Buckley Space Force Base

KBKF / BFK

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Aurora, ColoradoELEV 5,662 FT

Medium airport

Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to APA

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

9 nm

To the nearest alternate

Centennial Airport (APA) — 4 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

Located in Aurora, Colorado, Buckley Space Force Base (KBKF / BFK) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 5,662 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.

No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BFK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Centennial Airport (APA, 9 nm), Denver International Airport (DEN, 10 nm), and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC, 21 nm).

Charter pricing from BFK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Buckley AFB and Buckley ANGB. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Aurora.

Field capability

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02 / Field data

ICAO

KBKF

IATA

BFK

FAA / Local

BKF

Elevation

5,662 ft

Coordinates

39.7017° N · 104.7520° W

Airspace

D · Delta

Size

Medium

Scheduled svc

Elevation vs CO fields

state range 3,706–9,927 ft

At 5,662 ft, BFK sits lower than 64% of the 39 Colorado fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.