BLOOMFIELD, Colorado — The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is celebrating the completion of a rebuild of Colorado’s primary research facility that supports airborne science projects around the world.

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and costing $25 million, the new Bloomfield building replaces a more than half-century-old building.

Scientists working on campaigns in the aeronautical field go from makeshift workspaces with folding tables on hangers to state-of-the-art field laboratories.

The 42,931-square-foot building at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport has a full-time staff of approximately 30 people, including scientists, engineers, instrument technicians and flight operations professionals. There is additional space for visiting scientists.

A command center, nine laboratories, and 51 workspaces help scientists support ongoing missions and analyze data coming in from the plane.

The new research facility houses two NSF-owned NCAR-operated research aircraft, the Gulfstream V and C-130.

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