Proposal under the Small Community 

Air Service Development Program, 

Docket DOT-OST-2013-0120

Fort Collins – Loveland Municipal Airport

4900 Earhart Road, Loveland, CO 80538

Phone: (970)962-2850 

Fax: (970)962-2855

Duns No. 076481407, CO-004
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Contact Information: 

Fort Collins – Loveland Municipal Airport

4900 Earhart Road, Loveland, CO 80538

Phone: (970) 962-2850

Fax: (970) 962-2855

www.fortloveair.com

Jason Licon

Airport Director
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Executive Summary:

The Cities of Fort Collins & Loveland, Colorado, under the direction of the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal 

Airport (FNL) are seeking a grant award in all or part of $200,000. FNL will support the grant with a local 

match of 10% of awarded funds, but also anticipates greater participation through local partnership in the 

business community.

The Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) is jointly owned and operated by the Cities of Fort 

Collins and Loveland. Located in the heart of Northern Colorado, the airport has a full time airport manager 

who reports to the City Managers for both Loveland and Fort Collins. The Fort Collins/Loveland Airport is 

a primary commercial service airport.

Since October of 2012, the Fort Collins – Loveland Airport has been without scheduled commercial service. 

Between 2003 and 2012, the Airport was served by Allegiant Airlines with less than daily service to Las Vegas 

(LAS) and Phoenix Gateway (AZA). The immediate and long term financial impact that this event will have 

on the Airport, the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland and all of Northern Colorado in having affordable and 

easy access to the National Transportation Systems will be substantial if annual passenger enplanements are 

allowed to drop below the FAA required minimal 10,000 enplanements at the Fort Collins – Loveland 

municipal Airport (FNL). The temporary loss of air service is a major risk for the Airport ‘s financial 

sustainability, as air service generated revenues were a critical support mechanism for airport operational 

funding in addition to providing all local grant matching shares for Federal and State grant programs. 

If annual passenger enplanement numbers drop below the FAA minimum, the Airport will experience an

$850,000 annual short fall that it will need to find alternate financial resource to replace it in order to maintain 

its operational funding at its current level. The FNL Catchment Area has successfully maintained and 

supported commercial air service at FNL since 2003. The service (as illustrated in this submittal) was 

consistently well utilized by the residents of Northern Colorado. The Airport has been active in the 

development of an air service development strategy that will enable the Airport to market for new air carrier 

service as well as marketing the new service. These critical factors along with the pressing need to keep the 

TSA present at FNL so that the communities of Fort Collins and Loveland can maintain its aggressive air 

service strategy is the basis for this application request.

The Airport has the facilities and infrastructure to handle commercial airline needs and the growth of general 

and corporate aviation. The Airport is in jeopardy of losing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 

staffing presence if regular scheduled service is not regained. The community is supportive of air service 

development efforts and has created a program and local support network in order for the Airport to be a key 

transportation supporter which is critical for the economic growth of the area. Competition will always be 

present with the competition of Denver International Airport (DEN). 
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The business tactics of the Airport are based on the strategies, objectives, and goals. The focus is on: (1) 

Working with Alaska Airlines in potential service to Northern Colorado destinations Seattle and Los Angeles; 

(2) Working with Delta Airlines for potential service to Minneapolis or Detroit to meet the critical 

international beyond travel needs for companies who need such access to and from Northern Colorado; (3) 

Working with JetBlue to provide convenient air service to key west and east coast destinations, utilizing the 

same approach that JetBlue took with its current Austin service model to major domestic and international 

markets; (4) Beginning discussions with the new American/US Airways for consideration of potential 

Charlotte, Chicago and Phoenix service; (5) Working with Spirit Airlines to bring low fare service to

Dallas/Fort Worth; (6) Continuing to work with Allegiant Airlines in an effort to bring Allegiant service back 

to FNL: (7) Implementation of the Wingless Flight Program with Southwest Airlines. The SCASDP will allow 

FNL to continue pursuing these opportunities.

The top five domestic markets that are being discussed with the airlines mentioned above are Las Vegas, 

Phoenix, Orlando, San Diego and San Francisco. 

