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1 Goal Performance Measure Support a system that is adequate to meet current and projected demand. Activity Expansion Potential Economic Support Provide a system that meets future demand while considering community and environmental compatibility. Have a system of airports that supports economic growth and diversification. Coverage/Emergency Access Investment Provide a system of airports that is convenient and one that supports emergency services. Support a system that maximizes historic investment by optimizing the useful life of existing facilities. Security Encourage a general aviation system that is secure. Introduction To This Plan Change in Econonic Beneñt of Airports in CoIorado Pboto: Greeley-Welo County Alrport 2 $5.4 biIIion 2000 $6.7 biIIion 2005 Changes in Aviation !( o !( o ! ! o ! ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o Blake Field Meadow Lake Walker Field Eads Stevens Field Hopkins Field McElroy Field Holly Meeker Animas Airpark Leach Calhan Blanca Rangely Gebauer Crawford Mack Mesa Westwinds Airpark Dove Creek Centennial Silver West Lake County Julesburg Municipal Front Range Perry Stokes Spanish Peaks Platte Valley Airpark Yuma Municipal Wray Municipal Cuchara Valley Erie Mineral County Fremont County Pueblo Memorial Limon Municipal Lamar Municipal Brush Municipal Haxtun Municipal Jefferson County Harriet Alexander North Fork Valley Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Holyoke Municipal Kit Carson County Boulder Municipal Telluride Regional Sterling Municipal Saguache Municipal La Junta Municipal Easton Astronaut Rominger Granby/Grand County Craig-Moffat County Aspen-Pitkin County Greeley/Weld County Walden/Jackson County Springfield Municipal Monte Vista Municipal Vance Brand Municipal Yampa Valley Regional Fort Morgan Municipal Colorado Springs East Eagle County Regional Durango La Plata County Cortez-Montezuma County Garfield County Regional Las Animas City & County San Luis Valley Regional Colorado Plains Steamboat Springs Central Colorado Regional Glenwood Springs Municipal Colorado Springs Municipal Ft. Collins/Loveland Municipal Montrose Regional §¨¦ 70 §¨¦ 80 §¨¦ 70 §¨¦ 25 §¨¦ 25 §¨¦ 76 §¨¦ 80 £] 40 £] 550 £] 350 £] 160 £] 36 £] 24 £] 40 £] 34 £] 85 £] 50 £] 50 £] 50 £] 40 £] 385 £] 287 £] 6 £] 138 £] 24 £] 666 £] 285 £] 191 £] 191 £] 285 £] 287 £] 34 £] 160 £] 64 £] 56 £] 64 Wyoming Utah Arizona New Mexico Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma !( / 0 20 40 Miles ! ! o Commercial Service !( o General Aviation existing colorado state airport system Pboto: Global L×press at McLlroy Flelo 3 Changes in the Colorado Airport System Tbe system plan publlsbeo ln 2000 lncluoeo 78 commerclal ano general avlatlon alrports. Tbls upoate consloereo only 75 alrports. Alreaoy closeo are Navajo Lanolng Strlp ln Arboles ano Aurora Alrpark ln Watklns, scbeouleo to close by tbe eno o| 2006 ls Fort Colllns Downtown Alrpark. Now ano ln 2000, 13 alrports bao scbeouleo commerclal alrllne servlce. |n tbe 2000 plan, Lamar Munlclpal was lncluoeo as a commerclal alrport. Lamar no longer bas scbeouleo alrllne servlce, but alrllne servlce bas been lnltlateo at Ft. Colllns/Lovelano Munlclpal Alrport. Slmllar to conoltlons reporteo ln 2000, alrllne servlce at Cortez, Pueblo, ano Alamosa contlnues to be supporteo !( o !( o ! o ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o ! o !( o ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o ! o !( o !( o ! o !( o !( o ! o !( o !( o !( o ! o !( o !( o ! o !( o ! ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o ! o !( o !( o !( o ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o ! o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o !( o Blake Field Meadow Lake Walker Field Eads Stevens Field Hopkins Field McElroy Field Holly Meeker Animas Airpark Leach Calhan Blanca Rangely Gebauer Crawford Mack Mesa Westwinds Airpark Dove Creek Centennial Silver West Lake County Julesburg Municipal Front Range Perry Stokes Spanish Peaks Platte Valley Airpark Yuma Municipal Wray Municipal Cuchara Valley Erie Mineral County Fremont County Pueblo Memorial Limon Municipal Lamar Municipal Brush Municipal Haxtun Municipal Jefferson County Harriet Alexander North Fork Valley Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Holyoke Municipal Kit Carson County Boulder Municipal Telluride Regional Sterling Municipal Saguache Municipal La Junta Municipal Easton Astronaut Rominger Granby/Grand County Craig-Moffat County Aspen-Pitkin County Greeley/Weld County Walden/Jackson County Springfield Municipal Monte Vista Municipal Vance Brand Municipal Yampa Valley Regional Fort Morgan Municipal Colorado Springs East Eagle County Regional Durango La Plata County Cortez-Montezuma County Garfield County Regional Las Animas City & County San Luis Valley Regional Colorado Plains Steamboat Springs Central Colorado Regional Glenwood Springs Municipal Colorado Springs Municipal Ft. Collins/Loveland Municipal Montrose Regional §¨¦ 70 §¨¦ 80 §¨¦ 70 §¨¦ 25 §¨¦ 25 §¨¦ 76 §¨¦ 80 £] 40 £] 550 £] 350 £] 160 £] 36 £] 24 £] 40 £] 34 £] 85 £] 50 £] 50 £] 50 £] 40 £] 385 £] 287 £] 6 £] 138 £] 24 £] 666 £] 285 £] 191 £] 191 £] 285 £] 287 £] 34 £] 160 £] 64 £] 56 £] 64 Wyomi ng Ut ah Ari zona New Mexi co Kansas Nebr aska Okl ahoma !( / 0 20 40 Miles airport functional roles !( o !( o !