The city operates a public bus system with one route that circles the city. Intercity transportation is provided by Bustang. La Junta is part of the Lamar-Pueblo-Colorado Springs Outrider line. The former military airport, located north of La Junta, has of tarmac and two runways. One runway (east-west) is long and the other is . . Health care The city and region are served by the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, located in La Junta. Notable people Notable individuals who were born in La Junta include rodeo cowboy legend Lane Frost, novelists William Charles Anderson and Ken Kesey, baseball pitcher Tippy Martinez and U.S. Army Col. Wendell Fertig, who led a guerrilla force against the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II. In popular culture The Terrence Malick motion picture Badlands (1973), starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek filmed scenes in and around La Junta. Richard Fleischer's Mr. Majestyk (1974), starring Charles Bronson, used several exteriors and interiors in La Junta, including the hospital and police station, as well as Main Street for the downtown gun battle, and various streets in town for parts of the car chase. Scenes for the 1978-79 TV mini-series, Centennial, were filmed at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, just east of La Junta. In The Net (1995), Sandra Bullock's character Angela Bennett is from La Junta. In the 1946 movie Without Reservations starring John Wayne and Claudette Colbert, they become stranded at the La Junta train station. Wayne's character is a Marine Corps pilot and they go to the Army Air Field to try to catch a flight to California. See also List of municipalities in Colorado References External links Cities in Otero County, Colorado Cities in Colorado County seats in Colorado Populated places established in 1881 Colorado populated places on the Arkansas River 1881 establishments in Colorado