was built the field was taken over by the [[US Army|military]] in the months preceding [[World War II]]. After the war, the city regained control.

In 1966 a new terminal was built on the west side of the runways, just east of Powers Boulevard. This terminal expanded by the 1980s, with a six gate addition. By 1991 the airport had three {{convert|150|ft|m|adj=on}} wide runways, one {{convert|13501|ft|m}} long, making it the longest runway in Colorado until 16R/34L, a {{convert|16000|ft|m|adj=on}} runway, opened at [[Denver International Airport]] in September 2003. In 1991 the city approved a new terminal, two miles east of the former terminal, in the south-center part of the airport. The {{convert|280000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} terminal opened on October 22, 1994 with 12 gates; it was designed by the Van Sant Group and cost $140 million. In the 1990s a second, five-gate concourse was added on the east side of the main terminal.

In 1996, the 1941 passenger terminal, two hangars, and a caretaker residence — by that time all located on Peterson Air Force Base — were inscribed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. They form the campus of the [[Peterson Air and Space Museum]].<ref name="COSHDNom">{{Citation | last1 = Mehls | first1 = Steven F. | date = March 1, 1996 | title = National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Original Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | url = {{NRHP url|90001296}} | access-date = February 21, 2018 | format = PDF }}.</ref><ref name="WkLst">{{citation | last = National Park Service | author-link = National Park Service | title = Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/11/96 through 11/15/96 | date = November 22, 1996 | url = https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-1996-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf | url-status = live | access-date = February 21, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170526213339/https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/961122.htm | archive-date = May 26, 2017 }}.</ref>

From the 1980s to the present day, the airport has tried to expand service. The largest number of passengers was nearly 5 million in 1996 when now-defunct [[Western Pacific Airlines]] had a hub at COS (Western Pacific moved the hub to [[Denver International Airport]] in late 1996). Their timetable for 15 June shows 33 daily departures to 20 airports between the west coast and Newark and Washington Dulles. [[Frontier Airlines]] added and dropped various routes from Colorado Springs throughout the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web | title = Frontier cancels seasonal flights out of the Colorado Springs Airport | date = January 8, 2020 | url=https://krdo.com/news/2020/01/08/frontier-cancels-seasonal-flights-out-of-the-colorado-springs-airport/}}</ref> [[Southwest Airlines]] announced in October 2020 that they would begin serving the airport in 2021.<ref>{{cite press release| url = https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/southwest-airlines-announces-initial-flight-schedules-for-chicago-ohare-and-colorado-springs-301161941.html| title = Southwest Airlines Announces Initial Flight Schedules For Chicago O'Hare And Colorado Springs}}</ref> Southwest conducted their first flights in March 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Villanueva|first=Mia|date=2021-03-11|title=Southwest Airlines touches down at the Colorado Springs Airport|url=https://krdo.com/news/2021/03/11/southwest-airlines-touches-down-at-the-colorado-springs-airport/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=KRDO|language=en-US}}</ref> which has since bolstered the airport's commercial traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=jessica.vandyne@gazette.com |first=Jessica Van Dyne |title=Colorado Springs Airport sees highest traffic in 22 years |url=https://gazette.com/business/colorado-springs-airport-sees-highest-traffic-in-22-years/article_b8a7718e-9d8b-11ed-aebe-87fa3e78cfb3.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2021, the airport began a pavement rehabilitation project, closing runway 17R/35L for remodeling. The upgrades include new asphalt, lighting, and navigation equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-09|title=Airfield Construction Projects|url=https://coloradosprings.gov/flycos/airfield-construction-projects|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Colorado Springs|language=en}}</ref> The airport announced in November 2021 that the main concourse (gates 1–12) will undergo a $10–$20 million renovation and will be completed in 3 to 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heilman |first=Wayne |title=Colorado Springs Airport planning major terminal renovation |url=https://gazette.com/business/colorado-springs-airport-planning-major-terminal-renovation/article_55270fec-4be9-11ec-b7be-6371d40edfb8.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=23 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The concourse was completed in 1994 and has not been renovated since then. The design has become outdated, prompting airport officials to renovate. On March 1, officials announced that COS will receive a $6 million grant to complete the planned renovation. Construction will start in the summer of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=Airport receives $6 million grant for concourse remodel |url=https://coloradosprings.gov/flycos/article/news/airport-receives-6-million-grant-concourse-remodel |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Colorado Springs |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=jessica.vandyne@gazette.com |first=Jessica Van Dyne |title=Colorado Springs Airport awarded $6M for concourse makeover |url=https://gazette.com/business/colorado-springs-airport-awarded-6m-for-concourse-makeover/article_1197b646-b849-11ed-9da7-c758608fb8ce.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=2 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2022, the Colorado Springs Airport released a plan to expand the airport, with plans to double the number of gates from 12 to 24, relocate the control tower, and consolidate other airport services.<ref name="Heilman">{{Cite web |last=Heilman |first=Wayne |title=Terminal addition, new control tower planned for Colorado Springs Airport |url=https://gazette.com/premium/terminal-addition-new-control-tower-planned-for-colorado-springs-airport/article_6410977c-abb0-11ec-bb22-477eff35bfdd.html |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, because of its high elevation, it was used by Boeing for high altitude tests.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