( o Major Intermedi Minor ate Pboto: Centennlal Alrport One o| tbe cornerstones o| tbe last avlatlon system plan was tbe establlsbment o| roles |or eacb o| tbe system alrports. |n tbe 2000 plan, all alrports ln tbe Coloraoo system were asslgneo to one o| tbree |unctlonal categorles or roles. Tbe tbree roles |or alrports ln tbe Coloraoo system are Major, |ntermeolate, ano Mlnor. Only two alrport role asslgnments bave cbangeo slnce tbe 2000 plan. Coloraoo Plalns Peglonal (|ormerly Akron-Wasblngton County) ls now recognlzeo as a Major Alrport. Astronaut Pomlnger (|ormerly Del Norte Munlclpal) ls now lncluoeo ln tbe |ntermeolate Alrport category. Tbe accompanylng map sbows tbe role asslgnments |or all system alrports. 5 As part o| tbls system plan upoate, alr cargo ln Colo- raoo was revleweo. Tbe State o| Coloraoo ls well covereo by scbeouleo lntegrateo e×press ano all-cargo carrler networks tbat serve 12 o| tbe State's alrports. Denver |nternatlonal ls tbe State's largest alr cargo alrport ln terms o| botb volume ano number o| opera- tlons, lt serves as a consolloatlon polnt |or lntegrateo e×press carrlers FeoL×, UPS, DHL ano all-cargo carrlers 8AX Global, Kltty Hawk ano UPS Supply Cbaln Solu- tlons. Coloraoo Sprlngs Munlclpal ano Grano [unc- tlon-Walker Flelo are Coloraoo's two otber prlmary alr cargo alrports tbat bave olrect malnllne Nlgbts to natlonal ano reglonal bubs. Supportlng tbe malnllne Nlgbts ls an e×tenslve alr cargo |eeoer network tbat encompasses 12 Coloraoo alrports ano 14 out-o|-state alrports. |n aooltlon to tbese scbeouleo alr cargo alrports, tbree Coloraoo alrports report ao-boc, or unscbeouleo, cbarter cargo actlvlty to varylng oegrees. Coloraoo's lnternatlonal alr cargo actlvlty ls llmlteo to commerclal passenger carrler belly-space ano sporaolc lnternatlonal cbarter actlvlty at Denver |nternatlonal Alrport. |t ls antlclpateo tbat tbe State's lnternatlonal alr cargo actlvlty wlll contlnue to be orlven by avallable commerclal passenger carrler ll|t wblle tbe bulk o| tbe State's oomestlc alr cargo actlvlty wlll contlnue to be banoleo by lntegrateo e×press ano all-cargo carrler networks. Air cargo and commercial airline activity 6 140 130 120 110 100 90 COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS { l n T h o u s a n d s } 95 107 111 133 2005 2010 2015 2025 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 { l n M i I I i o n s } 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.4 COMMERCIAL ENPLANEMENTS 2005 2010 2015 2025 sbows tbat many alrcra|t are Nylng wltb empty seats at a ratlo tbat ls above tbe lnoustry average. Tbls means tbat more enplanlng passengers can be serveo wltbout necessarlly lncreaslng tbe number o| alrllne operatlons. Also slnce tbe last system plan, tbere bas been slgnlñcant movement towaro commerclal alrcra|t wltb blgber seatlng capacltles, especlally among tbe reglonal ano tbe commuter carrlers. Tbe FAA e×pects tbls treno to contlnue. || tbe seatlng capaclty o| commerclal alrcra|t operatlng ln Coloraoo lncreases, |ewer Nlgbts wlll be able to carry more passengers. Tbls stuoy projects total annual commerclal alrcra|t operatlons to reacb 133,616 ln 2025. Among tbe commerclal alrports ln Coloraoo (e×cluolng Denver |nternatlonal), Coloraoo Sprlngs Munlclpal accounts |or about bal| o| all o| tbe State's commerclal passenger enplanements. At tbe tlme o| tbe 2000 avlatlon system plan, Coloraoo Sprlngs bao e×perlenceo notable growtb, |ueleo by low cost carrler Western Paclñc. Western Paclñc ceaseo to operate, ano passenger levels at Coloraoo Sprlngs |ell. Locally generateo enplanement projectlons |or Coloraoo Sprlngs were aoopteo |or tbe last system plan. Tbls aggresslve |orecast orove tbe statewloe enplanement projectlon presenteo ln tbe 2000 avlatlon system plan. Wblle oemano |or commerclal alrllne travel to ano |rom Coloraoo ls growlng, an lncreaslng percentage o| tbe State's commerclal alrllne trlps are enolng at or orlglnatlng |rom Denver |nternatlonal. Tbls ls ln part oue to tbe avallablllty o| low cost carrler servlce. Tbe eno result ls a slgnlñcant oampenlng o| tbe commerclal enplanement projectlons |or Coloraoo's otber commerclal alrports. As sbown, statewloe enplanements were reporteo at just over 2.0 mllllon ln 2005. 8y 2025, statewloe enplanements (e×cluolng Denver |nternatlonal) are e×pecteo to reacb almost 3.4 mllllon. Tbls projectlon ls oown slgnlñcantly |rom tbe enplanement projectlon |or tbe otber commerclal alrports ln tbe prevlous system plan. Commerclal alrllne travel to ano |rom Coloraoo wlll contlnue to be beavlly lnNuenceo by tourlsm, by tbe oll ano natural gas lnoustrles, ano by revenue guarantees provloeo to tbe alrllnes by some resort communltles. Uslng actual alrllne reportlng ln|ormatlon, tbere were a total o| 95,252 total annual commerclal alrcra|t operatlons ln 2005. Tbls e×cluoes commerclal operatlons at Denver |nternatlonal. Pevlew o| current commerclal alrcra|t loao |actors (number o| passengers ln relatlonsblp to tbe number o| seats on tbe alrcra|t) 7 Pboto: Centennlal Alrport 7,000 6,500 6,000 5,500 5,000 BASED AIRCRAFT 5 , 3 5 8 2005 2010 2015 2025 5 , 6 5 7 6 , 0 2 9 6 , 8 6 7 General Aviation Activity One o| tbe blggest cballenges ln preparlng general avlatlon projectlons ls tbe avallablllty ano tbe rellablllty o| blstorlc oata. For tbls system plan upoate, projec- tlons o| baseo general avlatlon alrcra|t ano total annual non-commerclal alrcra|t operatlons were prepareo. 