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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas) and about 476 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 288,631 takeoffs and landings a year. About 26,023 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KBJC · observed 6:15 am MDT (12:15 UTC), 22 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 800 feet
- Temperature 50°F (10°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 5:33 am MDT (11:33 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC)
- From Tue 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet MVFR
- At times between Tue 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC) and 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet IFR
- From Tue 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Tue 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 18, light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Tue 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC) and 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,000 feet MVFR
- From Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet MVFR
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBJC 131215Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM OVC008 10/08 A2997 RMK AO2
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KBJC
- the station, KBJC
- 131215Z
- observed 6:15 am MDT (12:15 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 02005KT
- wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- OVC008
- overcast at 800 feet
- 10/08
- temperature 10 °C (50 °F), dew point 8 °C (46 °F)
- A2997
- altimeter setting 29.97 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
TAF KBJC 131133Z 1312/1412 02007KT P6SM BKN010 BKN040 TEMPO 1312/1315 5SM BR BKN006 FM131700 01007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 PROB30 1322/1404 VRB10G18KT -SHRA BKN040 FM140400 03007KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 1404/1406 -SHRA BKN020 FM140600 05007KT P6SM VCSH BKN010 BKN060
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KBJC
- the station, KBJC
- 131133Z
- issued 5:33 am MDT (11:33 UTC)
- 1312/1412 02007KT P6SM BKN010 BKN040
- valid from Tue 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC) to Wed 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- TEMPO 1312/1315 5SM BR BKN006
- at times from Tue 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC) to Tue 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet
- FM131700 01007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060
- from Tue 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- PROB30 1322/1404 VRB10G18KT -SHRA BKN040
- a 30% chance from Tue 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC) to Tue 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 18, light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- FM140400 03007KT P6SM BKN040
- from Tue 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- PROB30 1404/1406 -SHRA BKN020
- a 30% chance from Tue 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC) to Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- FM140600 05007KT P6SM VCSH BKN010 BKN060
- from Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
2 warnings in force over this field:
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. 5 pilot reports of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: moderate turbulence from 13,000 ft to 18,000 ft, 49 nm southeast, 6:20 am MDT (12:20 UTC); light chop turbulence, at 10,000 ft, 32 nm east, 6:14 am MDT (12:14 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. A pilot reported no icing, at 7,000 ft, 22 nm east, 6:05 am MDT (12:05 UTC). The freezing level is about 13,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- CRJ7 descending, 18 nm north, 6:09 am MDT (12:09 UTC): no turbulence from 13,000 ft to 23,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
DEN UA /OV 30NW DEN/TM 1209/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/TB NEG 230-130
- Report
- a routine report filed through DEN
- Where
- 30NW den
- Time
- 12:09 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- no from 23,000 ft to 13,000 ft
- CRJ7 at 6,500 ft, 22 nm east, 6:18 am MDT (12:18 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 1218/FL065/TP CRJ7/SK BASES 060 DURD RWY34R NO TOPS REPORTED
- Report
- a routine report filed through DEN
- Where
- over DEN
- Time
- 12:18 UTC
- Height
- at 6,500 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Sky
- bases 6,000 ft during the descent runway 34R no tops reported
- A21N at 7,000 ft, 22 nm east, 6:05 am MDT (12:05 UTC): no icing.
as filed, and in English
DEN UA /OV 3N DEN/TM 1205/FL070/TP A21N/SK BASES 005 TOPS 081/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through DEN
- Where
- 3N den
- Time
- 12:05 UTC
- Height
- at 7,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Sky
- bases 500 ft tops 8,100 ft
- Icing
- none
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (DEN, 21 nm east), for use 08:00–15:00 UTC: 9,000 ft: 220° at 28 kt, 9 °C; 12,000 ft: 220° at 38 kt, 4 °C; 18,000 ft: 230° at 44 kt, -13 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
23 notices to air missions in force at this field, 2 more starting within a week. runway 12R/30L closed
- closed Runway 12R/30L closed until Thu 12 Nov, 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC) · BJC 10/032
as issued
!BJC 10/032 BJC RWY 12R/30L CLSD 2610121200-2611122300
- closed Taxiway D6 closed until Thu 12 Nov, 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC) · BJC 10/033
as issued
!BJC 10/033 BJC TWY D6 CLSD 2610121200-2611122300
- closed Taxiway D between approach end runway 03 and taxiway D7 closed until Thu 12 Nov, 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC) · BJC 10/031
as issued
!BJC 10/031 BJC TWY D BTN APCH END RWY 03 AND TWY D7 CLSD 2610121200-2611122300
- closed Taxiway G between runway 12L/30R and runway 12R/30L closed until Thu 12 Nov, 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC) · BJC 10/034
as issued
!BJC 10/034 BJC TWY G BTN RWY 12L/30R AND RWY 12R/30L CLSD 2610121200-2611122300
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked 2 minutes ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas; the services card below
- 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
For understanding the field, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Erie Municipal (7 nm northeast), Boulder Municipal (9 nm northwest), Vance Brand Airport (15 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Colorado · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 170 departures from BJC in those twelve months, carrying 3,890 passengers in 5,407 seats (72% filled), to 27 destinations (5 abroad) on 14 airlines.
