Colorado Springs

COS · KCOS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

38.81°, -104.70°CO, United States

Passengers a year

2.5M

#98 busiest in the U.S.

20

nonstop destinations

25

airlines

39

departures a day

75.5%

arrivals on time

1.4%

flights cancelled

78.0%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from COS, by passengers: DEN, DFW, PHX, LAS, DAL, ATL, ORD, IAH, SLC, MDWCOSSLCDENORDMDWATLDALDFWIAHPHXLAS
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Colorado Springs, with 42% of all passengers. 25 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 42% of the airport — the 29th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is ISP at 42%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
WN
Southwest72% full
41.9%1M-7.5%
UA
United82% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Mesa
27.3%680.9K+8.5%
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, Envoy
17.2%429.1K+4.3%
DL
Delta85% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest
10.4%259K+10.7%
G4
Allegiant80% full
3.0%74K+185.5%

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

19 domestic and 1 international nonstop destinations from Colorado Springs, across 2 countries.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Denver (DEN)

    393.2K departing · 78% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    193.8K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    108.7K departing · 69% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    93.4K departing · 70% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Dallas (DAL)

    91.3K departing · 69% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    79.1K departing · 87% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    70.5K departing · 85% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Houston (IAH)

    44.7K departing · 84% full

    United Airlines

  • Salt Lake City (SLC)

    39.7K departing · 81% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Chicago (MDW)

    29.2K departing · 82% full

    Southwest Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    1.1K departing · 2.6K both ways

    Southwest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

20 nonstop · 6 airlines · 19 domestic / 1 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Colorado Springs.

Body class · share of departures

When Colorado Springs is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
1,254,887
1991
1,328,485
1992
1,440,743
1993
1,483,391
1994
1,525,560
1995
2,828,259
1996
4,910,882
1997
4,155,960
1998
2,580,697
1999
2,438,703
2000
2,279,136
2001
1,950,654
2002
1,790,025
2003
2,020,356
2004
2,062,572
2005
2,055,857
2006
2,019,032
2007
2,091,241
2008
2,006,779
2009
1,872,057
2010
1,766,218
2011
1,666,948
2012
1,661,429
2013
1,369,819
2014
1,295,722
2015
1,215,090
2016
1,352,251
2017
1,708,438
2018
1,781,920
2019
1,721,195
2020
733,754
2021
1,967,002
2022
2,250,534
2023
2,464,527
2024
2,536,246
2025
2,528,519
2026
892,222 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Colorado Springs, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 23Cancelled 1

16 min

average delay

180

flights cancelled

13.1K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 87.6%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 64.8%

Among US airports

#98

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 63.5%–82%

The weak spot is July 2025, when 63.5% of arrivals landed on time — 12 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 82%.

Frequently asked

How busy is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)?

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport handled about 2.5M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #98 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 39 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Colorado Springs (COS), flying about 42% of its passengers. 25 airlines serve Colorado Springs in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)?

Colorado Springs (COS) has 20 nonstop destinations — 19 domestic and 1 international across 2 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)?

About 75.5% of flights arriving at Colorado Springs (COS) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.4% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)?

The Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures from Colorado Springs (COS), about 19% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Colorado Springs; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).