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KBKF Buckley Space Force Base
Aurora, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: BKF
Lat/Long: 39-42-06.3400N 104-45-07.0600W
39-42.105667N 104-45.117667W
39.7017611,-104.7519611
(estimated)
Elevation: 5663 ft. / 1726 m (estimated)
Variation: 08E (2015)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 80017

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1944
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: TUE-SAT 0630-2230, ALL SUN-MON 0800-1600
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

ATIS: 119.675 259.3
BUCKLEY GROUND: 121.6 275.8 [OPR 1330-0530Z++ TUE-SAT, 1500-2300Z++ SUN-MON.]
BUCKLEY TOWER: 121.0 291.675 [OPR 1330-0530Z++ TUE-SAT, 1500-2300Z++ SUN-MON.]
DENVER APPROACH: 128.45
DENVER DEPARTURE: 128.45
AFLD OPS: 372.2 ;CALL: BUCKLEY OPS
ARNG OPS: 149.1 ;ARNG OPS-OUTLAW 308.1 ;ARNG OPS-OUTLAW 32.5 ;ARNG OPS-OUTLAW
DANDD STAR: 120.35
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
LARKS: 120.35
PMSV METRO: 228.45
POWDR STAR: 120.35
QUAIL STAR: 120.35
RAMMS STAR: 120.35
TOMSN STAR: 119.3
WX ASOS at APA (9 nm SW): PHONE 720-873-2799
WX ASOS at DEN (10 nm N): PHONE 719-204-1223
WX AWOS-3 at CFO (11 nm NE): 119.025 (303-261-9104)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FQFr266/6.1FALCON VORTAC116.3011E
DENr204/7.9DENVER VOR/DME117.9008E
DVVr199/13.0MILE HIGH VORTAC114.7008E
BJCr114/21.9JEFFCO VOR/DME115.4011E

Airport Services

Fuel available: A++
Parking: hangars
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 11006 x 150 ft. / 3355 x 46 m
Surface: PEM
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 47 /R/C/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 39-42.898833N39-41.312500N
Longitude: 104-45.686000W104-44.550667W
Elevation: 5583.0 ft.5663.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: precisionprecision
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: rollouttouchdown
Approach lights: ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/GS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF LICENSED TO COANG
BUCKLEY ANGB
AURORA, CO 80011
Manager: CHIEF AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
HQCOANG DET 1/CC BUCKLEY ANGB
AURORA, CO 80011
Phone 720-847-9650

