What is the TSA wait at COS right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS). We will not estimate one.
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City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport TSA wait times
COS · KCOS · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
80%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (40%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 80 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (85%). The lowest was August 2026 (74%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| the airline | 79,509 | 40% |
| late-arriving aircraft | 63,448 | 32% |
| the national airspace system | 39,175 | 20% |
| weather | 17,964 | 9% |
| security | 122 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Pueblo Memorial Airport PUB · Pueblo37 mi
- Denver International Airport DEN · Denver73 mi
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC · Denver79 mi
- San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field ALS · Alamosa114 mi
- Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) ASE · Aspen120 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 17L/35R, 13,500 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 6,187 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 1,248,261
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/03/13
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for COS?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS).
How often do flights leave COS on time?
Flights out of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (40%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 80 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to COS?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near COS?
The nearest airports in this list are Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), 37 straight-line miles; Denver International Airport (DEN), 73 straight-line miles; Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), 79 straight-line miles; San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS), 114 straight-line miles; Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE), 120 straight-line miles.