8aseo alrcra|t are tbose planes consloereo to be storeo on a permanent basls at a partlcular alrport, ano annual operatlons are tbe sum o| all alrcra|t takeo||s ano lanolngs. Wblle baseo alrcra|t can o|ten be pbyslcally counteo, annual alrcra|t operatlons, wltb tbe e×ceptlon o| alrports wltb alr tra|ñc control towers, are estlmates. Wben annual general avlatlon operatlonal oata |rom earller perloos are compareo to actlvlty estlmates tbat Coloraoo's annual alrcra|t operatlons wblcb are non-commerclal are oecreaslng. |t ls more llkely tbat lower statewloe annual general avlatlon operatlons are a reNectlon o| better estlmatlng, not lower oemano. Tbe prlor system plan estlmateo total statewloe general avlatlon operatlons at just over 2 mllllon. Tbls stuoy's 2005 estlmate ls |or 1.9 mllllon annual operatlons. Total annual general avlatlon operatlons are e×pecteo to e×ceeo 2.5 mllllon by 2025. Mucb o| tbe projecteo lncrease ln total annual general avlatlon operatlons wlll be attrlbutable to tbe startup o| a U.S. Alr Force pllot screenlng program ln Pueblo. Tbousanos o| new mllltary tralnlng operatlons are e×pecteo at tbls alrport eacb year At tbe tlme o| tbe 2000 system plan upoate, arouno 4,900 general avlatlon alrcra|t were reporteo as belng baseo at commerclal ano general avlatlon alrports tbrougbout Coloraoo. 8y 2005, baseo alrcra|t at all system alrports were reporteo at 5,358. Tbe 2000 system plan projecteo tbat by 2018 a total o| 6,446 general avlatlon alrcra|t coulo be baseo at alrports ln Coloraoo. Projectlons o| baseo alrcra|t oevelopeo |or tbls upoate sbow slmllar trenos ln |uture baseo alrcra|t. 8y 2025, tbls number ls projecteo to reacb 6,867. Over tbe ne×t 20 years, appro×lmately 1,500 aooltlonal alrcra|t are e×pecteo to be baseo at system alrports. 8 Pboto: Contlnental L-P[ at Montrose Peglonal Alrport System Performance Comparison 9 Pboto: Alrbus 319 at Montrose Peglonal Alrport Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports All System Airports Percentage of Airports Projected to be Operating Below 80 Percent Capacity in 2025 2000 Study 2005 Study Percent o| Coloraoo alrports operatlng unoer a oemano/capaclty ratlo o| 80°. 100° o| tbe Coloraoo alrports sboulo operate at a oemano/capaclty ratlo unoer 80°. Performance Measure: Activity Capaclty-constralneo alrports sboulo loentl|y ano strlve to lmplement projects tbat wlll provloe aooltlonal operatlonal capaclty. |n tbe event tbat an lnolvloual system alrport cannot be lmproveo or capaclty sbort|alls ln aooltlon to tbose loentlñeo ln tbls plan are encountereo, lt may be approprlate to consloer small supplemental general avlatlon alrports |or tbe system. An aooltlonal alrport may be neeoeo nortb o| Denver near Ft. Colllns ano one soutb o| Denver, botb near tbe |nterstate 25 corrloor. For new alrports to be more tban just a ñnolng |rom tbls plan, a wllllng publlc entlty woulo neeo to be loentlñeo as a ¨sponsor". || local quallñeo sponsors are loentlñeo, |ollow-on stuoles ano analyses relateo to aooltlonal alrports woulo be neeoeo. Tbese two aooltlonal alrport sltes sboulo be lncluoeo ln tbe Natlonal Plan o| |ntegrateo Alrport Systems (NP|AS). FAA guloellnes |or oemano/capaclty trlggers were useo |or tbls bencbmark. FAA bas oetermlneo tban wben an alrport's annual operatlons consume 80° or more o| tbat alrport's calculateo annual operatlng capaclty, oelays escalate e×ponentlally. Currently, all alrports analyzeo ln tbls plan operate unoer tbls ratlo. Wltb oemano projecteo |or 2025, a |ew system alrports are projecteo to surpass tbe 80° oemano/capaclty ratlo. Most potentlal sbort|alls ln operatlonal capaclty are e×pecteo to occur at alrports ln tbe Denver metropolltan area. Centennlal ano [e||erson County alrports are e×pecteo to e×ceeo tbe 80° oemano/capaclty ratlo by tbe eno o| tbe 20-year plannlng perloo. |t ls also posslble tbat wltb projecteo tralnlng actlvltles tbe 80° oemano/capaclty ratlo coulo also be surpasseo at Pueblo. ConcIusions 10 Pboto: Centennlal Alrport Benchmark Target Perfornance 100° o| all publlcly owneo system alrports sboulo bave plannlng stuoles tbat are current, as oetermlneo by objectlves set |or eacb o| tbe tbree alrport roles. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Publicly-Owned Airports with Current Master Plans 2000 t d 200 t d Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Colorado Springs Eagle County Regional Eads Springfield Municipal Spanish Peaks Silver West Brush Municipal Haxtun Municipal Holly Julesburg Municipal CucharaValley Las Animas City & County North ForkValley Airports Now Needing Updated Planning Studies Percent o| system alrports wltb current master plans. Performance Measure: Expansion Potential Tbls bencbmark ooes not apply to prlvately owneo alrports. Objectlves set |or Coloraoo alrports call |or all Major Alrports to bave plannlng stuoles tbat are upoateo on ñve year lntervals. |ntermeolate ano Mlnor alrports sboulo bave tbelr plans upoateo every seven years. Per|ormance |or tbls bencbmark sbows lmprovement slnce 2000. |n 2000, 58° o| all appllcable system alrports reporteo tbelr plans as belng current, by 2005, tbls lncreaseo to 80°. 