KAPA Centennial Airport (1,400 acres) Denver, CO Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [KBKF] 9 NE ; [KDEN] 19 NE ; [KFTG] 19 NE ; [KBJC] 24 NW ;(ave. distance: 18 nm) Total Based Aircraft: 849 (575 single-props, 133 multi-props) (121 jets, … Continue reading
Every year, industry representatives (including FAA and the lobbyists, of course!) meet at around this time, for the ‘Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium’. The event is traditionally held in the Palm Springs area, but is at Long Beach this year. … Continue reading
A Hawker business jet departed the Centennial Airport [KAPA] at 11:03AM local time, carrying a passenger on a flight to Latrobe, PA [KLBE]. Had everything been normal, it would have landed less than three hours later. On this flight, though, a … Continue reading
The following table presents a chronology for the fourth quarter of 2014, showing all known ‘fatal’ U.S. aviation accidents, as well as some non-fatal accidents. Data shows date (weekends are underlined), location, number of fatalities, and a brief synopsis. Click … Continue reading
An FAA Press Release on July 10, 2014 announced that FAA has received nine candidate lead-free fuel formulations to soon be evaluated. This is part of a decades-delayed program to phase out dangerous lead that is still being added to aviation fuels. … Continue reading
1ABEAllentown, PA — 108,108 Total Annual Operations (16% Commercial Ops & 55% Local Ops) 2ABIAbilene, TX — 65,409 Total Annual Operations (17% Commercial Ops & 38% Local Ops) 3ABQAlbuquerque, NM — 136,915 Total Annual Operations (62% Commercial Ops & 7% … Continue reading
The following table presents a chronology for the third quarter of 2014, showing all known ‘fatal’ U.S. aviation accidents, as well as some non-fatal accidents. Data shows date (weekends are underlined), location, number of fatalities, and a brief synopsis. Click … Continue reading
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KFTG Front Range Airport (3,349 acres) Denver, CO Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [KDEN] 8 NW ; [KBKF] 11 SW ; [KAPA] 19 SW ; [KEIK] 27 NW ;(ave. distance: 16 nm) Total Based Aircraft: 336 (249 single-props, 60 multi-props, 15 … Continue reading
KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (7,200 acres) Colorado Springs, CO Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [KFCS] 8 S ; [1V6] 30 SW ; [KPUB] 32 S ; [KAPA] 46 N ;(ave. distance: 29 nm) Total Based Aircraft: 292 (146 … Continue reading