Central Colorado Regional (AEJ)

Airport information: Buena Vista, CO, United States. Search for another airport below.

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Location and general information

ICAO code: KAEJ
FAA identifier: AEJ
FAA site number: 02530.1*A
City / state: Buena Vista, CO
County: Chaffee
Time zone: America/Denver
Reference point: 38°48'51.10" N
106°07'14.20" W
Elevation: 7950.4 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 11° E (2000)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, Town of Buena Vista
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 235 acres
From downtown: 2 NM south
Sectional chart: Denver
Activated: 05/1964

Services and facilities

Control tower: No
Attendance: All months, all days, 0800-1500
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Minor / minor
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Flight instruction
ARTCC: Denver (ZDV)
Flight service: Denver (DEN)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: DEN
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: No
Customs: No
Airport manager: Chandra Swanson
719-395-3496
Last FAA inspection: 06/17/2024

FAA remarks

All taxiways marked with blue/yellow reflectors.
Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
-3 ft drainage ditch 170 ft E of runway 15/33 centerline, full length.
Runway 15 has +25 ft tree 765 ft from threshold 275 R of centerline.
Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -21C.
For CD contact Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

ICAO code: KAEJ
FAA identifier: AEJ
Location: Buena Vista, CO, United States
Elevation: 7950.4 ft
Time zone: America/Denver
Coordinates: 38.81419, -106.12061

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
15 / 33	8,303 × 75 ft	Asphalt, good

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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