All 27 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 341 |
| multi-engine | 70 |
| jets | 43 |
| helicopters | 21 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 288,631, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 198 |
| air taxi and commuter | 20,494 |
| general aviation, travelling | 106,666 |
| general aviation, local | 158,691 |
| military | 2,582 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Denver from the FAA register
384 aircraft are registered to owners in Denver, Colorado: 193 piston singles, 65 balloons, 46 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Denver, by their names on the register:
- Ten Hi Flyers INC 3 aircraft TenHi Flyers is a flying club based in Broomfield, Colorado at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport.
- Wrg Flyers LLC 1 aircraft Denver Flyers is a flying club based at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in the Denver, Colorado area.
Repair stations in Denver:
- Global Supertanker Aviation, LLC. Global Supertanker Aviation operates a Boeing 747 aircraft for aerial firefighting, providing wildfire suppression services to U.S.
- Heliarc Welding Service
- Rocky Mountain Hot Air LLC Rocky Mountain Hot Air LLC offers hot air balloon rides and flight instruction in the Colorado area, with a base at Chatfield State Park in southwest Denver.
- Unilode Aviation Solutions US, INC
- Western Aero Repair INC Western Aero Repair is a FAA and EASA Part 145 certified airframe repair facility in Denver, Colorado.
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 8 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 31 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 12 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 6 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 38 training center evaluators, 133 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 3 administrative pilot examiners.
- Gregory Richard Newman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · WESTERN AIR FLIGHT ACADEMY · Broomfield, CO (1 nm) · (480) 544-3421 · grnewman@mac.com
- Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Broomfield, CO (1 nm) · (303) 736-9554 · jwolfmeier@yahoo.com
- Sarah Chantal Rovner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Boomfield, CO (1 nm) · (832) 464-5995 · sarahrovnerdpe@gmail.com
- David Dziura private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Lafayette, CO (6 nm) · (860) 517-9140 · david.dziura@gmail.com
- Elliot Caldwell Crawford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, gliders · Longmont, CO (15 nm) · (303) 594-4001 · elliotcc@mac.com
- Cayce Batterson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Denver FSDO · Denver, CO (21 nm) · (303) 204-0213 · cayceatp@gmail.com
- Adam Christopher Adrian private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Centennial, CO (23 nm) · (509) 771-0726 · acadrianmail@yahoo.com
- craig thighe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Four19 Aviation, LLC · Englewood, CO (23 nm) · (720) 238-7950 · cthighe@gmail.com
All 251 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Denver 384 aircraft · 193 piston singles, 65 balloons, 46 business jets
- Re/Max Marketing Fund LLC 45 aircraft in town
- Tobin Enterprises LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Targaryen LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Swair LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Ten Hi Flyers INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Wrg Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Global Supertanker Aviation, LLC. · repair station
- Heliarc Welding Service · repair station
- Rocky Mountain Hot Air LLC · repair station
- Unilode Aviation Solutions US, INC · repair station
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 47 flights in twelve months · Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX
- Hollywood Burbank (BUR) 37 flights in twelve months · Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX
- Phoenix (SCF) 29 flights in twelve months · Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 28 flights in twelve months · Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX, KaiserAir, Inc.
- Van Nuys (VNY) 3 flights in twelve months · Scott Aviation, LLC d/b/a Silver Air
- Portland-Hillsboro (HIO) 2 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Lubbock Preston Smith International (LBB) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Mineta San Jose International (SJC) 2 flights in twelve months · KaiserAir, Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 108 since 1982 · 10 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,454 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BJC.json.
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 12, 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.