Buckley Air Force Base (IATA: BFK, ICAO: KBKF, FAA LID: BKF) is a United States Air Force base in Aurora, Colorado, that was established by the U.S. Army in 1943. The base was named in honor of World War I Army pilot 1LT John Harold Buckley.
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE HISTORY
World War II
During the early years of World War II the city of Denver purchased a 5,740-acre (23 km2) parcel of land several miles east of the city and donated it to the Department of the Army. The site was named Buckley Field after 1st Lt. John Harold Buckley, a Longmont, Colorado, native, who was killed while on a combat strafing mission behind enemy lines in France on September 17, 1918.
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE LOCATION
Buckley Air Force Base (IATA: BFK, ICAO: KBKF, FAA LID: BKF) is a United States Air Force base in Aurora, Colorado, that was established by the U.S. Army in 1943.
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE FACTS
ICAO/IATA: BFK/KBKF
Lat: 39°42′06″N
Long: 104°45′06″W
Elevation: 5662 ft.
Runway length available: 14/32 11000×150 ft.
