# Air Force Bases in Colorado: All 7 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Colorado has 7 Air Force bases (3.3% of the US), #7 by count and #17 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Air Force Bases in Colorado

Colorado has **7 Air Force bases**: 3.3% of the US total of 211\. That ranks **#7 by count** and **#17 per person** (0.12 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Colorado has 7 Air Force bases, 3.3% of the US total of 211.
* That ranks #7 of 51 by count and #17 per person (0.12 per 100,000 residents).
* Alaska has the most, with 22.
* The largest is USAF Academy Site 2, at 13,517 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#17

national rank (per capita)

7

Air Force bases

0.12

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Air Force, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Colorado: 7 rows (CSV)](/downloads/air-force-bases/colorado.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/air-force-bases/us.csv)

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## All 7 Air Force bases in Colorado

| # | Name                                   | Details                  |
| - | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| 1 | Buckley Space Force Base               | Air Force · 3,306 acres  |
| 2 | Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station  | Air Force · 494 acres    |
| 3 | Peterson Space Force Base              | Air Force · 1,634 acres  |
| 4 | Schriever Space Force Base             | Air Force · 5,430 acres  |
| 5 | The Farish Memorial Recreational Annex | Air Force · 676 acres    |
| 6 | USAF Academy Auxiliary Airfield        | Air Force · 197 acres    |
| 7 | USAF Academy Site 2                    | Air Force · 13,517 acres |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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