# Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC / KBJC) **Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport** (IATA: BJC, ICAO: KBJC) is a medium airport in Denver, Colorado, United States. It opened in Oct 1960. It has 3 runways; the longest is 9,000 ft (2,743 m). In 2025 it handled 30 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbjc ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BJC / KBJC - FAA: BJC - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Denver, Colorado, United States - Opened: Oct 1960 - Elevation: 5,673 ft / 1,729 m - Coordinates: 39.9088, -105.1170 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 9,000 ft / 2,743 m - Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 9 departures, 10 arrivals - Passengers: 30,037 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver - Website: https://www.jeffco.us/airport - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Metropolitan_Airport (9 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4992240 - Weather station: KBJC - Ident: KBJC ## Timeline - Oct 1960: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12L/30R | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 124° / 304° | yes | | 12R/30L | 7,002 ft / 2,134 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 124° / 304° | yes | | 03/21 | 3,600 ft / 1,097 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 034° / 214° | yes | - 12L/30R slopes 1.0%: threshold 30R at 5,566 ft / 1,697 m, threshold 12L at 5,660 ft / 1,725 m. - 12R/30L slopes 1.1%: threshold 30L at 5,595 ft / 1,706 m, threshold 12R at 5,673 ft / 1,729 m. - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05612AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2021 | 1,508 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 22,671 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 85,283 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 57,451 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 30,037 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 5 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from BJC, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (5) - [TSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kskx.md) Taos Regional Airport · United States · 240 mi / 387 km · 292 passengers · Korea Express Air - [SCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdl.md) Scottsdale Airport · United States · 574 mi / 924 km · 4,815 passengers · Korea Express Air - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 606 mi / 976 km · 3,585 passengers · Korea Express Air - [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 670 mi / 1,078 km · 2,914 passengers · Korea Express Air - [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · United States · 828 mi / 1,333 km · 2,460 passengers · Korea Express Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BJC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - XE [Korea Express Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korea-express-air) · 5 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 30K (2025) | #2,285 of 3,974 | #532 in North America | #363 in US | | Longest runway | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | =1,801 of 29,858 | =387 in North America | =287 in US | | Elevation | 5,673 ft / 1,729 m | #1,303 of 43,403 | #671 in North America | #494 in US | | Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =3,130 in North America | =3,055 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | DENVER APP/DEP | 126.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 126.250 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.600 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TWR | TWR | 118.600 | ## Nearby airports - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · 24 mi / 38 km - [BFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbkf.md) Buckley Space Force Base · 24 mi / 39 km - [APA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapa.md) Centennial Airport · 27 mi / 44 km - [FNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfnl.md) Northern Colorado Regional Airport · 38 mi / 61 km - [COS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcos.md) City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · 79 mi / 128 km - [FCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfcs.md) Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · 87 mi / 140 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbjc/data