Introduction and General Information about Fort Collins-Loveland Airport: 

The Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) is the gateway to blue skies, remarkable recreation, and 

vibrant commerce. FNL is an FAA-certified general aviation and commercial service airport. The airport is 

located in east Loveland just west of Interstate 25, just minutes from downtown Loveland, Fort Collins, 

Greeley, and Windsor – an area with a well-deserved reputation as one of the best places to live (and visit) in 

the USA. In addition, The Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport has convenient nearby accommodations 

and access to the area’s many recreational amenities, including Rocky Mountain National Park.

Up until October of 2012, the Airport was served by Allegiant Airlines with non-stop service to Las Vegas 

(LAS) and Mesa/Phoenix (AZA). Allegiant had served FNL since 2003 and operated with load factors in the 

mid 90% range to LAS and upper 80% to AZA throughout the time they ended service in 2012.

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About Fort Collins/Loveland: 

Fort Collins: “Crafting a dynamic culture of innovation and 

stewardship to cultivate quality of place and economic health”

Fort Collins lies on the edge of the prairie, on the Cache La Poudre 

River at the foot of the Rocky Mountains between Denver and 

Cheyenne at 4,984 feet. It’s the largest city in Northern Colorado and home to Colorado State University. 

Fort Collins is no stranger to “Top 10” and “Best 100” lists over the last few years and that trend is 

continuing. The city was named as the second best place for business and careers by Forbes, chosen best in 

its class as a place for young professionals to live and work by Next Generation Consulting and selected as 

the best place in Colorado to raise a family by Business Week.
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City of Loveland: “Assist citizens, community groups and economic 

development organizations with the creation and retention of sustainable 

employment which contributs to the long term economic diversity of our 

community.” 

Loveland is situated at 4,982 feet and acknowledged as the Gateway to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain 

National Park. The city is commonly referred to as America’s “Sweetheart City” because of the world 

renowned Valentine Re-Mail Program. Much like Fort Collins, it has been recognized for its great quality of 

life by US News and Money Magazine. Loveland has a diverse in business community along with strong arts

& culture, and tourism.

Both the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland are committed and engaged stakeholders in making the Fort 

Collins-Loveland Airport world class. With funds made available through the Small Community Air Service 

Development Pilot Program, FNL plans to continue the development and implementation of an aggressive 

community based air service strategic plan with goals and objectives of meeting all of the growth needs of its 

aviation requirements (commercial, corporate and general aviation) needs for its citizens and business. This 

plan will work to increase awareness of airport initiatives, support incumbent carriers, provide new jobs and 

improve the region’s access to the air transportation network.

Grant Request Justification 

In the past 10 months, the Fort Collins – Loveland Airport contracted with Dulles, Virginia based airport 

management company, AvPORTS to development a Comprehensive Strategic Marketing Plan. The objective 

of this effort was to provide immediate direction to the critical issues the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland and 

its Airport are now facing with the unexpected and unplanned for announcement by Allegiant Airlines to 

cease its nearly 10 years of service at FNL. The market research that was conducted by AvPORTS was 

unprecedented for the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland and all of Northern Colorado. The research, which the 

highlights are a part of this submittal, discovered that the Northern Colorado Region is a stand-alone air 

service market. The research identified that nearly 20% of Denver’s O&D bookings are being bought in the 

Fort Collins service area. This equates to a pool of over 5 million potential travelers that could access the 

National Transportation System more efficiently through FNL as opposed to being forced to drive on 

congested highways to DEN. The research and Strategic Marketing Plan has laid the foundation not only for 

this Grant request, but also for effective and productive discussions with a potential airline(s) to begin 

providing service to the residents of Northern Colorado. The communities of Fort Collins and Loveland 

have all the necessary tools to present a highly competitive case to an airline and have been actively doing it 

over the past 10 months. This is combination of potential market demand, a strong Community Stakeholder 

Support Base and a strategic Airport and new service Marketing Support Programs. The only component 

missing is the financial resources required to implement the program immediately and sustain it over time. 

Thus the true need for the SCAD Grant Funds. This section illustrates the key market assets and rationale for 

the merits of this Grant request.

