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Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorJefferson County
ServesDenver, Colorado
Elevation AMSL5,673 ft / 1,729 m
Maps
FAA diagram
FAA diagram
BJC is located in Colorado
BJC
BJC
Location in Colorado
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12L/30R 9,000 2,743 Asphalt
12R/30L 7,002 2,134 Asphalt
3/21 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft operations120,228
Based aircraft360

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (IATA: BJC, ICAO: KBJC, FAA LID: BJC) is near Broomfield, Colorado, midway between Denver and Boulder on U.S. Highway 36. It is sixteen miles northwest of downtown Denver,[1] the closest airport to downtown.[2] The airport covers 1,700 acres (688 ha) and has three runways.[1] Formerly called Jefferson County Airport or Jeffco Airport, the airport was renamed Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on October 10, 2006 [2] though it is sometimes referred to as Rocky Mountain Regional Airport, e.g. 2007-2012 county planning documents.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport.[3] It is home to a large general aviation population including a fair amount of corporate traffic and several flight schools. The airport's proximity to the nearby Interlocken business district contributes to its business traveler clientele. It has a control tower on 118.6 (Local) and 121.7 (Ground), open from 0600 to 2200 local time. ATIS/AWOS broadcasts on 126.25. There are three runways - 12/30 Left and Right and 3/21. (The runway numbers changed in November 2014 to reflect a change in magnetic variation.) Two fixed base operators (FBOs) offer fuel and other services. Two restaurants, Runway Grill and Blue Sky Bistro, are on the field, along with a pilot's lounge in the Denver Air FBO and a passenger terminal lobby. The Hilltop Inn, a bed & breakfast, and its companion restaurant, Wildflowers ("Authentic U.K. Fare"), is located on the property.

On February 7, 2012 the Federal Aviation Administration dedicated a new $23.7 million traffic control tower, south of the runways. The new facility includes a 124-foot-tall control tower topped by a 525-square-foot tower cab with four controller positions and one supervisor position. A 6,000 square-foot, single-story building houses administrative offices, training rooms, and equipment rooms.

The USDA Forest Service maintains its Jefferson County Tanker Base at the airport.

Facilities

F-16 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

The airport covers 1,700 acres (688 ha) at an elevation of 5,673 feet (1,729 m). It has three asphalt runways: 12L/30R is 9,000 by 100 feet (2,743 x 30 m); 12R/30L is 7,002 by 75 feet (2,134 x 23 m); 3/21 is 3,600 by 75 feet (1,097 x 23 m).[1]

The airport's three runways, previously 11L/29R, 11R/29L, and 2/20, were renumbered in November 2014 to align them with magnetic directions. The primary runway (12L/30R) underwent an $8.83 million renovation.[4]

In 2013 the airport had 118,803 aircraft operations, average 325 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and 1% military. 360 aircraft were then based at the airport: 70% single-engine, 17% multi-engine, 9% jet, and 4% helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

The airport was a hub for Pet Airways before it ended all flights in early 2013.

AirlinesDestinations
Denver Air Connection operated by Key Lime Air Grand Junction[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for BJC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Jeffco Commissioners to Rename Jeffco Airport as Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport". 2006-10-10.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  4. ^ "Runway to shut down at Rocky Mountain Metro". General Aviation News. April 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Denver Air Connection - Destinations, Retrieved 2013-11-18

External links

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