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Airport Commission Meeting recap - April 1, 2026

• Recommended keeping the chart supplement at 800 AGL, removing added language/NOTAM, and reducing pattern from 4 to 3

• Will review with ERAU before finalizing and bringing to City Council, raising concerns about outside influence

• Only ~2% of March flights were local

• Cottonwood pursuing $40K landing fee study

• Clarkdale Mayor/residents raised concerns about the engineering study not including Clarkdale, and avigation easements only in Cottonwood as that is where the historic traffic pattern resides.

• Clarkdale Mayor requested 2 in pattern and elimination of calm wind runway

• Prospective flight school committed to noise abatement and engaged with residents, unlike ERAU

Listen to the full meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPHMGgMXZX4
Airport Commission Meetings will now be held on the third Wednesday of each month.

Upcoming Court Cases Colorado The Town Of Superior is appealing the dismissal of their action seeking to abate the nuisance caused by piston-engine aircraft performing constant touch-and-go operations, which generate excessive noise and lead pollution over Superior.https://marklacis.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Appellants-Opening-Brief.pdf

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