Catchment Area/Leakage Update: Superior flight options and fare discrepancies have historically force 

residents to drive between one and three hours for better service. 
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Deficiencies of Alternative Airport in Region 

Passengers within FNL’s catchment area are forced by a temporary lack of service to use the Denver 

International Airport. While this premier domestic and international gateway offers non-stops around the 

country and around the world, congestion both on the ground and in the air can present a significant 

limitation on the ease, reliability and availability of air service for Fort Collins-Loveland Catchment Area 

passengers. The travel time by car to DIA from FNL can be over an hour and a half in no traffic and for 

those passengers traveling from Estes Park can take up to four hours to get to DIA.

Northern Colorado Fact: 4,000,000 cars pass through Loveland en-route to Estes Park & 

Rocky Mountain National Park annually. This statistic further illustrates the potential demand for air 

service at the Fort Collins – Loveland Airport. Travel from Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park is a 

minimum 4 hour ordeal from Estes Park to Denver due to mountain driving conditions and road access, 

traffic congestion on I – 25 and simply the processing time required at DIA to get to one’s flight departure 

gate in time. This same trip will take less than 75 minutes to process from start to finish at the Fort Collins –

Loveland Airport (FNL). Market research has identified an estimated 10,000 annual enplanements from the 

Town of Estes Park that could utilize FNL instead of DEN. This would go a long way in aiding FNL’s 

efforts to maintain its annual minimal 10,000 enplanement requirements.

As stated in the Executive Summary of this application, Allegiant Airlines had profitably served Northern 

Colorado from FNL since 2003. In fact, on numerous occasions at the Airline’s own airport conferences and 

meetings, would refer to the Fort Collins – Loveland Airport as one of its model airports to FNL’s peers. The 

next set of graphs illustrates Allegiant’s successful history at FNL. These charts will also validate to potential 

new airlines that the Fort Collins – Loveland Airport has a high brand level awareness among the residents of 

Northern Colorado and gaining utilization of their service will have a high probability for success at FNL.
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A passenger booking data report completed earlier this year indicated that the Airport’s catchment area 

produces 19% of the total Denver International O&D bookings, which equates to 5,233,010 O&D 

passengers. The total FNL catchment area generates an estimated 7,500 PDEW, and the primary catchment 

area (within 30 minute drive of FNL) generates 3,000 PDEW. In addition, approximately 68% of travelers 

utilizing Cheyenne (WY) Municipal Airport originate from the FNL catchment area, which equates to 26,472 

annual O&D passengers.

The top five domestic markets are Las Vegas, Phoenix, Orlando, San Diego and San Francisco. Las Vegas is 

by far the largest domestic market in the FNL Catchment with 85,826 outbound passengers a year, or 234 

passengers daily each way. While Allegiant provided non-stop service to LAS from FNL, FNL captured 27 

percent of the Catchment-Las Vegas market. The rest of the top ten are all business destinations: Orange 

County, Seattle, Los Angeles and Dallas/Fort Worth. As a secondary airport for the Denver area, it is 

assumed that FNL will be most attractive to air service by regional airlines and Frontier to markets within 

1,000 statute miles from FNL. Of the top 25 Denver markets, 17 fit this parameter. For FNL, AvPORTS

focused on 12 airports serving 10 markets that can be served with regional jet aircraft on a frequent basis. 

Eight of these markets currently have nonstop service from Colorado Springs.

The population of the total FNL Catchment area is equal to 19% of the total I-25 corridor population.
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The retail sales and effective buying income tends to be less for the FNL Catchment area but so is the cost of 

living. AvPORTS has estimated a total economic share for FNL of 18%.

Commercial air service at FNL is in fact a small part, but a part nonetheless, to a regional solution for 

improving the reliability of air service for passengers in the Denver metropolitan area. Fort Collins - Loveland

Airport is a perfect example of such a regional airport that, if afforded the opportunity to provide non-stop 

service to a regional hub with convenient connections, could be of great benefit to passengers who used it 

previously, as well as, those who did not. 

Market Traffic, Yield, and Competitive Data: 

Since FNL has had limited air service to only LAS and AZA over the past nine years, the Airport has minimal 

passenger traffic data that can be used for a detailed passenger forecast. In this case, a passenger forecast was 

developed based on the Airport’s catchment area economic share of the total I-25 corridor market covering 

the catchment areas for Colorado Springs Airport (COS), Denver International Airport (DIA), and FNL. 