Additional Remarks

A95 TYPE & NBR VARY WITHOUT DEFINITE ASSIGNMENT.
E60-32 TYPE-H BAK-12B(B) (1500') HOOK MB100(B) (35' OVRN)
E60-14 HOOK MB100(B) (35' OVRN) TYPE-H BAK-12B(B) (1500')
OIL - O-148 SOAP-AVBL 1315-2400Z++ TUE-FRI.
BEARING STRENGTH RWY 14-32: T140, ST175, TT280
FLUID - SP PRESAIR LOX LHOX, LHNIT, DE-ICE AVBL.
JASU - 1(A/M32A-86) 2(AM32A-60A) 2(AM32A-95)
FIRST 3836 FT RWY 14, FIRST 1710 FT RWY 32 CONC; MIDDLE 5460 FT RWY 14-32 ASPHALT. FOUR ENG ACFT TAXI WITH INBOARD ENG ONLY PRIOR TO DEP/AFTER LDG FOR FOD CTL.
LGT - RWY 32 ILS GS/RPI AND PAPI GS/RRP NOT COINCIDENTAL.
TFC PAT - RWY 32 LEFT TFC, RWY 14 RGT TFC, OVERHEAD 7200 FT. FTR ACFT EXP CLSD TFC AND OVERHEAD PAT E OF BUCKLEY FOR NOISE AVOIDANCE.
LARGE/HVY ACFT REQ U-TURN ON RWY, MAKE LEFT TURNS AT RWY END ON THE CONCRETE PORTION. AVOID OVFT RADAR DOMES NW RWY 14-32.
LDG ILLUSION EXISTS ON SHORT FINAL RWY 14. TERRAIN RISES SHORT OF THLD THEN DESCENDS FOR 2000 FT CREATING ILLUSION OF ACFT BEING HI ON FINAL AND EXCESSIVE GND RUSH. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED DUR NGT LDG.
RSTD - PPR FOR ALL ACFT EXC BASE-ASGN, DSN 847-9650/9651/9652 C720-847-9650/9651/9652; MIN 24 HR NTC REQ AND NO MORE THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARR. TRAN ACFT VFR PAT WORK LTD TO SINGLE PRACTICE APCH FOLLOWED BY FULL STOP LDG. MULTIPLE VFR PRACTICE APCH UNAUTHD FOR ACFT NOT LDG BUCKLEY AFB. TRAN ACFT MAY BE REQ TO FLY STR-IN FULL STOP. C5,C-17,KC10, F4,EA6, F14 ACFT START RUN-UP 300 FT DOWN RWY PRIOR TO TKOF TO PREVENT ASPHALT AND LGT SYS DAMAGE.
RSTD:TWY L IS CLSD TO ALL TRANSIENTS.
CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF CONT.
UNLGT OBST SW OF RWY 32.
ARNG OPS: OPS DSN 250-1623/20, C720-250-1623/20.
FOR NML DAY-TO-DAY OPS, ACFT OTHER THAN F-16S MAY BE HELD ON THE TRANS APRON OR OTHER TWY/APRON WAITING FOR WG ASGN ACFT TO CLEAR THE ARM/DEARM AREA.
CAUTION: HI FOD POTENTIAL ON TWY M EAST OF TWY W DUE TO PAVEMENT BREAKUP.
A-GEAR: BAK-12B(B)/TYPE-H A-G STD CONFIGURATION IS DEP END CABLE IN RAISED POSN FOR LCL ASGN F-16 ACFT DEP; ALL OT IN LOWERED POSN.
RSTD: AFLD LTD TO BASE ASGN ACFT ONLY FR 0530-1330Z++ TUE-SAT AND 2300-1500Z++ SUN AND MON.
AERODROME CONST AREA W SIDE RWY 32 THLD APRX 500 FEET FR EDGE OF RWY; NON-FRANGIBLE CONC SCRAPS LCTD IN VCNTY.
RSTD: ACFT MUST ADHERE TO PPR ARR BLOCK +/- 30 MIN OF SKED LDG.
CSTMS/AG/IMG: SVC LTD TO 140TH WG ACFT AND AMC ACFT SUPPORTING 140TH WG MSN ONLY.
TRAN ALERT: OPR 1230-0230Z++ TUE-FRI, CLSD SAT-MON. ACFT DEICING EQUIP NOT AVBL.
COMSEC: STORED BY 140TH COMD POST.
CAUTION - HI MID-AIR COLLISION POTENTIAL, EXTREME VIGILANCE RQR. HVY BIRD ACT DUR PEAK MIGRATION PERIODS (BASH PHASE II MAR-MAY AND OCT-NOV) MAY POSE A POTENTIAL HAZ TO ACFT, ESPECIALLY DUR MORNING/EVENING HRS. ALL OTHER MONTHS PHASE I. CTC ATIS OR PTD FOR CURRENT BWC. POSSIBLE CROSSWIND HAZARD RWY 14/32.UNLGTD FENCE AROUND AIRFIELD.
CAUTION: HVY COML TFC ON DENVER INTL RY 35 ILS CRS BTN 6500 FT & 12,000 FT 2 NM E OF BUCKLEY. HVY UNCTL GA TFC FM CENTENNIAL 9 NM SW. TFC IS CONCENTRATED FR SFC TO 10,000 FT S, SE AND E OF BUCKLEY CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
DANDD ONE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (324KB)
LANDR THREE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (346KB)
LARKS THREE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (351KB)
POWDR ONE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (324KB)
QUAIL ONE **NEW**   download (249KB)
RAMMS EIGHT **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (308KB)
TOMSN NINE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (338KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 32   download (138KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (68KB)
TACAN RWY 32   download (122KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BUCKLEY ONE   download (98KB)
DENVER THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (277KB)
PIKES THREE   download (245KB)
PLAINS TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (440KB)
ROCKIES SEVEN   2 pages: [1] [2] (388KB)
YELLOWSTONE FIVE   2 pages: [1] [2] (389KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (287KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAPA - Centennial Airport (9 nm SW)
KDEN - Denver International Airport (10 nm N)
KCFO - Colorado Air and Space Port Airport (11 nm NE)
KBJC - Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (21 nm NW)
KEIK - Erie Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KBKF (Buckley Space Force Base)
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Airport diagram
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1911:19
Sunrise05:5011:50
Sunset20:2102:21
Evening civil twilight20:5202:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Jul-2026 08:29:13
Local (UTC-6)  22-Jul-2026 02:29:13
 
METAR
KBKF 220758Z 28004KT 10SM FEW140 SCT220 20/14 A3024 RMK AO2A SLP146 T01980144
KDEN 
9nm NE 
220753Z 25008KT 10SM FEW100 FEW150 SCT220 20/14 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP143 T020000144
KAPA 
9nm SW 
220753Z 28006KT 10SM FEW120 SCT150 SCT220 20/14 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02000144
KCFO 
11nm NE 
220815Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A3025 RMK AO2 T02070145
TAF
KBKF 220155Z 2201/2307 13010G25KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3011INS TEMPO 2202/2205 13010G35KT 9000 -SHRA BKN100 BECMG 2205/2206 16010G25KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3015INS BECMG 2213/2214 18010KT 9999 FEW100 SCT140 QNH3009INS BECMG 2222/2223 03010G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN080 QNH3009INS BECMG 2305/2306 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW075 SCT110 BKN150 QNH3017INS TX36/2220Z TN22/2212Z
KDEN 
9nm NE 
220527Z 2206/2312 28007KT P6SM SCT100 BKN140 FM220615 36012G20KT P6SM FEW100 SCT140 BKN200 FM220730 36007KT P6SM FEW100 FM221000 18007KT P6SM FEW100 FM221300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 FM221700 04007KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM222000 05008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 TEMPO 2222/2301 VRB20G30KT 5SM -TSRA BKN060CB FM230100 22010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN140 PROB30 2301/2306 -SHRA BKN100
KAPA 
9nm SW 
220527Z 2206/2306 17013G22KT P6SM SCT100 SCT130 BKN220 FM220700 36011KT P6SM FEW100 SCT140 FM220800 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 SCT140 FM221100 26007KT P6SM FEW100 FM221500 VRB05KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM221900 06007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 TEMPO 2222/2301 VRB20G30KT 5SM -TSRA BKN060CB FM230100 23010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN140 PROB30 2301/2306 -SHRA BKN100
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