KBJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

DENVER, COLORADO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

5,673

Elevation ft

Runways

9,000

Longest ft · 12L/30R

39.91N

105.12W

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport serves Denver, Colorado at 5,673 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12L/30R, at 9,000 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12L/30R	9,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
12R/30L	7,002 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
03/21	3,600 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,673 ft is about 4°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 4°C)	5,673 ft	3,544 ft	2,709 ft	4,063 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,873 ft	3,779 ft	2,835 ft	4,253 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,073 ft	4,013 ft	2,962 ft	4,443 ft
35°C afternoon	9,435 ft	4,278 ft	3,105 ft	4,658 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12L/30R, 9,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,658 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBJC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDEN Denver International Airport	21 nm E	16,000 ft
KAPA Centennial Airport	24 nm SE	10,001 ft
KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port	28 nm E	8,002 ft
KFNL Northern Colorado Regional Airport	33 nm N	8,500 ft
KGNB Granby Grand County Airport	38 nm W	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBJC

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBJC, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBJC or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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