Colorado Springs East Airport

Colorado Springs East Airport (FAA LID: CO49) is a private airport^[2] located 25 miles (40 km) east of the central business district of the city of Colorado Springs, and 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of the central business district of the city of Ellicott in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The airport is privately owned by Springs East Airport, Inc.^[1] The airport is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Highway 94 via a gravel road, and taxiways and vehicle roadways are gravel/grass/dirt.

Colorado Springs East Airport Springs East Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: CO49
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Springs East Airport, Inc.
Operator	Contact: Debbie Privette
Serves	Ellicott and Colorado Springs, Colorado
Location	Ellicott, Colorado
Elevation AMSL	6,145 ft / 1,873 m
Coordinates	38°52′28″N 104°24′36″W
Website	http://www.SpringsEastAirport.org
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17R/35L 4,500 1,372 Asphalt 17L/35R 4,500 1,372 Gravel 8/26 3,440 1,049 Gravel/dirt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 8,760 Based aircraft 58
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Colorado Springs East Airport covers a total area of 284 acres^[3] which contains three runways:^[1]

• Runway 17R/35L: 4,500 ft × 42 ft (1,372 m × 13 m), surface: asphalt
• Runway 17L/35R: 4,500 ft × 40 ft (1,372 m × 12 m), surface: gravel
• Runway 8/26: 3,440 ft × 60 ft (1,049 m × 18 m), surface: gravel/dirt

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 8,760 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 80% general aviation local, 20% general aviation transient, and no military. There are 58 aircraft based at this airport: 54 single engine, one multi-engine, one helicopter, one glider, one ultra-light, and no military.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Colorado