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KGJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 34 NTSB events

ID KGJT FAA GJT Elev 4,858 ft Lat 39° 7.60' N Lon 108° 31.76' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,339 ft. Max gradient: 1.33% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 116° 9,339 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.36%
29 296° 9,339 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.36%
04 54.4° 5,501 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.33%
22 234.4° 5,501 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.33%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 118.550
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR GRAND JUNCTION TWR 118.100
  • CTAF CTAF 118.100
  • A/D DENVER APP/DEP 119.700
  • AAS VFR ADVSY SVC 118.100
  • RCO DENVER RDO 122.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • VORTAC JNC

    Grand Junction

    112.40 MHz · DME 112.40 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 28 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 11; HIRL Rwy 11–29; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 11; HIRL Rwy 11–29; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 11; HIRL Rwy 11–29; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSF Rwy 11; HIRL Rwy 11–29; twy lgts—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (28 sentences)
  • ·COLORADO 351 GRAND JUNCTION RGNL (GJT)(KGJT) 3 NE UTC–7(–6DT) N39º07.29´ W108º31.53´ 4861 B Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE GJT RWY 11–29: H9339X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–110, D–180, 2S–175, 2D–260 PCR 560 F/D/X/T HIRL RWY 11: MALSF.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H5501X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–26, D–26 PCR 99 F/D/X/T MIRL 1.3% up NE RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–5501 TODA–5501 ASDA–5501 LDA–5501 RWY 11: TORA–9339 TODA–9339 ASDA–9339 LDA–9339 RWY 22: TORA–5501 TODA–5501 ASDA–5501 LDA–5501 RWY 29: TORA–9339 TODA–9339 ASDA–9339 LDA–9339
  • ·REIL Rwy 29; PAPI Rwy 11; VASI Rwy 29 on consly.
  • ·REIL Rwy 04 and 22; PAPI Rwy 04; MIRL Rwy 04–22 on consly durg ATCT oper hrs and off when ATCT clsd.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in efct, ctc arpt mgmt for details at 970–244–9100.
  • ·Conditions not monitored 0700–1230Z‡ except by PPR.
  • ·For fuel after hrs call 970–243–7500.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 CLOSED from 0500–1300Z‡.
  • ·Arpt ops number is 970–260–7164.
  • ·Please call for any NOTAMS or concerns.
  • ·ARFF provided only during scheduled Part 121 air carrier ops except by PPR, call arpt manager for details at 970–244–9100.
  • ·Twy C1A and Twy C, 150 ft either side of the intxn not vsbl fm twr.
  • ·Hel prkg avbl at FBO; PPR rcmdd.
  • ·ASOS 118.55 (970) 462–9228.
  • ·CTAF 118.1 ATIS 118.55 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.6 (DENVER RADIO) DOUGLAS CREEK RCO 122.4 (DENVER RADIO) ®DENVER APP/DEP CON 119.7 (1300–0500Z‡) ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.5 (0500–1300Z‡) TOWER 118.1 (1300–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.7 VFR ADVSY SVC ctc TOWER
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0500Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 112.4 JNC Chan 71 N39º03.57´ W108º47.55´ 058º 13.0 NM to fld. 7100/15E.
  • ·DME unusable: 125º–135º byd 33 NM blo 12,000´ 136º–176º byd 33 NM blo 14,000´ VOR unusable: 070º–076º byd 40 NM 077º–087º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 077º–087º byd 66 NM 088º–092º byd 40 NM 093º–103º byd 40 NM blo 13,000´ 093º–103º byd 51 NM 104º–124º byd 40 NM 125º–135º byd 33 NM blo 12,000´ 125º–135º byd 47 NM 136º–145º byd 40 NM 146º–156º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 146º–156º byd 57 NM 157º–205º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 110.3 I–GJT Chan 40 Rwy 11.
  • ·LDA/DME 109.7 I–ACD Chan 34 Rwy 29.
  • ·Rwy 29 LDA/DME auto cpd apch inside 2 NM NA.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at twr.
  • ·CD FONE: When twr clsd, ctc Grand Junction apch 303–342–1916.
  • ·IFUN, ctc Denver ARTCC 303–342–4257.
  • ·GRAND MESA N39º05.30´ W108º13.24´ RCO 122.2 (DENVER RADIO) DENVER H–3E, L–9D IAP, AD DENVER L–9E SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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NTSB events