11 Pboto: vance 8rano Alrport Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Stevens Field (d/z) Telluride Regional (z) Airports Needing Part 77/Height Zoning Actions • (d=drawing z=zoning) Leach (d/z) Eads (d/z) Hopkins Field (d/z) Sterling Municipal (d/z) Spanish Peaks (d/z) Glenwood Springs Municipal(d) Walden/Jackson County (d) Central Colorado Municipal (z) Ft. Morgan Municipal (z) Harriet Alexander (z) Blanca (d/z) Brush Municipal (d/z) Haxtun Municipal (d/z) Holly (d/z) Julesburg Municipal (d/z) Las Animas City & County(d/z) North ForkValley(d/z) Saguache Municipal (d/z) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Publicly-Owned Airports with FAR Part 77 Compliance 2000 Study 2005 Study Percent o| system alrports tbat bave loentlñeo tbelr FAP Part 77 sur|aces ano bave taken steps to enact belgbt zonlng wltbln tbese areas. Performance Measure: Expansion Potential 100° o| all publlcly owneo alrports sboulo loentl|y tbelr Part 77 sur|aces ano take steps to bave appllcable belgbt zonlng ln tbese sur|aces. Tbls bencbmark ooes not apply to prlvately owneo alrports ln tbe system. Tbe system sbows notable lmprovement relatlve to tbls bencbmark. |n 2000, 31° o| all appllcable system alrports met tbe Part 77 objec- tlves. 8y 2005, system per|ormance |or tbls bencbmark lmproveo to 66°. System per|ormance lmproveo |or alrports ln eacb o| tbe tbree alrport roles. System per|ormance |or tbls measure wlll contlnue to cbange over tlme. Tbe alrports sbown below neeo to loentl|y tbelr Part 77 sur|aces ano/or take steps to ensure tbat approprlate local belgbt zonlng ls enacteo ln all o| tbese sur|aces. 12 ConcIusions Benchmark Target Perfornance Major AirportsTo Be Considered For Precision or Near Precision Approach Colorado Plains Regional Aspen-Pitken County+ Kit Carson County* Cortez/Montezuma County* Eagle County Regional+ Lamar Municipal* Vance Brand Municipal Meeker+ Stevens Field+ Telluride Regional+ Perry Stokes * = airports with recently published or scheduled LPV approach + = airports where prior analysis has shown precision approach may not be feasible At least 75° o| all alrports asslgneo to tbe Major Alrport category sboulo bave a preclslon approacb. 0 0 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 00 Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Airports with a Precision Instrument Approach 2000 t d 200 t d Performance Measure: Economic support Percent o| system alrports tbat bave a preclslon or near preclslon approacb. Faclllty objectlves establlsbeo |or tbe Coloraoo alrports set a target |or all alrports asslgneo to tbe Major Alrport category to bave approacbes aloeo by a preclslon (|LS) or near preclslon approacb capabllltles provloeo by LPv. 8etween 2000 ano 2005, tbe system sboweo mooest lmprovement relatlve to per|ormance |or tbls bencbmark. |n aooltlon to belng able to justl|y a preclslon approacb |rom an actlvlty stanopolnt, tbere are oeslgn lmpllcatlons |or alrports wltb an |LS or LPv approacb. Natural, ñnanclal, ano manmaoe constralnts bave ano wlll contlnue to cballenge tbe ablllty o| some Major Alrports to o||er an LPv approacb wltb near preclslon capabllltles. As a result, a target to bave near preclslon approacb capabllltles |or at least 75° o| tbe Major Alrports was set. Currently, 56° (14 o| tbe 25) Major Alrports bave |LS preclslon approacbes. Wblle lt woulo be loeal to bave preclslon approacbes to 100° o| tbe Major Alrports, because o| recognlzeo constralnts, a target to bave pre- clslon approacbes or near preclslon approacb capablll- tles at 19 o| tbe 25 (75°) Major Alrports was set. Tbe Major Alrports tbat coulo be consloereo |or approacb upgraoes to meet tbe target set |or tbls bencbmark are sbown. 13 Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions Pboto: Lmbraer 8rasllla at Montrose Peglonal Alrport Major and Intermediate Airports To Be Considered For Published Approach Stevens Field * Boulder Municipal* Leach Meadow Lake Mineral County Astronaut Rominger Blake Field* Animas Airpark* Eads * Fort Morgan Municipal * Glenwood Springs Municipal Granby/Grand County * Limon Municipal * Hopkins Field* Rangely * Harriet Alexander* Springfield Municipal * Walden/Jackson County * Spanish Peaks * Silver West Yuma Municipal * Major Airports Intermediate Airports * = Airports identified as high priority for GPS RNAV approach as part of CDOT’s 2000 GPS Implementation Study 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Airports with a Published Approach 2000 Study 2005 Study Performance Measure: Economic Support 14 ConcIusions Benchmark Target Perfornance Pboto: Gul|stream at Front Pange Alrport 0 0 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 00 Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Airports with Fuel 2000 t d 200 t d Intermediate Airports To Be Considered For 100LL Fuel Mineral County Astronaut Rominger Eads Springfield Municipal Walden/Jackson County Performance Measure: Economic Support Percent o| Faclllty ano servlce objectlves set |or Coloraoo alrports lnolcate tbat all Major Alrports sboulo bave [et A |uel, 100° o| all [et A ano/o 15 Pboto: Garñelo County Peglonal Alrport Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions Major Airports Intermediate Airports Colorado Plains Regional Leach Mineral County Astronaut Rominger Eads Rangely Springfield Municipal Walden/Jackson County Silver West Yuma Municipal Major and Intermediate Airports Needing GroundTransportation Service 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Airports with Ground Transportation Services 2000 Study 2005 Study Performance Measure: Economic Support o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o ! ! o Walker Field Pueblo Memorial Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Telluride Regional Aspen-Pitkin County Yampa Valley Regional Eagle County Regional Durango La Plata County Cortez-Montezuma County San Luis Valley Regional Colorado Springs Municipal Ft. Collins/Loveland Municipal Montrose Regional §¨¦ 70 §¨¦ 80 §¨¦ 70 §¨¦ 25 §¨¦ 25 §¨¦ 76 §¨¦ 80 £] 40 £] 550 £] 350 £] 160 £] 36 £] 24 £] 40 £] 34 £] 85 £] 50 £] 50 £] 50 £] 40 £] 385 £] 287 £] 6 £] 138 £] 385 £] 24 £] 666 £] 285 £] 191 £] 191 £] 285 £] 287 £] 34 £] 160 £] 64 £] 56 £] 64 Wyomi ng Ut ah Ar i zona New Mexico Kansas Nebr aska Okl ahoma Cheyenne Laramie Regional Four Corners Regional 0 0 0 Miles ll ir orts o lation and rea o r e 2000 ens s o ommer ial ommer ial lorado ir orts o lation and rea o r e 2000 ens s Coverages Denver nternational population within 90 minutes of a commercial service airport !( / ! ! o ommer ial er i e o t er stem ir ort 0 Min te ri e ime t o tate ri e ime 16 Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions Performance Measure: Coverage and Access Percent o| Coloraoo populatlon ano lano area wltbln 90 mlnutes o| a commerclal alrport. 95° o| Coloraoo's populatlon ano 75° o| lts lano area sboulo be wltbln 90 mlnutes or less o| an alrport serveo by scbeouleo commerclal Nlgbts. Wblle per|ormance |or tbls bencbmark relatlve to populatlon bas not cbangeo, per|ormance relatlve to lano area covereo bas |allen. Lamar lost servlce ano Fort Colllns/Lovelano Munlclpal galneo commerclal alrllne servlce ln 2003. Tbe geograpblc servlce area o| tbe Lovelano |aclllty overlaps wltb otber commerclal alrports. Tbe servlce area |or Lamar olo not, bence tbe reouctlon ln area coverage. Alrllne servlce at Lamar was supporteo by subsloles |rom tbe Feoeral LAS program. Tbree otber Coloraoo commerclal alrports contlnue to recelve LAS subsloles (Cortez, Alamosa, Pueblo). Tbere ls llttle tbat CDOT can oo to attract or malntaln commerclal alrllne servlce. Lven wltbout tbe LAS alrports, targets |or populatlon coverage |or tbls bencbmark wlll be met. Loss o| tbe tbree LAS alrports, most notably San Luls valley, woulo bave a greater lmpact on area coverage. Tbe lano area target |or tbls bencbmark, wltbout tbe LAS alrports, woulo most llkely not be met. Blake Field Walker Field Stevens Field Hopkins Field McElroy Field Meeker Centennial Lake County Front Range Perry Stokes Erie Fremont County Pueblo Memorial Limon Municipal Lamar Municipal Jefferson County Harriet Alexander Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Holyoke Municipal Kit Carson County Boulder Municipal Telluride Regional Sterling Municipal Saguache Municipal La Junta Municipal Granby/Grand County Craig-Moffat County Aspen-Pitkin County Greeley/Weld County Walden/Jackson County Vance Brand Municipal Yampa Valley Regional Fort Morgan Municipal Eagle County Regional Durango La Plata County Cortez-Montezuma County Garfield County Regional San Luis Valley Regional Colorado Plains Steamboat Springs Central Colorado Regional Colorado Springs Municipal Ft. Collins/Loveland Municipal Montrose Regional 70 80 70 25 25 76 80 40 550 350 160 36 24 40 34 85 50 50 50 40 385 287 6 138 385 24 666 285 191 191 285 287 34 160 64 64 Wyomi ng Ut ah Ar i zona New Mexi co Kansas Nebraska Mount Werner Monarch Pass La Veta Pass Wilkerson Pass Wolf Creek Pass Cottonwood Pass Copper Mountain Monument Hill/Kelley Berthoud Pass-Mines Peak Sunlight-Glenwood Springs additional coverage provided by awos weather reporting facilities since 2000 0 30 60 Miles Pre 2000 Population = Land Area = 94.9 % 55.6 % Source - 2000 U.S. Census Since 2000 Population = Land Area = 98.9 % 76.2 % Source - 2000 U.S. Census Coverages AWOS Pre 2000 AWOS Since 2000 Mountain Pass AWOS Commercial Service Other SystemAirport 25 NM - Pre 2000 25 NM - Since 2000 Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions 17 0 0 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 00 Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Airports with On-site Weather Reporting Facilities 2000 t d 200 t d Leach Meadow Lake Mineral County Astronaut Rominger Animas Airpark Eads Glenwood Springs Municipal Intermediate Airports To Be Considered For Weather Reporting Equipment Monte Vista Municipal Rangely Springfield Municipal Spanish Peaks Silver West Wray Municipal Yuma Municipal Performance Measure: Coverage and Access reportlng capabllltles. Per|ormance relatlve to tbe bencbmark bas lmproveo. Slnce 2000, tblrteen aooltlonal alrports bave on-slte weatber reportlng capabllltles. All Major Alrports bave on-slte weatber reportlng ano 63° o| tbe |ntermeolate Alrports bave tbls capablllty. |mprovements lncluoe on- alrport as well as weatber reportlng equlpment tbat bas alrport as well as weatber reportlng equlpment tbat bas been lnstalleo ln mountaln passes ln tbe State. 100° o| Coloraoo's Major ano |ntermeolate alrports sboulo bave on-slte weatber reportlng equlpment. Furtber lmprovement ls stlll neeoeo to meet establlsbeo targets. |ntermeolate Alrports sbown sboulo bave on- slte weatber reportlng to meet tbe target bencbmark. 