Grand Junction Regional
GJT · KGJT · Grand Junction, Colorado · Mesa County · map
Grand Junction Regional is a public-use airport, 3 miles northeast of Grand Junction, Colorado, 4,861 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 9,339 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KGJT · observed 1:53 pm MDT (19:53 UTC), 3 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 30.15 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGJT 061953Z 23005KT 10SM CLR 27/04 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02670039
TAF KGJT 061720Z 0618/0718 13010KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM062000 29010KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM070100 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM070600 11010KT P6SM FEW250
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 GJT · ICAO KGJT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 4,861 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 0000l
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- 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
- April 1940
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 9,339 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 5,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF)
- Runway 29: LDA with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower · VFR and adzy | 118.1 | Grand Junction |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Gjt and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.55 | Grand Junction |
| Ground | 121.7 | Grand Junction |
| Approach and departure | 119.7 | Grand Junction |
| Grand Junction Rco | 122.6 | Grand Junction · Communications provided by denver radio on frequency 122.6 (Grand Junction rco). |
| Grand Mesa B Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 134.5 | Grand Junction |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 970-462-9228.
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Aircraft registered in Grand Junction from the FAA register
161 aircraft are registered to owners in Grand Junction, Colorado: 137 piston singles, 9 turboprops, 5 piston twins, 5 helicopters, 2 business jets. 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 · 34 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
- Liquid oxygen service available.
- Taxiway C1A and taxiway C, 150 feet either side of the intersection not vsbl from the control tower.
- When the control tower closed activate malsf runway 11; high-intensity runway lights runway 11/29; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights runway 29; PAPI runway 11; VASI runway 29 on continuously. Runway end identifier lights runway 04 and 22; PAPI runway 04; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 on continuously durg the control tower oper hours and off when the control tower closed.
- Runway 04/22 closed from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- Helicopter parking available at the FBO (fixed-base operator); prior permission required recommended.
- Flocks of birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Jasu: 1(MD-3A), 1(NC-10A/A1/BC), 2(AM32A-60B).
- Fluid: SP, lhox lox, lhnit, DE-ICE(military A-8243).
- Conditions not monitored 12:00 am to 5:30 am local time except by prior permission required.
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.