Aero-News has learned that the Steamboat Springs (CO) City Council will consider closure of Bob Adams Field/Steamboat Springs Airport at a meeting Tuesday night.
The issue arises as the airport is in need of a new Master Plan for its development. The Colorado Aviation News reports the last plan was created in 1998, and it needs to be updated -- at a cost of around $250,000, with the FAA footing over half the bill and the state picking up an additional $30,000.
One council member, however, questions the need for an airport in the first place. Councilwoman Susan Dellinger wants the option of closing the airport considered.
The last scheduled commercial flight departed SBS in 1995. Today, commercial traffic favors nearby Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN), 16 nautical miles to the west.
That means Bob Adams Field -- which features a 4,450' x 100' runway, and is located in the heart of Rocky Mountain skiing country -- is a GA-only mecca (albeit a snowy one, and prone to crosswinds.)
Despite a lack of commercial traffic, the field also contributes $7.5 million annually to the state and local economies, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The airport also generates about 116 jobs, including two full-time and four part-time jobs at the city-owned FBO.
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Bob Adams Field/Steamboat Springs Airport (KSBS)
The issue arises as the airport is in need of a new Master Plan for its development. The Colorado Aviation News reports the last plan was created in 1998, and it needs to be updated -- at a cost of around $250,000, with the FAA footing over half the bill and the state picking up an additional $30,000.
One council member, however, questions the need for an airport in the first place. Councilwoman Susan Dellinger wants the option of closing the airport considered.
The last scheduled commercial flight departed SBS in 1995. Today, commercial traffic favors nearby Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN), 16 nautical miles to the west.
That means Bob Adams Field -- which features a 4,450' x 100' runway, and is located in the heart of Rocky Mountain skiing country -- is a GA-only mecca (albeit a snowy one, and prone to crosswinds.)
Despite a lack of commercial traffic, the field also contributes $7.5 million annually to the state and local economies, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The airport also generates about 116 jobs, including two full-time and four part-time jobs at the city-owned FBO.
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Bob Adams Field/Steamboat Springs Airport (KSBS)