==Facilities==
The airport covers {{convert|7,200|acre|km2}} and has three paved [[runway]]s: 17L/35R, {{convert|13,500|x|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} long, 17R/35L, {{convert|11,022|x|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} and 13/31, {{convert|8,270|x|150|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=FAA /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/COS/City-of-Colorado-Springs-Municipal-Airport|title=COS airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com}} FAA data effective May 15, 2025.</ref>

=== Location and access ===
The airport is located on the east side of Colorado Springs, accessible by Milton E. Proby Parkway via [[Colorado State Highway 21|Powers Boulevard/SH 21]]. Milton E. Proby Parkway loops through the airport running north to the terminal, with exits to long and short term parking and rental car return, and eventually splits into an upper departures drop-off area and lower arrivals pick-up area east of the terminal. The road converges again on the west side of the terminal and runs south, joined by access roads, parking lot exits, and rental car exits. There is also an exit to return to the terminal via the northbound airport entrance.

Milton E. Proby Parkway also provides access to other airport facilities and tenants, including a [[Northrop Grumman]] building and an Amazon distribution center via Peak Innovation Parkway.

[[Colorado State Highway 21|Powers Boulevard/SH 21]], a primary expressway in El Paso County, runs west of the airport and provides easy access to general and private aviation hangars, maintenance facilities (including the [[SkyWest Airlines|SkyWest]] hangar), and [[Fixed-base operator|FBOs]] (Cutter Aviation, {{proper name|jetCenter}}, and the J.H.W. Hangar Complex).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-09 |title=Airfield Information |url=https://coloradosprings.gov/airfieldupdates |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=Colorado Springs |language=en}}</ref> The expressway also provides north-south access to the Colorado Springs and Falcon (via [[U.S. Route 24|Highway 24]]) region.

===Terminal and gate information===
Colorado Springs Airport has one terminal with two concourses. However, only one, the larger concourse housing gates 1–12, has ever been put to commercial use; the second concourse (called the [[Western Pacific Airlines]] concourse) contains gates 14–18 (there is no gate 13) and is now mainly used for meetings. Access between the concourses requires leaving the secure area, walking through the main terminal and down a long hallway. There is no public access to these gates. The gates were previously planned to be demolished. However, with the beginning of flights to Cancun, the area has been renovated to serve as an international arrivals inspection facility.<ref>{{cite web | title=Colorado Springs Airport going international, first flight departs in June | date=15 April 2025 | url=https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/colorado-springs-airport-going-international-first-flight-departs-in-june }}</ref>

=== Transportation ===

==== Shuttles and buses ====
The airport is serviced by Colorado Springs' public transportation system, [[Mountain Metropolitan Transit]]. Service from private transportation, such as Groome Transportation, is also available.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-13|title=Ground Transportation|url=https://coloradosprings.gov/flycos/ground-transportation|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Colorado Springs|language=en}}</ref>

