Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY), Colorado
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY) is a non-towered public-use field in Colorado Springs, Colorado, sitting at 6,878 feet elevation. It handles a modest volume of business aviation traffic, with mixed paved and turf runway options and glider activity sharing the field.
Runways
Meadow Lake Airport has three paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 15/33, is 6,001 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Meadow Lake Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Meadow Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is City of Colorado Springs Municipal (KCOS), 10 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Meadow Lake Airport recorded 197 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March and April. Business aviation traffic at KFLY concentrates in the spring months of March and April, based on 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month March, 22 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Meadow Lake Airport averages 2.0 days above 90°F in July and 30.5 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80.8°F, and December the coldest, at 41.8°F.
Weather station is 6.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Meadow Lake Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Gliders operate on runway 16/34 and on the west side of the airport.
Caution: powered paragliders and mobile aerostats operate on the southeast side of the airport from the surface up to 500 feet.
For clearance delivery, contact Colorado Springs Approach.
REIL for runway 15 and 33 and MIRL for runway 15/33 are pilot-activated and intensity-adjustable via CTAF. PAPI for runway 15 and 33 operates continuously.
Runway 08/26 consists of 1,149 feet of gravel on the east end and 925 feet of asphalt on the west end.
On runway 26, there is terrain rising 4 feet within 5 feet of the runway edge for the first 100 feet on both sides of the runway.
On runway 26, a 4-foot fence is located 50 feet right of centerline, 95 feet from the threshold.
On runway 26, a 15-foot road extends east from the threshold.
Runway 16/34 has its edges and thresholds marked with white tires.
Runway 08/26 edges are marked with white reflectors and tires.
Wildlife is present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
100LL is available 24 hours via self-service with credit card.
Caution: intensive USAF student training occurs in the vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Meadow Lake Airport has five airfields within 24 NM. The closest is Colorado Springs East, 8.54 NM southeast.
Part of the Denver area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KFLY
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Frequently asked questions
What runways does KFLY (Meadow Lake Airport) have?
Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY) has three runways: a 6,001-foot paved asphalt runway 15/33, a 5,001-foot turf runway 16/34, and a 2,126-foot paved asphalt-gravel runway 08/26. The field sits at 6,878 feet elevation near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Is fuel available at KFLY?
Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY) offers 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. Fuel is available on a self-service basis with credit card access around the clock, according to airport remarks.
Where does Meadow Lake Airport clear customs?
Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY) has no onsite customs. The nearest customs facility is KCOS, located approximately 10.25 nautical miles away.