# Buckley Space Force Base (BFK / KBKF)

**Buckley Space Force Base** (IATA: BFK, ICAO: KBKF) is a medium airport in Aurora, Colorado, United States. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 11,006 ft (3,355 m) long, paved.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbkf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BFK / KBKF
- FAA: BKF
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 5,663 ft / 1,726 m
- Coordinates: 39.7017, -104.7520
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 11,006 ft / 3,355 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 6 departures, 7 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_Space_Force_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3499338
- Weather station: KBKF
- Ident: KBKF

## Timeline

- 1942: Buckley Space Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 11,006 ft / 3,355 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Paved |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00538AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 11,006 ft / 3,355 m | =647 of 29,858 | =149 in North America | =121 in US |
| Elevation | 5,663 ft / 1,726 m | #1,305 of 43,403 | #672 in North America | #495 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | DENVER APP/DEP | 128.450 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 119.675 |
| GND | GND/CLNC DEL | 121.600 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 22.845 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [APA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapa.md) Centennial Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [BJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbjc.md) Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [FNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfnl.md) Northern Colorado Regional Airport · 53 mi / 86 km
- [COS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcos.md) City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [FCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfcs.md) Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · 71 mi / 114 km

## Sources

- [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/kbkf/data