- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
nativename = formerly Jefferson County (Jeffco) Airport
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IATA = BJC
ICAO = KBJC
FAA = BJC
type = Public
owner =
operator = Jefferson County
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location = Broomfield, Colorado
elevation-f = 5,673
elevation-m = 1,729
coordinates = Coord|39|54|32|N|105|07|02|W|type:airport|display=inline,title
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r1-number = 11L/29R
r1-length-f = 9,000
r1-length-m = 2,743
r1-surface =Asphalt
r2-number = 11R/29L
r2-length-f = 7,004
r2-length-m = 2,135
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 2/20
r3-length-f = 3,601
r3-length-m = 1,098
r3-surface = Asphalt
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footnotes =Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport airport codes|BJC|KBJC|BJC is a public-use
airport located near Broomfield,Colorado ,United States . The airport is owned and operated by Jefferson County and is situated midway between Denver and Boulder on U.S. Highway 36. It is located nine miles (14 km) northwest of thecentral business district of DenverFAA-airport|ID=BJC|use=PU|own=PU|site=02569.*A] and is the closest airport to downtown Denvercite web | url = http://www.jeffco.us/airport/airport_T38_R52.htm | title = Jeffco Commissioners to Rename Jeffco Airport as Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport | date = 2006-10-10] . The airport covers convert|633|acre|ha|0|lk=on and has threerunway s. Formerly known as Jefferson County Airport or Jeffco Airport, the airport was renamed Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on October 10, 2006.This airport is home to a large
general aviation population including a fair amount of corporate traffic and severalflight school s. The airport's proximity to the nearby Interlocken business district contributes to its business traveler clientele. It has acontrol tower on 118.6 (Local) and 121.7 (Ground) that is open from 0600 to 2200 local time. ATIS/AWOS broadcasts on 126.25. There are threerunway s - 11/29 Left and Right and 2/20. Twofixed base operator s (FBOs) offer fuel and other services. Two restaurants, Runway Grill and Blue Sky Bistro, are on the field, along with a pilot's lounge in the Denver Air FBO and a passenger terminal lobby. The Hilltop Inn, a bed & breakfast, and its companion restaurant, Wildflowers ("Authentic U.K. Fare"), is located on the property.References
External links
* [http://www.jeffco.us/airport/index.htm Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport] (official site)
*Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT): [http://www.colorado-aeronautics.org/jeffeson%20County.htm Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport]
* [http://www.therunwaygrill.com Runway Grill]
* [http://www.blueskybistro.com Blue Sky Bistro]
* [http://www.guest-house.com Hilltop Inn/Wildflowers Restaurant]
*FAA-diagram|05612
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