Big turnout at Airport Noise Roundtable

Local residents turned out to discuss issues with Centennial Airport with FAA representatives, elected officials, and the Centennial Noise Roundtable Wednesday evening. Two issues were the theme of the night. Propellor planes use a leaded gas - AVGas. Residents are concerned with lead poisoning. Automobile leaded gas began phasing out nearly 50 years ago starting in 1975. The bigger issue is the increased number of flights of propellor planes from the flight training schools flying low over homes primarily in Greenwood Village. Two reasons for the increase were offered. First, more students are practicing touch-and-go techniques. Secondly, after a recent mid-air collision on May 12, 2021, the FAA controllers began extending the spacing of the planes. Centennial has two parallel runways. The second runway - 17R - is used primarily by flight schools for practice. At times the evening’s discussion became heated. Residents are frustrated and want some relief from the noise. Centennial Airport is not owned, run by, or in the City of Centennial. The airport is in Arapahoe and Douglas counties.