==== Rental vehicles ====
[[Alamo Rent a Car|Alamo]], [[Avis Car Rental|Avis]], [[Budget Rent a Car|Budget]], [[Dollar Rent A Car|Dollar]], [[Enterprise Rent-A-Car|Enterprise]], [[The Hertz Corporation|Hertz]], and [[National Car Rental]] provide on-airport car rentals. The rental car check in counters are located on the lower level outside of the secured area, across from baggage claim.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-21|title=Rental Cars|url=https://coloradosprings.gov/flycos/rental-cars|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Colorado Springs|language=en}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
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| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[Mesa Gateway Airport|Phoenix/Mesa]],<ref name="AllegiantCOS">{{Cite press release |title=Allegiant Ties Record for Largest Expansion in Company History with 44 New Nonstop Routes, plus 3 New Cities |date=November 19, 2024 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/allegiant-ties-record-for-largest-expansion-in-company-history-with-44-new-nonstop-routes-plus-3-new-cities-302309357.html |language=en |via=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=Allegiant Air}}</ref> [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]],<ref name="AllegiantCOS" /> [[St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport|St. Petersburg/Clearwater]]<ref name="AllegiantCOS" /> | <ref name="AllegiantRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.allegiantair.com|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224233038/http://www.allegiantair.com/|archive-date=February 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[American Airlines]]}} | [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=American Airlines to Restore Service to Chicago from Colorado Springs |url=https://www.aviationpros.com/airports/news/55248561/american-airlines-to-restore-service-to-chicago-from-colorado-springs |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Aviation Pros |language=en}}</ref> [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes"/>
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gazette.com/business/delta-airlines-offers-new-non-stop-flight-out-of-colorado-springs-airport/article_edf7b2ac-7fba-11ed-99a0-9f83b814152e.html | title=Delta Air Lines offers new nonstop flight out of Colorado Springs Airport | date=19 December 2022 }}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox21news.com/news/delta-air-lines-to-bring-back-nonstop-service-to-atl-from-cos-in-2023/|title=Delta Air Lines to bring back nonstop service to ATL from COS in 2023|publisher=Fox 21 News|date=September 19, 2022|accessdate=September 19, 2022}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes">{{cite web|title=FLIGHT SCHEDULES|url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=June 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Southwest Airlines]]}} | [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Year-round service to San Diego|url=https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoSpringsAirport/posts/san-diego-here-we-come-southwest-airlines-will-launch-year-round-service-to-san-/1167409105429027/|website=Facebook}}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]],<ref name="coscun">{{cite web |url=https://gazette.com/business/colorado-springs-airport-announces-southwest-flights-to-cancun/article_0ec64d08-963f-11ef-909c-3fe2a226a49f.html|title=Colorado Springs Airport lands first international route|website=The Denver Gazette |date=October 30, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref> [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]]| 
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| [[United Airlines]] |[[Denver International Airport|Denver]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]| <ref name="UnitedRoutes">{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|archive-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[United Express]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]
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===Cargo===
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| [[FedEx Express]] | [[Grand Junction Regional Airport|Grand Junction]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[San Bernardino International Airport|San Bernardino]] | 
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==Statistics==
===Annual traffic===
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=COS}}

===Annual traffic at COS===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ COS annual traffic, 2017–present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://coloradosprings.gov/flycos/monthly-traffic-reports|title=COS Airport Annual Passengers 2017-Present|website=coloradosprings.gov|accessdate= March 10, 2025}}</ref>  
!Year
!Passengers
!% change
|-
|2017||1,674,947||—
|-
|2018||1,725,037||{{increase}}{{0}}3.0%
|-
|2019||1,671,757||{{decrease}}{{0}}3.1%
|-
|2020||727,742||{{decrease}}{{0}}56.5%
|-
|2021||1,864,485||{{increase}}{{0}}11.5%
|-
|2022||2,134,618||{{increase}}{{0}}14.5%
|-
|2023||2,347,008||{{increase}}{{0}}9.9%
|-
|2024||'''2,473,099'''||{{increase}}{{0}}5.4%
|}

