Buckley Space Force Base Private

BKF · KBKF · BFK · Aurora, CO · Towered · Print kneeboard

Elevation
5,663 ft MSL
Longest runway
11,006 ft 14/32
Runway
1
Mag var
8E
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-03 · night begins 08:40 PM
EventLocal (MDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
05:30 AM11:30Z
Sunrise06:00 AM12:00Z
Sunset08:10 PM02:10Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
08:40 PM02:40Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
08:40 PM → 05:30 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:10 PM → 05:00 AM

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Runways

5,000 ftNMNxw 053°downwind 323°base 233°final 143°45° entry1432

RWY 14LEFT traffic

Heading
143° mag · 151° true
Dimensions
11,006 × 150 ft
TPA
6,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
PEM
Lights
4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
More details — RWY 14
Threshold elev
5,583 ft
Markings
precision
Threshold crossing height
40 ft
TDZ elevation
5,592 ft
End lights
REIL
Arresting gear
BAK-12B

Edge lights: High. PCN 47.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

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Comms & NavAids

Communication frequencies

Before taxi

“Buckley”
ATIS
119.675

Taxi & takeoff

“Buckley”
Ground — primary
121.6
Tower — primary
121.0

Departure & arrival

“Denver”
App/Dep
128.45

Also

Emergency
121.5

ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).

By procedure & sector (14 frequencies)
FrequencyUsed by
32.5ARNG OPS (ARNG OPS-OUTLAW)
119.3TOMSN STAR
120.35DANDD STAR · LARKS · POWDR STAR · QUAIL STAR · RAMMS STAR
149.1ARNG OPS (ARNG OPS-OUTLAW)
228.45PMSV METRO
243.0EMERG
251.075APCH/P DEP/P
259.3ATIS
275.8GND/P
291.675LCL/P
307.3TOMSN STAR
308.1ARNG OPS (ARNG OPS-OUTLAW)
372.2AFLD OPS (CALL: BUCKLEY OPS)
379.3DANDD STAR · LARKS STAR · POWDR STAR · QUAIL STAR · RAMMS STAR

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Instrument landing systems

RWY 32
RunwayILS
RWY 32LOC/GS · CAT I · LOC 109.7 (BKF) · GS 3.00°

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Nearby navigation aids

BKF 109.60 · FQF 116.30 · DEN 117.90 · +2
NavAidTypeFreq · chRangeRadial / Dist magnetic
BKF · Buckley TACAN 109.60 · 33X r169° / 0.3 NM
FQF · Falcon VORTAC 116.30 · 110X High r266° / 6.1 NM
DEN · Denver VOR/DME 117.90 · 126X High r204° / 7.9 NM
DVV · Mile High VORTAC 114.70 · 94X High r199° / 13 NM
BJC · Jeffco VOR/DME 115.40 · 101X High r114° / 21.9 NM

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Charts & procedures

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Airport information

ICAO / IATA
KBKF / BFK
Coordinates
39.7017, -104.7520
Elevation
5,663 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
8E
Sectional chart
DENVER
Airport use
Private
Control tower
Yes
Tower hours
OPR 1330-0530Z++ TUE-SAT, 1500-2300Z++ SUN-MON.
Airspace
Class D · CLASS D SVC 1330-0530Z++ TUE-SAT, 1500-2300Z++ SUN-MON; OTHER TIMES CLASS E
ARTCC
DENVER (ZDV)
Flight service (FSS)
DENVER · 122.2, 122.4 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility
DEN
Attendance
TUE-SAT 0630-2230; SUN-MON 0800-1600
Beacon
white-green (SS-SR)
Segmented circle
No
Wind indicator
yes
Activated
1944/04
Distance from city
0 N

Night operations

Airport lighting
SS-SR
Rotating beacon
white-green · SS-SR

Runway lighting aids — 14: 4-light PAPI (left) · 32: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF1.

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.

Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
Fuel available
A++
Bottled oxygen
HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen
HIGH/LOW
Airframe service
MAJOR
Powerplant service
MAJOR
Parking
hangars
Other services
Cargo
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Owner
USAF LICENSED TO COANG
BUCKLEY ANGB, AURORA, CO
Manager
CHIEF AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
HQCOANG DET 1/CC BUCKLEY ANGB, AURORA, CO
720-847-9650
Remarks FAA · 25 notes

General

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: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.
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About KBKF

Buckley Space Force Base (BKF · KBKF · BFK) is an airport in Aurora, CO, at 5,663 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 11,006 ft, with a control tower. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KBKF, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

Does KBKF have a control tower?

Yes. Buckley Space Force Base has an operating FAA control tower. See the Comms & NavAids section for tower and ground frequencies.

What is the longest runway at KBKF?

Buckley Space Force Base has 1 runway; the longest is 11,006 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is KBKF?

Buckley Space Force Base is in Aurora, CO, at an elevation of 5,663 ft MSL. Coordinates: 39.7017, -104.7520.

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