US Airport Dedication Covers

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History of Aviation
        Colorado’s extreme elevations and prohibitive terrain features presented a challenge to early aviators and accounted for its fair share of aircraft mishaps.
        The flat, open country north of Denver was appealing to young aviators trying out their wings. In 1903 "Aeronaut," Professor Frank Frazier, attempted a balloon ascent during the Fourth of July celebration at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Brighton.
        French aviator, Louis Paulhan made several flights at Overland Park in South Denver in his biplane on February 2, 1910. The longest flight lasted five minutes.
        The Vandersarl brothers acquired blueprints for a Blierot airplane from their contacts in France. They had the material translated into English and began constructing a plane. Much of their plane was constructed by hand. They made a four-cylinder, inline vertical air-cooled engine at home, rated at about 35-40 horsepower. When the plane was finished in 1911, the brothers hauled the plane in a horse-drawn wagon to a field in Adams County at Sable. Brother Jules took it up first, but cracked it up. After repairs, Borhter Frank took his turn and became airborn. The brothers had affixed an American flag to the bottom of their plane where everyone could see it. The brothers maintained it was the first time an airplane flew an American flag.
        By 1920 Adams County was on the coast to coast air route between New York and San Francisco. From Omaha, aviators took one of three routes toward Denver. They kept their eyes on the Platte River, the Union Pacific or the Burlington railroad tracks. Either of these routes brought them over Adams County within sight of Brighton.

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		Akron	Colorado Plains Regional Airport
		Akron	Gebauer Airport
B-475	291111	Alamosa	Alamosa Airport		$3.00
M-173	401020	Alamosa	San Luis Valley Regional Airport		$4.50
A-228	281112	Antonito	Cummings Airport		$9.00
B-476	291111	Antonito	Cummings Airport		$3.00
		Aspen	Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
Z-129	530920	Atwood	Logan County Airport		$30.00
		Blanca	Blanca Airport
		Boulder	Municipal Airport
C-417	300816	Brush	Municipal Airport		$7.50
		Buena Vista	Central Colorado Regional Airport
G-232	341028	Burlington	Kit Carson County Airport		$19.00
		Calhan	Calhan Airport
		Canon City	Fremont County Airport
C-506	300928	Center	Center Airport		$3.00
		Center	Leach Airport
A-068	280811	Colorado Springs	Municipal Airport		$4.50
		Colorado Springs	Meadow Lake Airport
V-149	490814	Cortez	Montezuma County Airport	73S22 73N22	$3.00 $4.50
AN-112	661009	Craig	Yampa Valley Airport	73W80 73E80	$3.00 $20.00
		Crawford	Crawford Airport
		Creede	Mineral County Memorial Airport
		Del Norte	Del Norte County Airport
B-487	291128	Delta	Blake Field		$9.00
C-142	300525	Delta	Blake Field		$4.50
		Delta	Westwinds
B-433	291017	Denver	Municipal Airport		$3.00
B-434	291018	Denver	Municipal Airport		$3.00
B-435	291019	Denver	Municipal Airport		$3.00
B-436	291020	Denver	Municipal Airport		$3.00
AB-061	550711	Denver	US Air Force Academy Base		$38.00
AU-004	720124	Denver	Denver General Hospital Heliport		$9.00
AV-013	730404	Denver	Stapleton International Airport		$9.00
AX-010	750319	Denver	Saint Joseph Hospital Heliport		$9.00
AAR-010	950228	Denver	Denver International Airport		$3.00
		Denver	Centennial Airport
		Denver	Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
		Denver	Front Range Airport
		Dove Creek	Dove Creek Airport
B-418	291012	Durango	Municipal Airport		$7.50
B-419	291013	Durango	Municipal Airport		$7.50
		Durango	Durango-LaPlata County Airport
		Durango	Animas Air Park
		Eads	Municipal Airport
		Eagle	Eagle County Regional Airport
		Ellicott	Colorado Springs East Airport
AP-042	680512	Englewood	Arapahoe County Airport		$12.00
AT-053	711002	Englewood	Denver Technical Center Heliport		$15.00
		Erie	Municipal Airport
G-163	340903	Fairplay	Fairplay Airport		$9.00
B-308	290902	Florence	Florence Airport		$26.25
B-083	290507	Fort Collins	Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport		$3.00
C-296	300704	Fort Garland	Old Fort Garland Airport		$3.00
		Fort Morgan	Municipal Airport
		Glenwood Springs	Municipal Airport
		Granby	Granby-Grand County Airport
		Grand Junction	Grand Junction Regional Airport
		Greeley	Greeley-Weld County Airport
		Greeley	Valley View Airport
C-348	300714	Gunnison	Woodmen Memorial Airport		$3.00
		Gunnison	Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport
		Haxtun	Municipal Airport
AN-110	661009	Hayden	Yampa Valley Airport	73W78 73E78	$3.00 $20.00
AX-026	750624	Henderson	Adams County Heliport		$12.00
B-369	290919	Holly	Municipal Airport		$26.25
		Holyoke	Holyoke Airport
		Hudson	Platte Valley Airpark
AX-023	750621	Hugo	Hugo Airstrip		$23.00
		Julesburg	Municipal Airport
B-400	290929	Kremmling	McElroy Airfield		$26.25
M-187	401115	La Junta	Municipal Airport	43E4 43W4	$3.00 $4.50
		Lamar	Municipal Airport
B-241	290726	Las Animas	Bent County Airport		$12.00
		LaVeta	Cuchara Valley Airport
		Leadville	Lake County Airport
		Limon	Municipal Airport
AP-041	680512	Littleton	Arapahoe County Airport		$12.00
		Longmont	Vance Brand Airport
		Mack	Mack Mesa Airport
		Meeker	Meeker Airport
A-038	280610	Monte Vista	Municipal Airport		$4.50
A-121	280911	Montrose	Montrose Regional Airport		$4.50
		Nucla	Hopkins Field
B-048	290330	Otis	Municipal Airport		$3.00
		Pagosa Springs	Stevens Field
		Paonia	North fork Valley Airport
		Pueblo	Pueblo Memorial Airport
		Rangely	Rangely Airport
		Rifle	Garfield County Regional Airport
B-401	290929	Rocky Ford	Earl Zimmerman Airport		$4.50
C-160	300530	Rocky Ford	Earl Zimmerman Airport		$3.00
		Saguache	Municipal Airport
B-178	290703	Salida	Legion Airport		$3.00
		Salida	Harriet Alexander Airport
AU-039	720806	Salida	Hospital Heliport		$23.00
		Springfield	Municipal Airport
AN-111	661009	Steamboat Springs	Yampa Valley Airport	73W79 73E79	$3.00 $6.00
Z-130	530920	Sterling	Logan County Airport		$4.50
		Telluride	Telluride Regional Airport
B-377	290922	Trinidad	Perry Stokes Airport		$26.25
		Walden	Walden-Jackson County Airport
		Walsenburg	Spanish Peaks Airfield
C-575	301111	Walsh	Municipal Airport		$15.00
AW-021	740707	Wellington	Waverly West Soaring Ranch		$12.00
		Westcliffe	Silver West Airport
		Wray	Municipal Airport
		Yuma	Municipal Airport

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