Air Force Academy, Colorado

About Air Force Academy

Air Force Academy is a small unincorporated community in central Colorado.

Air Force Academy holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.99 square miles.

📰 Air Force Academy News Today

• Air Force Splits Saturday Games; Fall in 2OT To #14 Pepperdine and Defeat Austin College Air Force Academy Athletics · Oct 10
• Space Education prepares cadets for future missions Air Force Academy · Oct 8
• Air Force Academy residents say children tested positive for lead Colorado Springs Gazette · Oct 8
• Hegseth Speaks to Cadets Ahead of Air Force, Navy Football Game U.S. Department of War (.gov) · Oct 3
• Air Academy cancels homecoming game against Lutheran High School following racial harassment allegations CBS News · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Colorado headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Air Force Academy Unique

• The only place in America named Air Force Academy — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Air Force Academy

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Air Force Academy

• Amanda's Cantina — mexican
• Anthony's Pizza & Pasta — pizza
• Applebee's — american
• Atmosphere Gastropub — british
• Bad Daddy's Burger Bar — burger
• Basil & Barley Pizzeria Napoletana — pizza
• Biaggi's — italian
• Bonchon Chicken — chicken
• Cafe Rio — mexican
• Cansano Italian Steakhouse — steak house

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · Attraction
• Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center · Attraction
• Dave & Buster's
• Air Gardens · Attraction
• USAFA Terrazzo · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Air Force Academy

• John Venezia Community Park reviews ★
• Air Gardens · Attraction reviews ★
• Cadet Tailgate Area reviews ★
• Discovery Park reviews ★
• Flat Iron reviews ★
• Foothills Park reviews ★
• John L. Stone Park reviews ★
• Kathleen Marriage Park reviews ★
• Labyrinth · Garden reviews ★
• Lulu Pollard Park reviews ★
• Marshall Sprague Park reviews ★
• Mount Saint Francis Community Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Air Force Academy

• Air Academy High School
• Douglass Valley Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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