Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport KBJC / BJC
Denver's north-west reliever in Broomfield, 30 minutes from Downtown and 20 from Boulder, with a 9,000 ft runway, two FBOs and CBP by prior arrangement. Less congested than Centennial and the natural choice for Boulder's tech scene and the northern ski resorts.
9,000 ft
Longest runway
30 min
Drive to Denver
2
FBOs / handlers
5,673 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (CBP by appointment)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 25 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any business jet; hot-and-high performance planning essential.
- Website
- www.jeffco.us/airport
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support Rocky Mountain Metro
- Sheltair Aviation Denver
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 9,000 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Denver
- Centennial Airport KAPA 10,002 ft · 30 min
- Denver International Airport KDEN 16,000 ft · 40 min