Blake Field
AJZ · KAJZ · Delta, Colorado · Delta County · map
Blake Field is a public-use airport owned by the County of Delta, 3 miles north of Delta, Colorado, 5,193 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 5,598 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KAJZ · observed 2:15 pm MDT (20:15 UTC), 23 minutes ago
- Wind calm
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 30.16 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAJZ 062015Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 26/05 A3016 RMK AO2 T02610048 PWINO
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AJZ · ICAO KAJZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Delta
- Elevation
- 5,193 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,007 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1962
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,598 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 2,494 × 60 ft | Dirt, good |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Grand Mesa A Center (remote transmitter) · Montrose and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 | |
| Ajz and aWOS-3 | 134.0 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 970-874-3251.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Delta from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Delta, Colorado: 20 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Established prior to 1959.
- Antelope on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 03 and 21 on continuously.
- 4 feet fence 580 feet from thld on extdd centerline.
- Runway 21 has turn around taxi has blue/white reflectors.
- Runway 03/21 slopes up to the northeast.
- Runway 03/21 has 4 feet bushes 15-20 feet from runway edge on both sides in various places.
- 24 hour self serve fuel available.
- Runway 3 has +4 feet fence 580 feet from thld OB.
- Power lines 2640' northwest runway 03/21, +52 feet above ground level.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.