Transportation  June 14, 2023

More-detailed engineering study recommends keeping at least one hangar

LOVELAND — An additional and more-detailed engineering study of the three hangars leased to private aircraft operators at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport concludes that one should be saved, one could be saved and third should be decommissioned.

Knott Laboratory LLC, with a Fort Collins office, conducted the study at the request of the regional airport commission after pilots objected to a less-rigorous engineering assessment that resulted in an order in March to decommission hangars A, B and C due to safety and liability concerns. The liability issues were discussed in an executive session, followed by a vote to decommission.

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Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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