18 Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions Runway Length Weather Reporting Intermediate Airport Improvements to Serve King Air B200 PublishedApproach Rotating Beacon Runway Lighting Astronaut Rominger Boulder Animas Eads Erie Glenwood Springs Granby/Grand County Limon Hopkins Field Steamboat Springs Yuma Astronaut Rominger Leach Animas Mineral County Glenwood Springs Eads MonteVista Springfield Spanish Peaks Silver West Wray Yuma Astronaut Rominger Boulder Leach Meadow Lake Mineral County Blake Animas Fort Morgan Glenwood Springs Granby/Grand County Rangely Harriet Alexander Springfield Steamboat Springs Walden/Jackson County Spanish Peaks Silver West Yuma Eads Limon Hopkins Field Astronaut Rominger Leach Eads Glenwood Springs Mineral County Silver West Spanish Peaks Animas Airpark Granby/Grand County Astronaut Rominger Leach Mineral County Glenwood Springs Spanish Peaks Silver West 0 0 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 00 Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Airports with a Published Approach 2000 t d 200 t d Major ano |ntermeolate alrports coulo meet most o| tbe requlrements o| tbe Klng Alr 8200 emergency alrcra|t, by 2005, tbls lncreaseo to 56°. Populatlon wltbln a 30 mlnute orlve o| an alrport equlppeo to serve tbe Klng Alr 8200 lncreaseo |rom 79° ln 2000 to 92° ln 2005, ano lano area wltbln a 30 mlnute orlve lncreaseo |rom 26° to 33°. To serve tbe Klng Alr 8200 alrcra|t, emergency operators bave mlnlmum requlrements relateo to runway lengtb, weatber reportlng, approacb, rotatlng beacon, ano runway llgbtlng. All Major Alrports, but Stevens Flelo, meet tbe Klng Alr requlrements, tbls alrport neeos only an lmproveo approacb to meet operator neeos. Percent o| Coloraoo alrports able to accommooate tbe Klng Alr 8200 emergency alrcra|t. Performance Measure: Coverage and Access Tbe system bas sbown lmprovement relatlve to tbls bencbmark slnce tbe 2000 plan. |n 2000, 45° o| tbe 100° o| tbe Major ano |ntermeolate alrports sboulo be able to accommooate tbe Klng Alr 8200 ln most emergency operatlng clrcumstances. Llgbt o| tbe 32 |ntermeolate Alrports now bave all o| tbe |acllltles neeoeo |or Klng Alr emergency operators. Tbe |ollowlng lmprovements at |ntermeolate Alrports coulo be consloereo to meet tbe target set |or tbls bencbmark. |t ls wortb notlng tbat lack o| tbese lmprovements ooes not totally precluoe tbe Klng Alr emergency alrcra|t |rom operatlng at tbese alrports ourlng certaln operatlng conoltlons. 19 Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions Pboto: Lear 35 at Centennlal Alrport 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Airports Able to Accommodate Learjet 35 Emergency Aircraft 2000 Study 2005 Study Runway Length Major Airport Improvements To Serve Learjet 35 Approach Stevens Field Kit Carson Vance Brand Meeker Perry Stokes Percent o| Coloraoo alrports able to accommooate tbe Learjet 35 emergency alrcra|t. Performance Measure: Coverage and Access 100° o| tbe Major Alrports sboulo be able to accom- mooate tbe Learjet 35 ln most emergency operatlng clrcumstances. Tbls plan's objectlves call |or only Major Alrports to be oevelopeo to meet tbe neeos o| emergency alrcra|t sucb as tbe Learjet 35. 80° (20 out o| tbe 25) o| tbe alrports ln tbe Major Alrport category bave |acllltles ano servlces to meet all neeos o| tbe Learjet 35 alrcra|t operatlng |or emergency purposes. Tbls ls a sllgbt lmprovement slnce tbe 2000 plan. |n 2005, 89° o| Coloraoo's populatlon was wltbln a 30 mlnute orlve o| an alrport equlppeo to serve tbls emergency alrcra|t, up |rom 79° ln 2000. Lano area coverage lncreaseo sllgbtly |rom 23° to 24°. Wblle lt ls not an objectlve |or |ntermeolate Alrports to meet tbe neeos o| tbls emergency alrcra|t, two alrports oo. |n oroer |or tbe system to meet tbe target set |or tbls bencbmark, several alrports ln tbe Major category woulo neeo |aclllty relateo upgraoes. Tbese are noteo below. |t ls lmportant to note tbat lack o| some or all o| tbese upgraoes ooes not necessarlly precluoe tbe Learjet 35 emergency alrcra|t |rom operatlng at tbese alrports ourlng some conoltlons. 20 Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions 8ackgrouno Pboto: Gunnlson Alrport 0 0 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 00 Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Airports with Minimum Runway Length Requirements 2000 t d 200 t d Major Airports Intermediate Airports Aspen-Pitkin * Jefferson County+ Cortez-Montezuma Eagle County* Fort Collins-Loveland Telluride Regional+ Front Range * = Airports where an extension less than optimum is more likely + = Airports where no extension is likely Boulder+ Mineral County MonteVista Astronaut Rominger Eagle County * Animas + Hopkins Field Eads + Steamboat Springs * Telluride Regional+ Glenwood Springs + Walden/Jackson Granby/Grand County Spanish Peaks McElroy Field Silver West Lake County Major and lnternediate Airports to be Considered for Runway Lengthening Projects Coloraoo alrports meetlng mlnlmum runway lengtb as establlsbeo by system plan |aclllty objectlves. Performance Measure: Investment As a result o| lts elevatlon ano e×tremes ln tempera- ture, comparatlvely, Coloraoo's alrports bave some o| At least 75° o| all Major ano 75° o| all |ntermeolate alrports sboulo loeally meet runway lengtb objectlves. Objectlves |or runway lengtb, as establlsbeo by tbe Coloraoo Avlatlon System Plan, call |or commerclal ano rellever alrports ln tbe Major category to be able to accommooate 75° o| all large general avlatlon alrcra|t 21 Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions Pboto: Lmbraer 8rasllla at Denver |nternatlonal Alrport 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Applicable