KBKF · Buckley Space Force Base

AURORA, COLORADO · MEDIUM AIRPORT

5,662

Elevation ft

Runway

11,006

Longest ft · 14/32

39.70N

104.75W

Buckley Space Force Base serves Aurora, Colorado at 5,662 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 11,006 by 150 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
14/32	11,006 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,662 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)	5,662 ft	3,542 ft	2,707 ft	4,061 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,862 ft	3,776 ft	2,834 ft	4,251 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,062 ft	4,010 ft	2,961 ft	4,441 ft
35°C afternoon	9,421 ft	4,275 ft	3,104 ft	4,656 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 11,006 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,656 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

Listed for reference only: KBKF is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAPA Centennial Airport	9 nm SW	10,001 ft
KDEN Denver International Airport	10 nm N	16,000 ft
KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port	11 nm NE	8,002 ft
KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport	21 nm NW	9,000 ft
KGXY Greeley–Weld County Airport	45 nm N	10,000 ft
KFLY Meadow Lake Airport	46 nm S	6,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KBKF

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KBKF. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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