Airport manager lays out 10-year capital plan, cites hangar demand and grant reliance
August 26, 2026 | Chaffee County, Colorado
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The airport’s capital improvement plan, presented by airport manager Zach Papp, lays out how the airport will prioritize federal and state dollars through 2037 and which projects the airport hopes to advance when discretionary funds are available. Papp said the CIP keeps potential projects on a prioritized list so the facility can compete for FAA and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) discretionary grants.
"This pretty much lays out what we're gonna be using our federal and state dollars for, essentially till 2037," Papp said, describing the list as the mechanism that makes projects eligible for discretionary funding. He told the board that most items on the list have been carried for years and are pushed back or forward based on anticipated funding windows.
Papp identified near-term priorities that could move forward next year if matching funds appear: hangar development in the field, a new well (targeted for 2027), taxiway rehabilitation design and the planned removal of an old fuel farm. He noted that maintaining items on the CIP is necessary for eligibility: "If it's not on this list, we're never gonna get funding for it. But if we keep it on this list… it can be funded by, you know, discretionary grants."
"This pretty much lays out what we're gonna be using our federal and state dollars for, essentially till 2037," Papp said, describing the list as the mechanism that makes projects eligible for discretionary funding. He told the board that most items on the list have been carried for years and are pushed back or forward based on anticipated funding windows.
Papp identified near-term priorities that could move forward next year if matching funds appear: hangar development in the field, a new well (targeted for 2027), taxiway rehabilitation design and the planned removal of an old fuel farm. He noted that maintaining items on the CIP is necessary for eligibility: "If it's not on this list, we're never gonna get funding for it. But if we keep it on this list… it can be funded by, you know, discretionary grants."
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