纪念机场

位于pg电子赏金船长试玩版, 纪念机场 is home to one of the busiest general aviation airports within the country, 容纳314人,071 civil and military aircraft operations in 2021.

的 Arapahoe Public Airport officially opened in 1968, when Arapahoe Road was just a two-lane dirt road leading to the airport as part of establishing the Denver Technological Center (DTC). In 1975, the 县委员委员会 created the Arapahoe County Public 机场管理局 (“the 机场管理局”) and the airport property title was transferred from the County to the 机场管理局. In 1984, the airport was renamed 纪念机场.

机场管理局董事会

的 机场管理局 is a separate political subdivision of the State of Colorado. It has the power to own property, 苏和被起诉, 进入合同, 借钱, 发行债券, 和构建, maintain and manage the airport (C.R.S. 41-3-106节). 的 机场管理局 is governed by a Board of Commissioners (known as the “Airport Board”), 它由五个组成 委任的委员 to four-year terms by the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners. 的 县委员委员会 traditionally has appointed three county commissioners to the Airport Board, and two non-county commissioners. Pursuant to the Airport Board’s by-laws, three appointees of Douglas County are “ex-officio” non-voting members of the Authority.

Learn more about the Airport Board’s membership and 即将到来的会议.

Since the Authority is an independent and separate governmental entity, Arapahoe County does not have direct power over the management and operations of the airport. That authority exists exclusively with the 机场管理局 and the Airport Board. Arapahoe County’s influence over the management and operations of the 机场管理局 is limited to its power of appointment of the voting members of the 机场管理局’s Board, 虽然一旦被任命, the members exercise full discretion as to how vote on 机场管理局 matters.

纪念机场 社区 噪音 Roundtable

Arapahoe County is one of several government entities who participate in the 纪念机场 噪音 Roundtable (CACNR). 创建于2009年, the CACNR works with the airport to explore ways to reduce and mitigate the impact of aircraft noise on surrounding communities. In addition to local elected officials and appointed community representatives, the roundtable includes airport staff, 机场用户, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division. 的 县委员委员会 委任两名委员 and two alternates to the CACNR.

了解更多关于CACNR和 即将到来的会议.

解决影响

Arapahoe County understands the public and economic benefits general aviation provides, while also acknowledging the public health impacts noise and leaded emissions pose.

含铅燃料

的 机场管理局—not Arapahoe County—has exclusive control over the management and operations of the airport, subject to any limitations contained in federal and state laws or grant assurances.

的 县委员委员会 has advocated for a change in leaded emissions:

  • Participated in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 立法过程 关于含铅燃料.
  • Endorsed 纪念机场’s “first in the state” leadership in offering unleaded aviation fuel, a direct result of organized community efforts within District 2.

噪音

在科罗拉多州, counties do not have express or implied statutory authority to regulate noise from airports. 的 Federal Aviation Administration has exclusive control over the operation of aircraft in the air and on runways (29 U.S.C. 第40103节).

Most recently, the 县委员委员会 has advocated to address noise concerns by:

  • 迫切要求 additional environmental analysis from the FAA prior to implementing the DEN Metroplex to adequately address noise and other environmental impacts, ultimately joining a lawsuit against the FAA with the City of Greenwood Village and 纪念机场.
  • 寻求 support from Colorado’s congressional delegation for additional FAA resources to address community noise concerns. 
  • Partnering with 纪念机场 and Greenwood Village to secure a federal lobbyist—的 Normandy Group—to identify new avenues for resolution.
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