As that stadium is at 7,200 feet (2,195 m) above sea level, head coach Bill Belichick decided the elevation at Falcon Stadium was best for the Patriots to practice in preparation for the thin air in Mexico City. The elevation was essential for preparing the New England Patriots' trip to the 2017 NFL Mexico Game at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. In Division II, the Mountaineer Bowl of Western State Colorado in Gunnison exceeds them all at 7,769 feet (2,368 m). The Walkup Skydome at FCS Northern Arizona in Flagstaff is also slightly higher, by 250 feet (75 m).
The FieldTurf playing field is at an elevation of 6,621 feet (2,018 m) above sea level, the second highest in FBS college football, exceeded only by conference foe Wyoming's War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, which is 600 feet (180 m) higher. With an unbalanced design and a traditional north–south alignment, the western sideline has the press box and two large grandstand tiers above the main bowl the eastern side has a single tier, bordered by seven separate sections of grandstands. Built into a natural bowl about two miles (3 km) southeast and 500 feet (150 m) below the cadet area, Falcon Stadium is approximately a mile (1.6 km) west of Interstate 25. Air Force Academy lies at the base of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, northwest of adjacent Colorado Springs. It was officially dedicated four weeks later on October 20, with a ceremony which included the Thunderbirds.
The first game was on September 22, a 34–0 victory over Colorado State. Planned in 1955, Falcon Stadium opened 59 years ago in 1962, at a cost of $3.5 million, and has a current seating capacity of 46,692. Most games were played in Denver at the University of Denver's stadium, but several were played in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and CU's Folsom Field in Boulder. From 1956 to 1961, Air Force played its home games at various sites along the Front Range in Colorado.
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