kcos airfield orientation
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Runways
Runway Length Width
17L-35R 13,501 150
17R-35L 11,022 150 *12-30 8,269 150
*30 Displaced 356 feet (terrain)
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Runway Safety Areas
All COS runway safety areas are 1,000 x 500
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Approaches
Runway 35R: ILS, GPS
Runway 35L: ILS, NDB
Runway 17R: GPS
Runway 17L: ILS, GPS
Runway 30: GPS
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Taxiways
All Taxiways on the movement area are at least
75 feet wide.
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Taxiway Safety Areas
All Taxiway Safety Areas are 171 feet
wide.
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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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Ramps
Air carrier
Peterson
ADACG IMOS
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Movement Areas
All Runways and Taxiways are controlled by
FAA ATC.
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Non-Movement Areas
All Taxilanes and Ramps
Not controlled by ATC
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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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Runway Markings
20Threshold Markings
Runway Designation Markings
Centerline Markings
Aiming Point Markings
Touchdown Zone Markings
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Cont. Runway Markings
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Displaced Threshold Markings
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LAHSO Markings
Land and Hold Short markings
Rwy 35L short of 12-30
Rwy 30 short of 17R-35L
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Taxiway Markings
Mandatory hold
Centerline
Enhanced centerline Edge
ILS critical area
Movement area
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Taxilane Markings
Centerline
Mandatory Hold
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Taxiway Markings
Runway Hold
Position
Markings:Indicated by two solid and twobroken yellow lines.
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Cont. Taxiway Markings
Non-MovementArea Boundary
Markings:Indicated by a solid and dashed
yellow line.
ILS Critical AreaHolding 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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Cont. Taxiway Markings
TaxiwayMarkings:
Indicated by yellow lines with
black outlines.
End of
Pavement
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Ramp Markings
Lead-in or J-line Markings
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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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Airfield Signage
Hold PositionIndicated bywhite numbers
on a red background.
Taxiway
Location :Indicated byyellowletters
on a blacksign.
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Cont. Airfield Signage
OutboundDestination
SignIndicates the directionof runway for outbound
aircraft.
Inbound
Direction Sign:Indicates the direction of
destinations for pilots. This
sign indicates direction to
the Military installation.
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Cont. Airfield Signage
Mandatory Hold
Position Signs for
Runway:Do not proceed beyond this sign
without clearance from ATCT.
Hold Position
Signs for Runway
Approach Areas:Installed on Taxiways that are
located in the approach areas.
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Cont. Airfield Signage
Runway Distance
Remaining Sign:Sign number indicates the
length of runway remaining in
1,000 of feet.
ILS Critical
AreaMark the boundary of an ILS critical
area, and advice operators where to stopto avoid interfering with aircraft
navigational signals.
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Cont. Airfield Signage
Direction Sign:Sign number indicates the
length of runway remaining in
1,000 of feet.
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Runway Lighting
Edge (white/amber)
Threshold (green/red)
LAHSO In-pavement lights (17L-35R)
Centerline
Touchdown Zone
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Taxiway Lights
Edge (Blue)
TAXIWAY edges
are indicated by
Blue lights.
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Airfield Lighting
20
RUNWAY edges are
indicated by White
lights, followed byAmber and then Red
as you move closer
to the end of the
runway.
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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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View of VASI
from approach.
Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)
The VASI is a system of lights onthe side of an airport runway that
provides visual descent guidance
information during the approach to
a runway
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Standard VASI
Consist of two sets of lights
Each set designed to appear eitherwhite or red depending on angleviewed.
If on Glide Slope, first set of lightswill appear white and second set red.
If High on Glide Slope, bothappear white.
If Low on Glide Slope, both appearred.
Most common type of VASI system
Standard VASI system
viewed from approach.
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Precision Approach Path Indicator
(PAPI)
A light system that consists of two,
three, or four boxes of lights that
provide a visual indication of an
aircrafts position on the glidepath.
Depending on the angle, lights will
appear red or white.
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.
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
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Airport Information Phone Numbers
ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service): (719) 596-7040
ASOS (Airport Surface Observation Service): (719) 637-9696
Airfield Conditions Report (24 hours automated message): (719) 550-1942
COS Airport Communications Center: (719) 550-1918
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Thank You
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Questions?