Colorado Airport Submits To Noise Study
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport has been under attack by anti-airport activists for years.
Russ Niles
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (commonly called Jeffco) will undergo an FAA Part 150 Noise Compatibility Planning process to address increasingly loud calls for the closure of the airport over noise complaints and, more recently, leaded avgas emissions. It’s a formal process designed to determine the overall noise signature of the facility and identify mitigation efforts. “Our goal is to be as good of a neighbor as we can,” Airport Director Eric Dahl said. “To listen to what people are saying and try to figure out how we can minimize what impacts we can and to the degree that we’re able to.” A well-organized group of anti-airport activists has been lobbying against the airport for years and there have been lawsuits launched also.
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