===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from COS <br />(September 2024 - August 2025)'''<ref name="transtats.bts.gov">{{cite web |date=December 2021 |title=RITA BTS Transtats - COS |url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Pbf&Nv42146_anzr=P1y14nq1%20f24v0t5,%20Pb:%20Pv6B%201s%20P1y14nq1%20f24v0t5%20Z70vpv2ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf |access-date=29 August 2024 |website=www.transtats.bts.gov}}</ref>
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
| 378,380
| Southwest, United
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 198,660
| American
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona]]
| 112,020
| Southwest
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love, Texas]]
| 101,400
| Southwest
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| 99,720
| Southwest
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 73,530
| Delta
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|Illinois}} [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]]
| 56,420
| United
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway, Illinois]]
| 45,680
| Southwest
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|Texas}}  [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental, Texas]]
| 42,700
| United
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|Maryland}}  [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| 35,090
| Southwest
|-
|}

===Airline market share===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Largest airlines at COS <br/>(September 2023 - August 2024)'''<ref name="transtats">{{cite web |title=Colorado Springs, CO: Colorado Springs Airport (COS) |url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Pbf&Nv42146_anzr=P1y14nq1%20f24v0t5,%20Pb:%20Pv6B%201s%20P1y14nq1%20f24v0t5%20Z70vpv2ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf |access-date=29 August 2024 |publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]}}</ref>
|-
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Share
|-
|1
| [[Southwest Airlines]]
|1,270,000
|50.30%
|-
|2
| [[SkyWest Airlines]]
|497,000
|19.67%
|-
|3
| [[American Airlines]]
|309,000
|12.24%
|-
|4
| [[United Airlines]]
|203,000
|8.06%
|-
|5
| [[Delta Airlines]]
|139,000
|5.52%
|-
|
|Other Airlines
|107,000
|4.22%
|}

== Accidents and incidents ==
*On March 3, 1991, [[United Airlines Flight 585]], a [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-291]] flying from [[Peoria, Illinois]], to Colorado Springs via [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], crashed on final approach to Colorado Springs Runway 35 after a rudder malfunction caused the aircraft to roll over and dive, killing all 25 on board.
*On December 21, 1997, a [[Beechcraft King Air]] operated by Aviation Charter flying in from [[Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport]] impacted terrain at Colorado Springs Airport in fog during a missed [[instrument landing system]] (ILS) approach. Both passengers on board were [[Northwest Airlines]] mechanics being flown in to repair a Northwest Airlines aircraft at COS. The pilot and one passenger were killed; the other passenger sustained serious injuries.<ref>{{ASN accident |id=19971221-0 |title= N100BE |wikibase= no |accessdate= October 20, 2020}}</ref>
*On April 16, 2018, a fire broke out on the airport's roof. There were no casualties, but the event resulted in the airport being closed for a single day.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/17/colorado-springs-airport-fire/ | work=Denver Post | title=Colorado Springs Airport cancels commercial flights after rooftop fire | date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>
*On April 15, 2021, a [[Learjet 35A]] operated by ''Med Air Inc'' suffered substantial damage on landing at COS because of the flight crew's improper decision to continue the unstabilized approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the runway during landing. All 4 occupants survived, but the right wing suffered major damage and the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/319014|title=Accident description for N354EF at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= December 17, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Colorado|Aviation}}
* [[List of airports in Colorado]]

== References ==
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{{Commons category|Colorado Springs Airport}}

== External links ==
*[https://coloradosprings.gov/flycos Official airport website]
*[http://www.coloradodot.info/programs/aeronautics/colorado-airport-system/commercial-service-airports/COS.html Colorado Springs Municipal Airport] at [[Colorado DOT]] website
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*{{US-airport|COS}}
*[https://www.weknowcolorado.com/flights-cos/ Flight path in Colorado Springs] 
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