The airport is owned and operated by Jefferson County and is situated midway between Denver and Boulder on U.S. Highway 36.

[3] It is home to a large general aviation population including a fair amount of corporate traffic and several flight schools.

In the summer of 2018, Pilatus Aircraft officially launched operations out of their newly constructed hangar located on the southwest corner of the airfield.

In the spring of 2018, the airport signed a lease agreement with a second FBO, SheltAir, to act as their "gateway to the west".

SheltAir commenced operations in February 2019 with a temporary modular building located at the East Ramp area.

As of 2015, there is a 30-year master plan by a development company to redevelop the area, known as Verve Innovation Park, for various aviation- and non-aviation-related uses.

[4][5] Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport covers an area of 1,700 acres (688 ha) at an elevation of 5,673 feet (1,729 m) above mean sea level.

In December of 2019, ATP Flight School opened its second Denver, Colorado training center at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.