Letter from Longmont Residents | Landing Fees

We are residents of Longmont and nearby Boulder County, writing to address the implementation of landing fees at Vance Brand Airport (LMO) in Longmont. These fees are essential to the airport's economic sustainability, and they play a critical role in safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of Longmont residents. This memo outlines the economic benefits and broader public welfare considerations that support the introduction of landing fees.

Landing fees can help make the airport a self-sustaining operation. They can provide income and budget support for manager salaries, airport maintenance and operations, monitoring software, and data systems. Additionally, these fees can accelerate the transition to unleaded fuel by funding the operations, systems, and processes necessary to establish this new fuel as the standard.

For these reasons, many airports around the country have implemented landing fees through systematic, non-discriminatory process, with some partnering with companies that manage the fee collections for local airports.
But first, let’s look at the current data for Vance Brand Airport.

See entire letter here.