AirNav: KAEJ - Central Colorado Regional Airport

KAEJ

Central Colorado Regional Airport
Buena Vista, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	AEJ
Lat/Long:	38-48-51.1000N 106-07-14.2000W 38-48.851667N 106-07.236667W 38.8141944,-106.1206111 (estimated)
Elevation:	7950.4 ft. / 2423.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	11E (2000)
From city:	2 miles S of BUENA VISTA, CO
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	81211

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1964
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	DEN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1600 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 719-395-3496.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & PAPI RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	132.925 (719-395-2599)
WX AWOS-3PT at ANK (17 nm S):	133.85 (719-539-5268)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 119.85/363.15 (DENVER/B/ RCAG).

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:

8303 x 75 ft. / 2531 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 12 /F/B/X/U
Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	30.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Latitude:

38-49.497460N

38-48.205988N

Longitude:

106-07.524145W

106-06.950310W

Elevation:

7950.4 ft.

7904.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

150 magnetic, 161 true

330 magnetic, 341 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSE BYD 9 DEG LEFT OF COURSE.

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

24 ft. tree, 750 ft. from runway, 162 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	TOWN OF BUENA VISTA BOX 2002 BUENA VISTA, CO 81211 Phone 719-395-8643
Manager:	JACK WYLES 27960 COUNTY ROAD 319 BUENA VISTA, CO 81211 Phone 719-395-3496 ALTERNATE PHONE 719-966-9098

Additional Remarks

-	ALL TWYS MKD WITH BLUE/YELLOW REFLECTORS.
-	DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	-3 FT DRAINAGE DITCH 170 FT E OF RY 15/33 CNTRLN, FULL LENGTH.
-	RY 15 HAS +25 FT TREE 765 FT FM THLD 275 R OF CNTRLN.
-	COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -21C.
-	FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 CHANGED		download (479KB)

PUEBLO TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)		download (169KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (293KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KANK - Salida Airport/Harriett Alexander Field (17 nm S)
KLXV - Lake County Airport (26 nm N)
KGUC - Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (42 nm SW)
KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (43 nm NW)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (53 nm SE)

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Area around KAEJ (Central Colorado Regional Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:08	11:08
Sunrise	05:40	11:40
Sunset	20:30	02:30
Evening civil twilight	21:02	03:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Jun-2025 08:52:34
Local (UTC-6)	16-Jun-2025 02:52:34

METAR

KAEJ	160835Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 11/M02 A3034 RMK AO2 T01081022
K7BM 5nm W	160833Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/M01 A3047 RMK AO2
KANK 17nm S	160835Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3029 RMK AO2 T01160027 $

TAF

KGUC 41nm SW	160520Z 1606/1706 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM161800 26012G24KT P6SM SKC FM170300 25007KT P6SM SKC
KASE 43nm NW	160520Z 1606/1706 20012KT P6SM FEW150 FM161200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM161800 28012G24KT P6SM SKC FM170200 22008KT P6SM SKC

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Central Colorado Regional Airport

719-395-3496
719-966-9098
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, ...

More info about Central Colorado Regional Airport

Avfuel
	100LL		Jet A
FS		---		$7.50
SS		$5.75		---
Updated 13-Jun-2025

2 read write

FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Comments

Anderson Motor Co

719-539-3088
[web site]
[email]

Rental cars, Internet access, Other business

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