A long-standing fight over aircraft noise at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Colorado is headed to court.
According to a report by the NBC affiliate in the area, 9 News, more than 400 homeowners in the Rock Creek subdivision have sued Jefferson County, which owns the airport. That neighborhood, first subdivided in 1987, is located less than a mile northeast of the airport directly in line with the runways, according to the news report.
KBJC, which has been operating since 1960, is the third busiest airport in Colorado with almost 300,000 takeoffs and landings in 2022.
The lawsuit notes there has been a “significant increase in flight operations” at KBJC. This increased traffic has led to “detrimental effects in the area, such as increased exposure to leaded fuel and decreased home values,” the lawsuit claims.
Read the full report, which includes video, here.
Hey, let’s buy a house near the airport and then complain. It would be like buying a car that had a bad transmission you knew about before buying then suing the dealership because of it. Common sense people. We lose to many airports because of issues like this. It would be nice if we heard a judge say the airport was there first deal with it.
When I started flying out of KOSU in the 70’s departing from 27R there was nothing but farmland. But then they started building houses less than 1mile from the departure end of the runway. They started to bitch about the airplane activity. Now they have special departure restrictions. The airport is a training facility for OSU aviation training. I think people should realize that if you live that close you know there be a lot traffic. Don’t bitch. !!!! JUST SAYING!!!
Gosh, buy a house close to an airport, then complain about being close to an airport….SMH…
Beside proving lead exposure, there will be an impossible task of showing any property in Colorado has not had an astronomical increase in value the last few years. The whole state is filling up with California escapees.
Interested to know how they have quantified and proven detrimental effected of leaded fuels, especially in the land of pot-smokers.