Falcon Stadium
Falcon Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the western United States, on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the home field of the Air Force Falcons football and lacrosse teams of the Mountain West Conference, and also holds the academy's graduation ceremonies each spring.
View from northeast corner in 2008 | |
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| Address | 4900 Stadium Boulevard |
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| Location | U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, U.S. near Colorado Springs |
| Coordinates | 38.997°N 104.843°W |
| Elevation | 6,621 feet (2,018 m) AMSL |
| Owner | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Operator | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Capacity | 39,441 (2024–present) 38,041 (2023) 46,692 (2005–2022) 52,480 (1996–2004) 50,126 (1995) 52,000 (1993–1994) 52,123 (1986–1992) 46,668 (1972–1985) 40,828 (1962–1971) |
| Record attendance | 56,409 (vs. Notre Dame, 2002) |
| Surface | FieldTurf (2006–present) Natural grass (1962–2005) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 22, 1962 |
| Expanded | 1972, 1990 |
| Construction cost | $3.5 million ($35.3 million in 2024) |
| Architect | Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury Slater Paul Architects (renovations) |
| General contractor | B. H. Baker Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Air Force Falcons (NCAA) (1962–present) | |
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