Board updates airport minimum standards, rescinds older design guidelines

Mar 25, 2026

Pitkin County repealed and reenacted Title 10 to align airport minimum standards with FAA expectations and rescinded 2014 airport design guidelines; county staff said the overhaul updates standards last revised in 2005 and incorporates new leases, the airport layout plan and Common Ground recommendations.

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Pitkin County commissioners on March 25 approved a comprehensive repeal and reenactment of Title 10 of the county code, updating the airport's minimum standards to reflect the Federal Aviation Administration's expectations, a new Airport Layout Plan, leases and the Common Ground recommendations.

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