The Total Fort Collins-Loveland Catchment Area has been defined to include a sixteen county area in 

Northern Colorado, Southeast Wyoming and Southwestern Nebraska. This area has a population base of 

863,330 residents that has experienced rapid growth since 2000. Larimer and Weld Counties account for 82% 

of the total population. The total Fort Collins – Loveland Catchment Area generated 5,259,010. This equates 

to 7,200 passengers daily each way. The Primary Fort Collins – Loveland Catchment Area (within a 30 minute 

drive of FNL) generated over 3,000 passengers daily each way in 2012. The Northern Colorado Region has 

three primary commercial airports: Fort Collins – Loveland (FNL), Cheyenne (CYS) and Denver 

International Airport (DEN). DIA is a major hub for three different carriers; United, Southwest and Frontier. 

This creates a unique opportunity for FNL with the competing airlines serving DIA without a hub presence. 

DIA currently captures the lion’s share of the Total Fort Collins – Loveland Catchment Area generated bookings 

(99.5%) followed by CYS (.05). Approximately 68% of the passengers utilizing CYS originate from the Total 

Fort Collins – Loveland Catchment Area which equates to 26,472 annual O&D passengers. These passengers 

reside in the northern portion of the Catchment Area. 

The local origin and destination passengers for YE June 30, 2012 for DIA is utilized as the base year of the 

forecast. The data is factored by the estimated economic share for FNL to arrive at the potential local origin 

and destination passengers for FNL. To determine the amount of connecting passengers that may be 

Fort Collins/Loveland Airport Economic Share

Airport Area Population Housing Retail Sales Buying Income Buying Power

Units (mill) (mill) Index

Fort Collins/Loveland 863,339 362,032 $18,039 $31,326 0.1967

Denver International 2,815,718 1,190,130 $48,056 $71,930 1.0640

Colorado Springs 872,416 360,457 $11,871 $16,495 0.2600

Total 4,551,473 1,912,619 $77,966 $119,751 1.5207

FNL % of Total 19.0% 18.9% 23.1% 26.2% 13%

Source: US Census Bureau, 2011 and Survey of Buying Power 2010, US Department of Commerce, State of Colo Department of Revenue
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available, the experience of COS for the same period is used. An analysis of secondary airports in California 

was also done for comparison purpose. It was determined that smaller airports that have regional airline 

service like Sonoma County Airport have a reduced capture rate. When an airport like Orange County 

Airport has standard jet service by major airlines, then we find that the capture rate can be greater than the 

economic share. Sonoma County has a capture rate of 25% and Orange County has a capture rate of 117%. 

This study shows that Allegiant’s FNL’s service to LAS had a market share of approximately 5.4% of the total 

Denver area -LAS market. Based on this experience, it is estimated that air service by regional airlines at FNL 

will have a capture rate of 30%.

Proposed Service 

A Market with Strong Demand, High Fares and High Connectivity 

With no commercial air service out of FNL, flight options and destinations conveniently accessible from 

FNL are nonexistent for area passengers. Access to a regional hub with a substantial local market in addition 

to connecting service to beyond destinations would significantly improve the level and quality of air service at 

FNL. One of the most suitable regional hubs for the FNL

Higher Air Fares 

The closest commercial airports to the Fort Collins – Loveland Airport are approximately 56 miles away at 

Denver International Airport and 45 miles away at Cheyenne Regional Airport. Denver being a large 

commercial airport with air service to most major U.S. and international destinations. The air fares at Denver

tend to be lower than other competing Front Range Airports due to the larger presence of Southwest Airlines 

at DEN and predominance of United’s hub operations is an attraction to some local passengers who either 

work or have other ties in the Denver area and enjoy the number of non-stop flights and reasonable fares 

offered at DEN. 
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Even though the major airports are not far in terms of miles, the drive times to the two airports can be very 

lengthy. Highway congestion in and out of the I-25 Corridor area is very congested during peak times and 

congestion in the Denver metro area is significantly worse. This highway problem is a stimulus for airline 

passengers to use the conveniently located Fort Collins - Loveland Airport. Easy access and close, free 

parking are a real positive for FNL.

Also, as a secondary airport for the Denver metro region, it is assumed that FNL will be attractive to air 

service by regional airlines to markets within 1,000 statute miles from FNL. Of the top 25 Denver markets, 

17 fit this parameter.

