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24-513: This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorizes it as a reliever airport . It is home to a large general aviation population including a fair amount of corporate traffic and several flight schools . The airport's proximity to the nearby Interlocken business district contributes to its business traveler clientele. It has a control tower on 118.6 (local) and 121.7 (ground) that

48-606: A June 21, 2002, traffic accident en route to the Hayman fire from Oregon: Zach Zigich, Retha Shirley, Jacob Martindale, Danial Rama, and Bart Bailey. They are listed in the memorial to fallen firefighters on the Wildland Firefighter Foundation's website . A forestry technician with the U.S. Forest Service, Terry Barton, set the fire in a campfire ring during a total burn ban triggered by a National Weather Service red flag warning . Barton's claim that she

72-502: A reservoir that is used as a water source for Denver . The removal of this sediment cost $ 25 million. Most of the burn area is inside of the Pike National Forest . The fire caused the closure of a large part of the national forest land as well as nearby Eleven Mile State Park and Spinney State Park . Tourism saw a sharp decline in the area and it is estimated that local businesses lost 50% of their seasonal revenues as

96-493: A result of the fire-induced closures. Ann Dow, 50, suffered a fatal asthma attack on the evening of June 10, 2002, when heavy smoke from the fire drifted over the Dows' home south of Florissant. She quickly lapsed into unconsciousness and paramedics could not revive her. Her death certificate lists the cause as "acute asthma attack due to or as a consequence of smoke inhalation." Five firefighters died from injuries sustained from

120-775: Is 7,002 by 75 feet (2,134 by 23 m); 3/21 is 3,600 by 75 feet (1,097 by 23 m). The airport's three runways, previously 11L/29R, 11R/29L, and 2/20, were renumbered in November 2014 in order to align them with magnetic directions. At the same time, the primary runway (12L/30R) underwent an $ 8.83 million renovation. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 262,348 aircraft operations, an average of 718 per day: 95% general aviation , 4% air taxi , <1% military and <1% air carrier . At that time there were 476 aircraft based at this airport: 341 single- engine , 70 multi-engine, 43 jet , 21 helicopter , and 1 glider. Two fixed-base operators (FBOs) operate at

144-731: Is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. NPIAS was developed and now maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It identifies existing and proposed airports that are significant to national air transportation in the U.S., and thus eligible to receive federal grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). It also includes estimates of the amount of AIP money needed to fund infrastructure development projects that will bring these airports up to current design standards and add capacity to congested airports. The FAA

168-677: Is located at Centennial Airport . In addition to commercial operations, the United States Forest Service (USFS) has a regional aerial firefighting operation at the Jeffco Airtanker Base . The Jeffco ATB, which opened in September 1983, has been instrumental in fighting such major Front Range forest wildfires as the June 2002 Hayman Fire , 2010 Four Mile Canyon fire and 2012 High Park fire . In 2014,

192-529: Is open from 0600 to 2200 local time. ATIS / AWOS broadcasts on 126.25. There are three runways —12/30 Left and Right and 3/21. The runway numbers were changed in November 2014 to reflect a change in magnetic variation. Two fixed-base operators (FBOs) offer fuel and other services. On February 7, 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration dedicated a new $ 23.7 million, state-of-the-art airport traffic control tower, located south of

216-559: Is required to provide Congress with a five-year estimate of AIP-eligible development every two years. The NPIAS contains all commercial service airports , all reliever airports , and selected general aviation airports. This aviation -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hayman Fire The Hayman Fire was a forest fire started on June 8, 2002, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Colorado Springs , Colorado and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Denver , Colorado and was, for 18 years,

240-506: The ATB operation was temporarily relocated to Fort Collins-Loveland Airport (Northern Colorado Regional Airport) for a few months while runways were repaved. In the busy firefighting season of 2020, Jeffco Airtanker Base helped fight major fires like Pine Gulch , Grizzly Creek , East Troublesome , Cal-Wood and Cameron Peak fires. For about 50 fires, airtankers used a record amount of fire-retardant slurry , some 1.7 million gallons. Although

264-426: The airport runways. The new facility includes a 124-foot-tall control tower topped by a 525-square-foot tower cab with four air traffic controller positions and one supervisor position. A 6,000-square-foot, single-story base building houses administrative offices, training rooms, and equipment rooms. In the summer of 2018, Pilatus Aircraft officially launched operations out of their newly constructed hangar located on