34 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

35

since 1982

Fatal

3

8.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 98,766 ops in 2002

2024 total

62,982

10-yr total

506,169

2024 mix

AC/AT 20% · GA 76% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

5.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.51

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=34

  • Other 9
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 5
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Ground collision 4
  • Hard landing 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-02-07 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP HAWKER 900XP · Weather · day →
2023-05-16 Cessna A185f · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2016-02-23 Cessna LC41-550FG · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
2007-10-24 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2007-07-26 Cessna 182T · Other · VMC · day →
2007-05-28 Cessna 180H · Other · VMC · day →
2005-07-30 Bellanca 14-19-3 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2005-07-16 Cessna 182Q · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2005-06-26 Beech 1900D · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2004-07-31 Beech V35A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2003-11-18 Fairchild Swearingen SA226TC · Weather · VMC · day →
2003-10-14 Mooney M20K · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-11-06 Piper PA-28RT · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2002-10-19 Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-C1 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2002-08-09 Cessna 310N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2002-06-09 Beech 58P · Weather · VMC · day →
2002-01-13 Maule M-5-235C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2001-07-29 Piper PA-31-350 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-03-29 Piper PA-18-150 · Other · day →
2001-03-03 Cessna 152 · Weather · day →
2001-01-31 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
2000-09-27 Piper PA-31-350 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-10-27 Bellanca 8KCAB · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-06-11 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1998-03-24 Boeing A75N (PT-17) · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1997-10-02 Cessna 172A · Weather · day →
1993-07-08 Piper PA-24-260 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1992-10-31 Piper PA-42 · CFIT · day →
1992-10-17 Bellanca 17-30A · Other · VMC · day →
1990-03-28 North American AT-6G · Other · VMC · day →
1986-09-16 QUICKIE Q-2 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-06-29 KOKES SCORPION 133 · Other · day →
1985-05-19 Boeing A75N1 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1984-01-06 Cessna 210 · Other · VMC · dusk →

Designees in CO

CFI Flight Instructors 2,766 A&P Mechanics 5,581 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 53 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 133 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 45 ODA Organizational Designations 6 Schools Flight Schools 55 FBO Fixed Base Operators 60 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Bradley John Sullivan Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Loren French Gypsum CO 79 nm
Peter Nadon Aztec NM 141 nm
Robert Lee Chavez Farmington NM 143 nm
Brandon Vance Winters Provo UT 159 nm
Jason Lee Rasmussen Provo UT 159 nm
Kelli Kae Peay Provo UT 159 nm
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 160 nm
Matthew Hewlett Pleasant Grove UT 166 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 167 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Don Charles Desrosiers Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Dell Charles Dhabolt Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Franklin Todd Griffin Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Sterling Vaughn Hurst Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Paul Douglas Muth Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Paul Randolph Owen Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Charles Patrick Wanebo Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Alfred Robert Gabelli Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Timothy Louis Retallack Grand Junction CO 3 nm
John Philip Sasso Grand Junction CO 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Larry Gene Kempton Jr Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Daniel Allen Lacy Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Leonard Edward Lentz Grand Junction CO 3 nm
William Michael Marvel Grand Junction CO 3 nm
James Douglas Otis Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Alfred Robert Gabelli Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Jason Adam Cohen Grand Junction CO 3 nm
David Wayne Baxter Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Eric Clifford Nordenson Grand Junction CO 3 nm
Kevin Mccarrel Grand Junction CO 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 47 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 61 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 113 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 121 nm
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 157 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 161 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 165 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 165 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 169 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 173 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.