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COS Meaning

COS Airport Meaning

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COS Meaning:

COS stands for City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport


Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, COS (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) is classified as a small hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of COS's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) Characteristics:

      City: Colorado Springs
      State: Colorado
      FAA: City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
      IATA: COS
      ICAO: KCOS
      Role: P-S

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


COS is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding COS, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

COS meaning is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport can be abbreviated as COS.

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