Facilities and Aircraft
Front Range Airport covers an area of 3,209 acres (1,299 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways, 8/26 and 17/35, each measuring 8,000 x 100 ft (2,438 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 94,625 aircraft operations, an average of 259 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 396 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine, 11% multi-engine, 4% ultralight, 1% helicopters and <1% jet aircraft.
The airport also hosts an armory belonging to the Colorado Army National Guard, recognizable by the UH-1 Iroquois parked in front of the building. HHC, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group is based there.
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