AirportsRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Denver, in Colorado, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BJC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BJC
- ICAO code
- KBJC
- City
- Denver
- State or region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.9088° N, 105.1170° W
- Elevation
- 1,729 m (5,673 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BJC means Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBJC. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.9088° N, 105.1170° W. It stands 1,729 metres (5,673 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (9,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 175.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12L/30R | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12R/30L | 2,134 m 7,002 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,097 m 3,600 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Denver International AirportDenver | DEN | 38 km |
| City of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportColorado Springs | COS | 128 km |
| Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson FieldCheyenne | CYS | 141 km |
| Eagle County Regional AirportEagle | EGE | 157 km |
| Laramie Regional AirportLaramie | LAR | 163 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,399 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,452 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,493 km | 15 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,517 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,646 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,353 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,556 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,316 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,410 km | 16 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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