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Full Airport Name
Colorado Springs Airport
Address
7700 Milton E. Proby Parkway, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80916, USA
Airport Code
COS
Country Code
1
Telephone
(719) 550 1972
Fax
None
Via the airport's website
Website
Number of Terminals
1
Time Zone
GMT - 7 (GMT - 6 from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October)
Location
The airport is located a 25-minute drive to the south of downtown Colorado Springs
Driving Directions
The airport is conveniently located near I-25 just south of downtown Colorado Springs. Take exit 135 and go east for just a few miles to get to the airport.
Car Parking
More than 9,000 uncovered parking spaces are located close to the terminal and reasonably priced. There are short-term and long-term parking lots, and valet parking is also available. For additional airport parking information, call Ampco System Parking at (719) 591 1293. Parking lots are safe, clean and well-lighted, and they offer a quick car-to-terminal shuttle service with luggage or disabled assistance.
Car Hire
The airport features eight on-site car rental agencies: Alamo/National (tel: (719) 574 8579), Avis (tel: (719) 596 2751), Budget (719) 597 1271, Dollar/Thrifty (tel: (719) 573 9990), Enterprise Rent A Car (tel: (719) 591 6644) and Hertz (tel: (719) 596 1863). Check-in counters are in the baggage claim area. In addition, Advantage (tel: (719) 574 1144) is an off-airport rental car company providing courtesy van service to and from the airport.
Public Transport
Colorado Springs Airport's 24-hour Ground Transportation Hotline can be reached by calling (719) 550 1930. Ground transportation telephones are centrally located in the baggage claim area and will instantly connect to all types of ground transportation services. Road: Taxi: Taxi service is provided by Yellow Cab (tel: (719) 634 5000). Shuttles and vans: Peak Transit (Colorado Springs Shuttle) (tel: (719) 687 3456) and Ramblin Express (tel: (719) 590 8687) provide shuttle and van services. Corporate Sedan Service (tel: (719) 520 9111), Denver Lincoln Limousine, Inc. (tel: (303) 741 5466 and Executive Transfer Service, LLC (tel: (719) 439 6276) provide limousine transportation. Bus: Colorado Tour Lines (tel: (303) 289 2841) and Gray Line Tours (tel: (719) 633 1747) are two bus companies operating from the airport.
Information and Help Desks
Travellers can use the white courtesy phones located throughout the terminal. These are directly connected to the Airport Communications Center, where a dispatcher is available to page via the airport's public announcement system. To request a page from outside of the airport, please call (719) 550 1918/9. There is an Information Centre staffed by volunteers in the baggage claim area.
Airport Facilities
Money and communications: There are two ATMs in the terminal, one on the first floor near the main escalators and the second on the second floor on the concourse between gates 3 and 5. Free wireless Internet access is available inside security on the concourse. There are also numerous data ports available throughout the airport for plugging in laptops and other personal computer devices. The data ports are on public telephones located within the main terminal, concourse and baggage claim areas. FedEx has a drop box outside of the lower level terminal building entrance. A postage stamp vending machine is located in the main terminal on the upper level to the left after stepping off the escalators. There is a mailbox located next to the vending machine. Eating and drinking: There is a food court on the second floor after the security checkpoint before gate 5. A juice bar and a coffe bar are located on the second floor before the security checkpoint. A full-service restaurant can be found in the lobby area of the second-floor departure level. Shopping: Shops selling gifts, books, magazines, newspapers, snacks and souvenirs are available. Luggage: Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Airport Unit manages the lost and found items left in the airport terminal, parking lot or on shuttle buses. The Airport Police office is located in the baggage claim area on the lower level by carousels 5 and 6. Travellers may pick up items left behind or arrange for shipping at their expense if they have left the area. Contact CSPD Police Unit at (719) 550 1976. Items turned into the Lost and Found are kept in the Airport Police office for seven to 10 days. After the 10 days, contact the CSPD Evidence Section at (719) 444 7744 to claim items. Other facilities: Skycaps are available from 0430 to midnight to assist with luggage, provide wheelchairs, etc. The airport has 14 AEDs placed in high-traffic areas in the airport, and many airport employees are trained to use them. The airport's interfaith chapel in the east corridor of the main terminal building is open 24 hours for quiet meditation. There are also two family care rooms inside security on the main concourse. One of them is located between gates 4 and 6; the other is between gates 8 and 10. The rooms provide direct telephone access to Memorial Hospital Healthlink, baby changing station, counter space with sink, a diaper vending machine and a nursing area. A shoeshine stand is located post-security just past gates 3 and 4.
Conference and Business Facilities
Wireless Internet is available inside security on the concourse. There are numerous data ports available on public telephones located within the main terminal, concourse and baggage claim areas for plugging in laptops and other personal computer devices. The Cheyenne Mountain Conference Center (tel: (719) 538 4000) and The Broadmoor (tel: (719) 634 7711) have business counters located in arrivals. They both offer meeting rooms, conference suites and amphitheatres.
Facilities for Disabled Travellers
All of the airport's parking lots, elevators, restrooms, restaurants, retail shops and security screening area are well equipped with facilities to accommodate disabled travellers. All levels of the airport are accessible via lifts which are located in the centre of the airport, near the security checkpoint on the upper level and baggage claim on the lower level. All parking lots have disabled spaces available. In addition, many airport shuttle buses are equipped with lifts. Airport bus drivers will assist with boarding and exiting the bus. All of the public restrooms are accessible to people with disabilities. TDD/TTY public telephones for the hearing-impaired are conveniently located throughout the airport. Wheelchairs, and personnel to assist with them, are available at the airport. Because airlines provide this service, it is always advisable to let your airline know of the need for a wheelchair at the time of booking. For more information about these facilities, pick up a white courtesy phone at the airport or call (719) 550 1918/9 before arriving.
Hotels
Holiday Inn Airport (tel: (719) 380 8516), Hampton Inn (tel: (719) 591 1100), Days Inn/Airport (tel: (719) 638 8005), Comfort Inn/Airport (tel: (719) 380 9000), Radisson Inn/Airport (tel: (719) 597 7000) and Best Western Airport Inn (tel: (719) 574 7707) are all located just a short distance from the airport and offer shuttle transport to the airport.
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