Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

BJC originated in 1959 with the purchase of 1,700 acres of land by Jefferson County. The airport officially opened in 1960 as Jefferson County Airport, or “Jeffco.” At the time, there was one 6,000-foot runway, a terminal building, a 600-foot hangar, and T-hangar space for 17 aircraft. The first FBO at the airport was Kensair. In 1964, Runway 2/20 was completed, and that same year the National Center for Atmospheric Research began operations out of the airport. On February 2, 1967, the 62-foot air traffic control tower went into operation at $384,000 (with funding provided by the FAA). In 1969, the National Science Foundation leased 6.5 acres for a new hangar. An Instrument Landing System was installed in 1974. In 1989, work on a new addition to the maintenance building was completed. In October 1992, parallel Runway 11R/29L was completed, and the old parallel runway was converted into a taxiway delta. The following year, a VHF omnidirectional range/distance measuring equipment radion became operational. On June 25th, 1993, the current terminal building opened and was given a design merit award later that year for its unique architecture. In 1995, a U.S. Customs office opened, and Pilatus Business Aircraft established its U.S. headquarters at the airport the following year. On October 10th, 2006, the airport was renamed Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport to individualize the airport and give users an idea of its location near the Rocky Mountains. Many people refer to the airport simply as “Metro.”
On February 7th, 2012 a new state-of-the-art control tower was dedicated by the FAA, at a cost of $23.7 million. The tower is 124-feet tall, with a 525-square-foot tower cab featuring four air traffic control positions and one supervisor position. 
In June 2018 Pilatus Aircraft began operations from a new, 188,000-square-foot hangar, intended as the North American completion facility for their PC-24 business jet.

The airport is located midway between Denver and Boulder, 16 miles northwest of the central business district of Denver. 

• There are two FBOs: Signature Flight Support and Sheltair, who began operations in February 2019 with the intention of being the airport's "Gateway to the West." 
• In 2014, the airport's three runways, 11L/29R, 11R/29L, and 2/20, were renumbered (to their current numbers) to align them with magnetic positions. 
• The airport was a hub for Pet Airways, which ceased all flights in 2013.