On behalf of the undersigned national and state aviation advocacy organizations, we respectfully urge you to reconsider the proposed permanent reclassification of Runway 06/24 at Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) as a taxiway. Instead, we ask that you
recommit to maintaining this runway as an active runway in alignment with the FNL 2020 Master Plan and its accompanying Airport Layout Plan (ALP).
We further request the immediate reopening of Runway 06/24 for takeoff and landing operations and recommend that a formal study of its utilization be conducted through at least September of 2026. This approach will allow for a data-driven decision based on current and comprehensive up-to-date operational metrics. Also, in the future when contemplating decisions of this magnitude that directly affect airport stakeholders, AOPA strongly encourages sponsors to formally solicit aeronautical user feedback prior to making decisions that would potentially
seriously and materially negatively impact those users. Specifically with respect to the topic of a potential runway reclassification, we ask that the Commissioners formally seek feedback from airport stakeholders most likely to be affected by the potential decision rather than what appears
to be the current rather casual default-- “…unless otherwise directed…” -- approval/disapproval methodology.
To read the full release, please visit: KFNL Request Continued Maintenance of Runway 06/24 as an Operational Runway