KBKF/BFK METAR & TAF Buckley Space Force Base

Aurora, ColoradoElevation 5,662 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

200@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

7,033 ft

+1,371 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0458Z (10:58 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KBKF is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling. The main issue is metar is 1682 minutes old.

WIND

200° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

FEW090 SCT130

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

16°C / 0°C

61°F / 32°F. 16°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.00 inHg

1015.9 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: FEW SCT RMK

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2A

automated station with observer augmentation

SLP089

sea-level pressure 1008.9 hPa

T01571001

precise temperature 15.7°C, dew point -0.1°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 0100Z (7:00 PM local) · valid to 0700Z (1:00 AM local)

KBKF forecast starts VFR at 01Z. Worst period is 03Z to 04Z with IFR possible (LOW CIG). Best period is 01Z to 03Z (VFR). Overall the forecast deteriorates over the period.

Maximum temperature 17°C expected at 2200Z on day 25.
Minimum temperature 5°C expected at 1300Z on day 25.

BKN0353,500 ft

OVC005500 ft · 5 SM

0100Z7:00 PM0700Z1:00 AM1300Z7:00 AM1900Z1:00 PM0100Z7:00 PM0700Z1:00 AM

Codes in this report: 9999 BKN OVC BECMG

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FAA: no delays reported at BFK.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›METAR is stale (1682 minutes old).

›Becoming: ceiling 500 ft AGL.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 200° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. This report is older than usual, so treat it with caution. Forecast suggests sunday mostly sunny then slight chance rain showers, high near 62F, low near 43F, 40% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

High density altitudeMETAR

Density altitude about 7,033 ft (field elevation 5,662 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Sunday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	62/43	S 9 kt	14 kt	40%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	63/39	NNE 9 kt	16 kt	11%
Tuesday	Sunny	70/39	WSW 8 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	70/41	SSE 8 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	71/45	SSE 7 kt	–	1%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	72/45	SSE 9 kt	–	11%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	66	NNW 6 kt	–	16%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0838Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

200° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 146 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

14

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

7 kt R

BEST

32

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

7 kt L

OK

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 11,006 ft

14/32

Dimensions

11,006 x 150 ft

Surface

Pem

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 14

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 32

ILSLOC/GS

Approach lightsALSF1

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

7,033 ft

Pressure altitude

5,582 ft

Field elevation

5,662 ft MSL

Temperature

16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint

0°C (32°F)

Altimeter

30.00 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0007Z 6:07 PM

Sunrise

1319Z 7:19 AM

Loggable night

0034Z (6:34 PM local) → 1252Z (6:52 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0007Z (6:07 PM local) → 1319Z (7:19 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0107Z (7:07 PM local) → 1219Z (6:19 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Buckley Space Force Base is in Aurora, Colorado. Field elevation 5,662 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipAir Force owned

UsePrivate use

TypeMedium airport

ManagerCHIEF AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT

Manager phone720-847-9650

AttendedALL SUN-MON, 0800–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBKF / BFK

SectionalDENVER

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.7017, -104.7520

Distance from city0 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

FREQUENCIES

Communications

128.45

DENVER APP/DEP

A/D

119.675

ATIS

121.6

GND/CLNC DEL

GND

22.845

PMSV METRO

PMSV

37.22

PTD

121

TWR

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBKF traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 57 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

12.4

AVG OPS/DAY

16.9

Operations trend (13 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 49%Unknown 28%Piston single 11%Airliner 7%Turboprop 4%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›H60 (Helicopter) · ~44 landings/mo

›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~22 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~22 landings/mo

›H47 (Unknown) · ~8 landings/mo

›SW4 (Unknown) · ~7 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›H60 (Helicopter)

›EC45 (Helicopter)

›H47 (Unknown)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›SW4 (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KAPA Centennial Airport

9 NM SW

VFR

KDEN Denver International Airport

10 NM N

VFR

KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port

11 NM NE

VFR

KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

21 NM NW

VFR

KBDU Boulder Municipal Airport

30 NM NW

VFR

KAFF USAF Academy Airfield

44 NM S

IFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›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.

›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.

›COMSEC: STORED BY 140TH COMD POST.

›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.

›LGT - RWY 32 ILS GS/RPI AND PAPI GS/RRP NOT COINCIDENTAL.

›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.

›RSTD: AFLD LTD TO BASE ASGN ACFT ONLY FR 0530-1330Z++ TUE-SAT AND 2300-1500Z++ SUN AND MON.

›HOOK MB100(B) (35' OVRN) TYPE-H BAK-12B(B) (1500')

›TYPE-H BAK-12B(B) (1500') HOOK MB100(B) (35' OVRN)

›OIL - O-148 SOAP-AVBL 1315-2400Z++ TUE-FRI.

›JASU - 1(A/M32A-86) 2(AM32A-60A) 2(AM32A-95)

›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.

›BEARING STRENGTH RWY 14-32: T140, ST175, TT280

›FLUID - SP PRESAIR LOX LHOX, LHNIT, DE-ICE AVBL.

›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.

›TYPE & NBR VARY WITHOUT DEFINITE ASSIGNMENT.

›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.

›UNLGT OBST SW OF RWY 32.

›CSTMS/AG/IMG: SVC LTD TO 140TH WG ACFT AND AMC ACFT SUPPORTING 140TH WG MSN ONLY.

›CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF CONT.

›RSTD:TWY L IS CLSD TO ALL TRANSIENTS.

›TRAN ALERT: OPR 1230-0230Z++ TUE-FRI, CLSD SAT-MON. ACFT DEICING EQUIP NOT AVBL.

›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.

›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.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KBKF on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBKF have a METAR?

Yes. KBKF has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KBKF have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KBKF; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KBKF?

KBKF sits at 5,662 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBKF?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.