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288-479: The airport: Signature Flight Support and Sheltair. On July 13, 2016, Pilatus Aircraft broke ground on a new 188,000 sq. ft. North American completion center for the new PC-24 business jet. The facility became fully operational in June 2018. In December of 2019, ATP Flight School opened its second Denver, Colorado training center at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The other training facility

312-426: The fire including 133 homes, 1 commercial building and 466 outbuildings. While the fire burned, record amounts of particulate matter were measured in the air. As a result of the fire, flooding in the burn area increased. Consequently, many roads and bridges in the area were washed out. This included State Highway 67 , the main highway that runs through the area. Other indirect destruction included sediment runoff into

336-418: The government was not responsible for Barton's actions because she was acting as an angry spouse and not as a government worker. In August 2018, Barton's sentence was extended another 15 years in the form of unsupervised probation (the unsupervised probation was ordered to save legal fees that would then be redirected towards restitution). Judge William Brian ordered that Barton continue to make payments toward

360-555: The largest wildfire in the state's recorded history at over 138,114 acres . Hundreds of firefighters fought the fast-moving fire, which caused nearly $ 40 million in firefighting costs, burned 133 homes, 138,114 acres, and forced the evacuation of 5,340 people. Smoke could be seen and smelled across the state from Vail , 55 miles (89 km) northwest, to Burlington , 188 miles (303 km) east, and from Broomfield , 50 miles (80 km) north, to Walsenburg , 130 miles (210 km) south. The Hayman Fire burned from June 8, until it

384-599: The motorcade drove him to Louisville to see the damage and meet with the community. The airport was formerly a hub for Pet Airways before the company ceased all flights in early 2013. Denver Air Connection also operated from RMMA to Grand Junction before consolidating their operations for the Denver–Grand Junction route to Centennial Airport in May 2017. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ( NPIAS )

408-460: The presiding judge had "the appearance of prejudice" because smoke from the fire had motivated him to voluntarily leave his home for one night. In March 2008, Barton was re-sentenced by a different judge to 15 years of probation and 1,000 hours community service. Several insurance companies filed a $ 7 million suit against the government in the fall of 2008, claiming that Barton was negligent in her duties. In November, Judge Wiley Daniel ruled that

432-433: The quote ("All of Colorado is burning.") The Hayman Fire was named for a mining ghost town near Tappan Gulch. The fire resulted directly in the death of one civilian, and five firefighters were killed en route to the fire. Costs included $ 39.1 million in suppression costs and total private property losses valued at $ 40.4 million, and indirectly led to the death of five firefighters. Overall, 600 structures were burned in

456-486: The raging Dec. 2021 Marshall Fire was just a few miles northwest, and within sight of, the airport, the relentless high winds, gusting past 100 MPH, prevented the use of any aerial resources that might have been assembled past the ATB's usual November closing date. A week later, when President Joe Biden went to Colorado to survey the fire damage, Air Force One landed at DIA, the Bidens flew via helicopter to RMMA, from which

480-439: The runways. 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. 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 . It has three asphalt paved runways : 12L/30R is 9,000 by 100 feet (2,743 by 30 m); 12R/30L

504-565: 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. Construction for the permanent building and hangar was expected to commence in the spring of 2019. There exists a vacant tract of airport-owned land just southwest of

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528-538: Was attempting to burn a letter from her estranged husband was disputed by one of her teenage daughters who testified that a psychology teacher had told Ms. Barton to write her feelings in a letter and burn it. The fire quickly spread out of the campfire ring and eventually torched over 138,000 acres (560 km ) and burned across four different counties. A federal grand jury indicted Barton on four felony counts of arson. Barton pleaded guilty to two charges: setting fire to federal forest land and lying to investigators and

552-413: Was classified as contained on June 28, 2002. The cause of the wildfire was found to be arson . When then-Governor Bill Owens responded to a reporter's question following an aerial tour of the fires ("What does it look like up there?"), Owens said "It looks as if all of Colorado is burning today." Many western slope residents blamed Owens for driving away tourists with the press' truncated version of

576-475: Was given a six-year sentence in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch refused, however, to impose the $ 14 million restitution asked for by prosecutors, saying he would not sentence her to a "life of poverty." Additionally, the State of Colorado sentenced Barton to 12 years in prison to run concurrently with the 6-year federal sentence. The state sentence was overturned on appeal, however, on grounds that

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