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U.S. Air Force Academy - - Transportation

The closest major airport is Colorado Springs Airport, located at a distance of just 6 miles from the city center of Colorado Springs, CO.

Getting around in Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs is a large urban city, spreading on approximately 180 square miles, but it has an easy-to-navigate grid-street layout, which means that getting around in the city cannot be very hard, even if you're a first-time visitors. The main section of Colorado Springs can be easily travelled by foot, but if you plan to navigate between neighborhoods, a car, bus or a taxi is a must.

The public transportation service is provided by the Mountain Metropolitan Transport, commonly known as simply Metro, which operates from Monday through Friday, between 5 20 am and 10 40 pm, between 5 20 am and 10 45 pm, on Saturdays, and from 7 30 am to 5 35 pm, on Sundays, on select routes. The regular one-trip fare for riding a Metro bus is $1.25, $0.60 for children with the age between 6 and 11 and seniors, for children under 5 years old, the rides being free.

How to get to U.S. Air Force Academy campus?

Easy! Just follow the driving directions listed below!

From Colorado Springs Airport: Start by heading east on Milton E Proby Parkway/toward Service Road. Take the 1st left onto Service Road and make a left at E Drennan Road. Make a right at S Powers Boulevard and then a left at E Fountain Boulevard. Proceed to Martin Luther King Bypass/US 24 W, and continue to follow US-24 W. Merge onto I-25N/US-24W, via the ramp to Denver/Manitou Springs, and then take the exit toward CO-83N. Turn left at N Academy Boulevard and continue onto S Gate Boulevard. Proceed to Stadium Boulevard and turn left at Community Center Dr. Make a right at E Douglass Dr. and then take the 1st left onto W Douglass Dr.