System Airports Percentage of Airports with PCI Rating of 75 or Greater on Primary Runway 2000 Study 2005 Study Major Airports Minor Airports Intermediate Airports Aspen-Pitkin County Kit Carson County Meeker Pueblo Memorial Perry Stokes Brush Municipal Haxtun Municipal CucharaValley North ForkValley Meadow Lake Astronaut Rominger Fort Morgan Municipal Granby/Grand County Lake County Hopkins Field Rangely Sterling Municipal Walden/Jackson County Yuma Municipal Major and Intermediate Airports Now Needing Primary Runway Pavement Improvement Performance Measure: INVESTMENT Tbls bencbmark applles only to tbe 63 alrports tbat are lncluoeo ln tbe CDOT pavement management program. Slnce pavement conoltlons cbange |rom year to year, a pavement tbat met tbls objectlve ln a prlor cycle may not necessarlly meet tbe objectlve ln a subsequent cycle. Accorolng to ln|ormatlon analyzeo ln tbls upoate, per|ormance |or tbls bencbmark bas lncreaseo. |n 2000, 40 o| tbe alrports met tbe objectlve set |or tbls bencbmark, by 2005, tbls number lncreaseo to 44. CDOT places consloerable empbasls ln lts buogetary process on malntalnlng ano lmprovlng pavement conoltlons at system alrports. As pavement conoltlons are presently reporteo, alrports loentlñeo below are ln neeo o| pavement lmprovement projects |or tbelr prlmary runways. To meet tbe target set |or tbls bencbmark, CDOT wlll neeo to contlnue to monltor runway pavement conoltlons at system alrports. 100° o| all Major ano |ntermeolate alrports sboulo bave a paveo prlmary runway wltb a PC| o| 75 or greater. 22 Benchmark Target Perfornance ConcIusions 0 0 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 00 2005 Percentage of Airports Providing Recommended Security Enhancements All Aircraft Secured Community Watch Program Contact List Documented Security Procedures Positive Passenger/Cargo /Baggage ID Signs Major Airports Intermediate Airports Minor Airports Percent o| system general avlatlon alrports meetlng mlnlmum Transportatlon Securlty Aomlnlstratlon (TSA) securlty guloellnes. Performance Measure: Security Tbls bencbmark applles only to general avlatlon alrports, commerclal alrports ano alrports wltb a Part 139 certlñcatlon bave separate TSA securlty relateo requlrements. TSA bas a scorlng system tbat asslgns general avlatlon securlty enbancements ln blgb, meolum, mlnlmum, ano low categorles. Slnce tbls ls a new per|ormance measure, lt was oetermlneo tbat as a start, an objectlve to bave all alrports meet tbe least oemanolng TSA securlty enbancements sboulo be aoopteo. Tbese enbancements lncluoe bavlng all alrcra|t secureo, establlsblng a communlty watcb program, bavlng a contact llst, oocumentlng securlty proceoures, bavlng posltlve passenger/cargo/baggage loentlñcatlon, ano postlng approprlate slgnage. Tbe accompanylng cbart sbows bow alrports ln eacb role are currently per|ormlng relatlve to tbese securlty measures. More ln|ormatlon |or tbls bencbmark ls avallable |rom CDOT Aeronautlcs. Alrports can obtaln ln|ormatlon |rom CDOT on tbelr speclñc TSA securlty guloellnes. All alrports ln tbe Coloraoo system sboulo meet at least tbe mlnlmum TSA securlty guloellnes set |or alrports ln tbe ¨low rlsk" securlty category. 23 96% 72% 88% 76% 56% 80% 40% 100% 100% 100% 100% 96% 100% 96% 96% 100% 100% 100% 24% 44% 20% 60% 4% 4% 12% 4% 28% 4% Runway Length Runway Width Runway Strength Parallel Taxiway Precision Approach Visual Aids HIRL Weather Reporting Facilities Phone Restroom FBO Maintenance Facilities Jet AFuel Ground Transportation Terminal Apron Hangars Auto Parking Major Airports Facility and Service Objectives Alrports Meetlng Objectlve Alrports Not Meetlng Objectlve Tbe prlor pages bave summarlzeo system per|ormance relatlve to key stuoy per|ormance measures ano bencbmarks. |n aooltlon, |aclllty ano servlce objectlves |or Major, |ntermeolate, ano Mlnor alrports were also establlsbeo. 8y meetlng |aclllty ano servlce objectlves |or tbelr speclñc alrport role, alrports ln Coloraoo can best |ulñll tbelr oeslgnateo system role. Faclllty ano servlce objectlves establlsbeo as part o| tbls plan are not stanoaros or requlrements. Tbe objectlves sboulo, bowever, belp alrports ln Coloraoo oevelop master plans ano alrport layout plans tbat are reNectlve o| tbelr system role. |t ls posslble tbat some alrports may e×ceeo tbelr objectlves, wblle otber alrports may not be able to reacb all objectlves. Lstabllsbment o| tbese |aclllty ano servlce objectlves ooes not constltute a commltment on bebal| o| tbe State or tbe FAA to |uno noteo lmprovements. 8aseo on oata collecteo as part o| tbls stuoy's lnventory e||ort, tbe |ollowlng cbarts summarlze tbe ablllty o| alrports ln eacb o| tbe tbree system roles to meet tbelr respectlve |aclllty ano servlce objectlves. 24 84% 53% 86% 66% 38% 13% 81% 63% 72% 75% 84% 38% 28% 25% 16% 72% 100% 97% 100% 28% 100% 100% 34% 63% 88% 19% 14% 16% 47% 3% Runway Length Runway Width Runway Strength (rated only) Taxiway Non-Precision Approach Visual Aids MIRL Weather Reporting Facilities Phone Restroom Fuel Ground Transportation Apron Hangars Auto Parking lnternediate Airports Runway Length Runway Width Runway Strength Visual Aids LIRL or Reflectors Phone Restroom Hangars Auto Parking 33% 100% 6% 56% 11% 50% 39% 39% 89% 50% 11% 50% 89% 50% 61% 61% 39% 67% Minor Airports Alrports Meetlng Objectlve Alrports Not Meetlng Objectlve Unpaveo Punway - No Strengtb Patlng 25 Pboto: Centennlal Alrport Costs and Funding Annually, tbe Coloraoo Aeronautlcal 8oaro recelves grant requests |rom all system alrports. To be ellglble |or State |unolng, alrports must bave a capltal lmprove- ment plan (C|P) on ñle wltb CDOT Aeronautlcs. Alrports typlcally request State |unos |or malntenance, equlpment, ano capltal oevelopment projects. 