Fort Collins – Loveland Primary Catchment Area Top 25 Domestic Markets

Source: AvPORTS MIDT Booking Data base Adjusted with US DOT DB1b O&D Passenger Data (YE 2Q 2012)
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Fort Collins – Loveland Primary Catchment Area Top 25 International Markets

Source: AvPORTS MIDT Booking Data base Adjusted with US DOT DB1b O&D Passenger Data (YE 2Q 2012)
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Fort Collins-Loveland Airport’s Air Service Development Efforts 

Fort Collins-Loveland Airport’s Plan for overcoming these deficiencies and meeting the air service needs of 

area residents takes a strategic approach and works collaboratively with the tactics mentioned earlier in the 

plan. It begins with continued implementation of the Master Plan Update which includes infrastructure 

improvements and continuing efforts toward getting the virtual tower concept with the State of Colorado 

Department of Aeronautics which will therefore enable more air service opportunities. It continues beyond 

the airport’s perimeter through pervasive and effective community engagement to raise awareness about the 

Airport, be a familiar face at local events and demonstrate the Airport’s commitment to the region. Following 

from that is the commitment to continue to expand community support to finance the Airport’s operations 

and growth efforts. 

FNL’s Northern Colorado Stakeholder & Business Community is comprised of: 

In addition to the above highlighted Community Stakeholders, The Fort Collins – Loveland Airport has 

several other key Community Stakeholder supporters. They include; the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, the 

Loveland Chamber of Commerce, Loveland Commercial LLC., Total Facility Care, Northern Colorado 

Economic Development Corporation, Loveland Economic Development, Loveland Convention & Visitors 

Bureau, Fort Collins Economic Health Center, Cumberland & Western Resources, Metro Denver Aviation 

Coalition (MDAC), Colorado Tourism Office, Colorado Division of Aeronautics, Visit Estes Park, City of 

Estes Park, Woodward,Colorado State University, Cargill, Otter Box , RMI, Forney Industries, Odell 

Brewing, The Federal ResearchLabs, Hewlett Packard, Mountain Aviation, Colorado jetCenters, Avionics 

Specialists AVSPEC, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, UCH - University of Colorado Health and 

Science , the Fort Collins Convention & Visitors Bureau. Each of these Community Stakeholders is ready to 

assist FNL to ensure an airline has a successful and long standing presence at FNL.
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Emphasizing the importance of Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park as a critical marketing partner 

for the Fort Collins – Loveland Airport, nearly 4,000,000 cars pass through Loveland en-route to Estes Park 

& Rocky Mountain National Park annually. Rocky Mountain National Park is not only one of the top 

destinations in Colorado, but also in the Country and Internationally. In particular, the Stanley Hotel brings a 

global reach to Estes Park. The Fort Collins – Loveland Airport is the closes Airport. 

In addition to a concerted effort to improve the Airport infrastructure, FNL maintains strong ties and 

partnerships with the community in an aggressive marketing campaign to increase local awareness and 

utilization of the Airport. FNL maintains one of the lowest CPE’s in the nation. The Airport is in continual 

dialogue with airlines interested in serving FNL now.

Community Support 

The FNL community actively supports the Airport with support provided by both the Cities of Fort Collins 

and Loveland and will continue to do so. However, with the help of the SCASD Grant this will be able to 

ensure an airline has the best chance of succeeding and growing at FNL. This grant will help to cover start 

up operating expenses.

As FNL has proven that it can sustain air service and is committed to the air service needs of its communities 

(commercial, corporate, general aviation), its initial market intelligence has identified the next steps in growing 

the access for residents to national air transportation network. These include new destinations such as Los 

Angeles or Orlando and increased marketing efforts to bring travelers inbound to the Northern Front Range.

Project Proposal & Costs 

With funds made available through the Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Program, FNL 

plans to market to new airlines and continue with the community based air service strategic plan with goals 

and objectives of meeting the growth needs of its aviation requirements (corporate, general aviation, and

commercial) needs for its citizens and business. This plan will work to increase awareness of airport 

initiatives, support incumbent carriers, provide new jobs and improve the region’s access to the air 

transportation network. This plan will also include substantial public engagement in the local airport sponsor 

communities to further enhance the relationship between the airport and community members, including the 

general public and business interests.

