Rocky Mountain Metro Airport
BJC · KBJC · Denver, Colorado · Jefferson County · map
Rocky Mountain Metro Airport is a public-use airport owned by Jefferson County, 9 miles northwest of Denver, Colorado, 5,673 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 12L/30R, is 9,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas).
Weather right now KBJC · observed 12:45 pm MDT (18:45 UTC), 70 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (100°) at 6 knots, gusting to 14
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 30.19 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:33 am MDT (17:33 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBJC 061845Z 10006G14KT 10SM CLR 29/M02 A3019
TAF KBJC 061733Z 0618/0718 VRB06KT P6SM FEW140 SCT220 FM061900 06008KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM070200 VRB06KT P6SM FEW220 FM070500 30006KT P6SM FEW220 FM071500 36006KT P6SM SCT220
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 BJC · ICAO KBJC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Jefferson County
- Elevation
- 5,673 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1960
Runways 3
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12L/30R | 9,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12R/30L | 7,002 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 3,600 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 12R: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 30L: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.6 | Metro |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.25 | Metro |
| Clearance delivery | 132.6 | Metro |
| Ground | 121.7 | Metro |
| Tower (secondary) | 123.95 | Metro |
| Approach and departure | 125.125 | Metro |
| Tomsn and star | 119.3 | Metro |
| Dandd and star · Larks · Powdr and star | 120.35 | Metro |
| Denver A Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 126.5 | Metro |
| Brnko Rnav Star · Pinnr Rnav Star | 127.05 | Metro |
| Hayden and center (remote transmitter) High | 128.325 | Metro |
| Dunnn Rnav Star | 128.45 | Metro |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 720-887-8067.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Denver from the FAA register
383 aircraft are registered to owners in Denver, Colorado: 193 piston singles, 65 balloons, 45 business jets, 26 turboprops, 22 drones. 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 · 108 since 1982, 10 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
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of runway.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 30R; runway end identifier lights runway 12L, 12R and 30L; PAPI runway 03, 12L, 12R, 21, 30L and 30R; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 and 12R/30L; high-intensity runway lights runway 12L/30R - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL self service.
- Flight notification service (adcus) available.
- Taxiway C1 and D marked with reflectors.
- North terminal ramp slp exceeds recommended standard.
- Helicopter arrival/departure from runway and taxiways.
- Pilots are requested to avoid flight due to nesting eagles: below 6500 feet above sea level, bjc VOR 25 degrees radial, 2.7 DME; over standley lake below 8000 feet above sea level, bjc VOR 150 degrees radial, 3.0 DME.
- Pattern altitude 1000 feet above ground level.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.