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David Eulane, director of the Division of Aeronautics, said the airport award “recognizes a public use airport that exhibits outstanding contributions to our aviation system” and named Yampa Valley Regional Airport the division’s 2025 Airport of the Year.

Kevin Booth of Yampa Valley accepted the award on behalf of airport staff and tenants and thanked the division and community for the recognition.

The division also named an aviation professional of the year: “Patrick with Kimley Horn” was honored for his role in producing the division’s 2025 Colorado Aviation Economic Impact Study and for previous work as an intern with the division. Patrick accepted the recognition and noted he began as an intern with the division and later supported the economic study while working with Kimley‑Horn.

Finally, the director’s award went to John Bauer, former manager of the FAA Denver Airports District Office, in recognition of his long‑term mentorship and support of Colorado airports. Eulane asked attendees to congratulate Bauer for his service and said Bauer would continue to be engaged with the community.

The honors were presented during the meeting; no board appropriations or other actions were associated with the recognitions.

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“...we actually sent out a survey to a bunch of airports... we got a huge feedback from the airports, an overwhelming yes on this. And so staff, put together a pretty quick plan. We actually got some quotes from, some AED companies out there. And so we're actually looking to put out, up to 38, AEDs across the state to our J airports for just under $45,000,” Todd said.

Todd recommended reallocating $47,500 from the airport operations monitoring cost center to fund the one‑time statewide purchase. A board member moved the motion and a second followed. The motion was approved by voice vote; those present answered “aye” and the chair declared the motion carried.

Board members who spoke in favor noted the life‑saving potential of on‑site AEDs. A Denver representative described internal airport data that showed AED use was associated with a higher rate of immediate return of circulation for on‑site cardiac events.

The division will proceed to place orders for AEDs and coordinate distribution with recipient airports; staff said they expect to complete the purchase promptly using the reallocated funds.

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“We're continuing to go through in painstaking detail all of the, invoices to try to determine, how much is missing from there,” Bryce said. “We're still projecting that there's, let's say, in the ballpark of 4 to 7,000,000 potentially missing in revenue there.”

Board members asked whether penalties or prompt‑payment interest would be applied. Bryce said those assessments, if any, are at the discretion of DOR and that the division has limited visibility into DOR’s internal handling of penalties. Angela (board member, first name only in the transcript) raised the potential cost of lost interest on the foregone receipts and noted ColoTrust rates at about 5% over the past year, saying the lost interest on $4–7 million could be roughly $200,000.

David Eulane, director of the Division of Aeronautics, told the board he will ask CDOT executive leadership to elevate the issue to the director level so the two agencies can pursue resolution.

Bryce said the division continues to forecast current revenue and will present updated accruals to the board when reconciliations with DOR advance. No change to the division’s grant program or immediate payments was announced; staff said they will monitor whether DOR applies penalties and whether DOR’s reconciliations produce late payments to the division.

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“What you just saw is, our most recent, prototype that was built from scratch in our headquarters in Centennial,” the company representative said, describing an approximately 10%‑scale test aircraft and in‑house fabrication of composite parts and propulsion components.

The company representative said the program is developing a full‑scale configuration that would use multiple distributed engines and battery propulsion to achieve an initial range of roughly 600 miles, a cruise speed in the low‑300s (knots reported by the company) and runway length needs of about 4,500–5,000 feet. The presenter said the company aims to produce 24–29 passenger aircraft, that wings could be configured to fold, and that manufacturing and testing work is centered in Colorado.

Cosmic reported two nonbinding letters of intent with airlines so far and said it has a collaborative memorandum‑of‑understanding with five Colorado airports that are taking early steps to assess infrastructure and operations needs for the aircraft. The company also said it won a $250,000 grant from a state economic development entity (referred to at the meeting as an OEDIC grant) to support further work.

The representative emphasized the firm’s business case for smaller regional routes, saying in the company’s analysis the aircraft could operate without the same level of subsidy required by some current Essential Air Service routes and that the firm expects attractive airline economics on thin routes.

No board action was taken on the report. Board members asked company representatives to continue meetings with airport managers and CDOT staff to define infrastructure, charging and siting needs.

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“We're using forecast, flight data, to come up with power loads. And then from that, then say now what makes the most sense from there,” Carey said during the meeting.

Carey told commissioners the study combined forecast passenger and flight‑school activity with vehicle charging scenarios to size charger counts and power draws at representative Colorado airports. The analysis modeled different charger speeds (1C, 2C and 4C), daily arrival patterns and options for on‑site solar plus battery storage. Carey said slower charge rates can be feasible for some schedules, but many point‑to‑point passenger services and flight‑school turn‑around needs would require faster charging or more chargers than an airport’s current electrical service supports.

“Third party ownership can be helpful when you lower your capital costs,” Carey said, summarizing an option the study examined for airports that cannot or do not want to own generation or storage assets.

Why it matters: Carey said several manufacturers are pursuing FAA certification for small electric and hybrid aircraft, and if those aircraft enter service at scale they can create large, concentrated power needs (daily peaks) that utilities and airports must plan for. The study compared rate structures and policies across utilities and found that local electric tariffs, net‑metering rules and availability of tax credits materially change the business case for on‑site solar plus battery storage. In one example presented, an airport in Excel Energy territory could realize an 11‑year payback on privately owned solar and storage under modeled assumptions; the same load in a different utility territory produced different economics.

The presentation recommended that airports include energy planning in master plans, coordinate early with utilities, and engage flight schools and potential operators to refine demand forecasts. Carey said the full report will be released publicly in the coming weeks and that state planners and airports should consider upgrades several years ahead of anticipated aircraft entry into service.

David Eulane, director of the Division of Aeronautics, told the board the report will be publicly available and staff will support questions about the methodology when it is posted.

The board did not take formal action on the report at the meeting but members asked staff to distribute the final study when it is released so airports can incorporate energy scenarios into planning and grant applications.

Looking ahead: Carey said implementing charging networks and potential on‑site generation could take multiple years and that rate structures and federal/state incentives (the report modeled a 30% tax credit scenario) affect whether airports should pursue third‑party ownership or utility upgrades.

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