The Project Proposal is outlined below: 

Marketing the Airport to Commercial Airlines: The focus of this strategy will be to continue the 

development of critical market data and the development of appropriate business initiatives to pursue the 

enhancement of commercial service options for the greater than 830,000 residents of the FNL Northern 

Colorado catchment area. Securing commercial air service will diminish the danger of reducing FAA grant 

funding, with the continued obligation of adhering to regulatory standards for a commercially certified 

airport.
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Commercial Air Service 

Focus: The focus of this strategy will be to continue development of critical market data and the 

development of appropriate business initiatives to pursue the enhancement of commercial service options for 

the greater than 830,000 residents of the FNL Northern Colorado catchment area.

1. Growth of both leisure and non-leisure commercial traffic–Continuance of the strategic 

communications/marketing strategy targeted to build corporate buy-in by the major employers in the 

service area.

a. Deliverables:

• Continue update existing catchment area research and identify target business 

markets for attraction of business travel options to FNL

• Continue discussions with interested airlines for future service to identified cities

• Identify facility improvements needed for increased traffic

• Continued development of cost model, including funding options, for facility 

improvements related to air carrier service

2. Identify in-bound leisure traffic to Loveland and define marketing strategies for 

those target markets. This will provide the groundwork for an on-going communications 

strategy targeted to communicating the value and need for corporate/community buy-in and support 

for the air service development efforts.

a. Deliverables:

• Identify the target audience and engage local travel agencies as partners to market 

the airport. 

• Utilize local and regional economic development offices to market FNL

• Create marketing tools for campaigning other low cost carriers

• Develop partnerships with existing regional marketing efforts, including but not 

limited to the Fort Collins Visitors and Conventions Bureau, City of Loveland 

Marketing Commission, Larimer County Ranch, and regional Chambers of 

Commerce

3. Marketing Air Service Once Obtained: The focus of this strategy will be to further enhance the 

establishment of a new route once obtained from an air carrier for commercial service to one of the 

cities previously identified. The outcome will ensure that an airline is successful in the new route and 

will help to sustain future service. 

Total Timeline:

• 18 months from approval of grant

Total Cost:

• $200,000.00 grant

• 10% Community Share
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Conclusions 

FNL’s proposal will assist by: giving a means to market the Airport to airlines and increase awareness for the 

Airport, increased jobs, and infrastructure development and secure the financial sustainability of the airport, 

resulting in millions of dollars in economic impact for the Fort Collins - Loveland region.

If annual passenger enplanement numbers drop below the FAA minimum, the Airport will 

experience a $1.5 million short fall that it will need to find alternate financial resource to replace it in 

order to maintain its operational funding at its current level. The service (as illustrated in this submittal) 

was consistently well utilized by the residents of Northern Colorado. The Airport has been active in the 

development of an air service development strategy that will enable the Airport to market for new air carrier 

service as well as marketing the new service. 

Through an aggressive public/private marketing initiative, FNL will be able to attract an airline that will serve 

the domestic and connecting international travelers that are being generated out of its primary 

catchment/service area further increasing the economic impact to the region. 

In the area of potential new service (routes), FNL has identified several potential markets that will require an 

aggressive marketing and promotional efforts. A recent proposal for new service was submitted to an airline 

that has expressed interest in serving FNL. However, airlines require low risk opportunities in these 

economically uncertain times, hence the need for financial, community and marketing support for airlines to 

deter startup and even ongoing operating costs. This will be the use of proposed SCASD funds. 

Airlines have expressed interest in serving the Fort Collins-Loveland Airport if sufficient grant funds were 

made available to subsidize the initial start of service. With this level of airline interest and support, FNL is 

confident that if afforded the opportunity to leverage federal financial support with a suitable SCASD Grant

in the amount requested of $200,000, FNL will successfully secure new air service. 

Acknowledgements 

The Fort Collins Loveland Airport and the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland are grateful for the 

opportunity to apply for this grant. It is our belief that this money is critical to the future of our airport. We 

believe the opportunities to serve the public are substantial given the growth specific to our regional market 

(evidence of that commitment is the substantial match we are willing to commit today). This initial funding 

could make possibilities realities. Thank you for your consideration. Please contact our airport director with 

any questions about our operation.