🇺🇸 Vance Brand Airport

The Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) in Longmont, Colorado, is a publicly owned, public-use general aviation airport. It is not a private strip, ranch airport, or personal-use airport.

• Location: Located 3 miles southwest of Longmont, Colorado, on 261 acres of land.
• Runway Information: It has one concrete runway, 11/29, which is 4,799 feet long and 75 feet wide. The runway is in good condition and rated as excellent by the Colorado Division of Aeronautics.
• Known Uses:
• General Aviation: It is classified by the FAA as a General Aviation airport, accepting most types of aircraft operations except scheduled commercial service.
• Training Flights: A significant number of operations are training flights, including cross-country flights for student pilots.
• Emergency Services: The airport supports wildfire training and response, medical emergency transport, organ donation flights, law enforcement aviation operations, and disaster relief/search-and-rescue operations.
• Other Services: It hosts two Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs) providing fuel, maintenance, and pilot services, along with other businesses like charter operations, a skydiving company, and a restaurant.
• Angel Flight West missions.
• Historical Significance: The airport was activated in October 1946. The City of Longmont has accepted federal funds since 1982, obligating it to keep the airport open for public use in perpetuity.

*Sources researched: skyvector.com, longmontcolorado.gov, cpassoc.clubexpress.com*