48 o| tbe 75 alrports ln tbe Coloraoo system are also lncluoeo ln tbe Natlonal Plan o| |ntegrateo Alrport Systems (NP|AS), tbls makes tbese alrports ellglble |or Feoeral |unolng |rom tbe Feoeral Avlatlon Aomlnlstratlon (FAA). Feoerally ellglble alrports use State grants to leverage larger Feoeral grants. Wben revlewlng lnolvloual alrport grant requests |or State |unolng, CDOT Aeronautlcs uses tbe recom- menoatlons o| tbls plan. Tbey compare alrport actlons loentlñeo at tbe State level wltb alrport-speclñc actlons |ormulateo at tbe local level. Tbls top oown ano bottom up comparlson belps CDOT oetermlne wblcb projects ano wblcb |unolng requests are ln tbe best lnterest o| tbe State's alrport system. A revlew o| C|Ps on ñle wltb Aeronautlcs lnolcates tbat some alrports bave alreaoy lncorporateo actlons loentlñeo ln tbls plan lnto tbelr locally generateo plans. As part o| tbe system plan upoate, estlmates o| costs tbat coulo be lncurreo to respono to targets set |or all system bencbmarks ano |or all alrport speclñc |aclllty ano servlce objectlves were oevelopeo. Costs olscusseo ln tbls sectlon are not reNectlve o| all alrport speclñc conoltlons wblcb mlgbt cause costs to be blgber ln some lnstances. |t ls tbe role o| an alrport's capltal lmprovement plan to oevelop oetalleo cost estlmates. Costs olscusseo ln tbls sectlon are general plannlng estl- mates. Costs presenteo ln tbls sectlon are presenteo ln current oollars. Cost estlmates oevelopeo as part o| tbls plan ano |or otber projects ln tbe State C|P ano FAA NP|AS, lnolcate tbat costs neeoeo tbrougb 2025 to malntaln ano lmprove tbe Coloraoo alrport system coulo reacb $1.96 bllllon. Tbls cost ooes not lncluoe estlmates |or Denver |nternatlonal. || tbls longer term estlmate ls annuallzeo, lt appears tbat at least $108.9 mllllon coulo be neeoeo eacb year to respono to actlons loentlñeo ln tbe system plan ano to lnolvloual alrport C|Ps. 26 bi l l i on bi l l i on Estimated Colorado Airport Funding Needs Through 2025 Estimated Available FAA/State/Local Funding Through 2025 mi l l i on shor t al l Annually, |unos avallable |rom Feoeral, State ano local |unolng sources vary. State |unos |or tbe CDOT Aero- nautlcs program come |rom |uel ta×es. Wltb lncreaseo |uel costs, State |unos bave recently been on tbe lncrease. Feoeral |unolng |rom tbe FAA comes |rom tbe Alrport |mprovement Program (A|P). A|P ls 100 percent user-|unoeo by varlous |ees ano ta×es. For tbls analysls, an average o| total |unolng oerlveo |rom Feoeral, State ano local sources ln recent |unolng cycles was conslo- ereo. For tbe most recent years, CDOT lnolcates tbat total annual Feoeral, State, ano local |unolng |or system alrports (e×cluolng Denver |nternatlonal) bas averageo $75 mllllon. Wben tbe average annual estlmateo |unolng neeo o| $108.9 mllllon ls compareo to an annual average |unolng avallablllty o| $73.5 mllllon, lt can be seen tbat an annual sbort|all o| $35.4 mllllon can be antlclpateo. Over tbe plannlng perloo, a total |unolng sbort|all o| $637 mllllon coulo be lncurreo l| all system plan ano antlclpateo C|P projects were to be lmplementeo. 8aseo on blstorlc |unolng, a slgnlñcant |unolng sbort|all coulo e×lst. Secur- lng aooltlonal |unolng |or Coloraoo alrports ls lmportant l| actlons to respono to tbls stuoy's targets ano objec- tlves are to be taken. Coloraoo's commerclal ano general avlatlon alrports are essentlal unoerplnnlngs o| tbe State's transportatlon ano economlc systems. Tbls stuoy lnolcates tbat oemano |or Coloraoo's alrport system wlll contlnue to grow. To respono to tbls growtb ano to ralse tbe level o| system per|ormance as outllneo ln tbls plan, slgnlñcant lnvest- ment wlll be neeoeo. Lacb year, alrports ln Coloraoo (e×cluolng Denver |nternatlonal) contrlbute an estlmateo $6.7 bllllon to tbe State's economy. Wben tbe yearly economlc beneñt o| $6.7 bllllon ls compareo to annual lnvestment neeo o| $108.9 mllllon, loentlñeo by tbls plan, lt can clearly be seen tbat tbe annual beneñt o| tbe Coloraoo alrport system ls mucb greater tban tbe estlmateo annual cost o| malntalnlng ano lmprovlng tbe system. Aeronautlcs must now work wltb tbe FAA ano alrports tbrougbout tbe State to lnsure tbe success o| tbls plan. A well malntalneo ano oevelopeo alrport system ls vltal to Coloraoo. Tbls plan provloes CDOT Aeronautlcs wltb a power|ul plannlng tool. Tbls plan belps Aeronautlcs to unoerstano wbere progress bas been maoe slnce tbe 2000 plan was pre- pareo. State lnvestment ln weatber reportlng equlpment ls one lmportant e×ample o| bow |ocuseo lnvestment bas lmproveo several |acets o| system per|ormance. Lqually lmportant, tbls upoate provloes lmportant ln|ormatlon on wbat steps ano wbat actlons are stlll neeoeo on tbe State ano alrport-speclñc levels to reacb targets ano objectlves outllneo ln tbls plan. Tbls ln|ormatlon belps CDOT Aero- nautlcs to oevelop ano to prlorltlze lts |uture programs, tbereby lnsurlng tbat Coloraoo bas a system o| com- merclal ano general avlatlon alrports tbat can support tbe neeos o| lts resloents, vlsltors, ano buslnesses. Summary