pueblo June 10-12, 2026
Hosted by
Pueblo Convention Center
320 Central Main Street. Pueblo, CO
Pueblo Memorial Airport and Visit Pueblo welcome CAOA to the newly renovated and remodeled Pueblo Convention Center in the heart of Downtown Pueblo.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCKS ARE EXPIRED BUT ROOMS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
Courtyard Pueblo Downtown – $169.00/night* – Price not guarenteed
Springhill Suites Pueblo Downtown – $159.00/night* – Price not guaranteed
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AGENDA
This agenda is a work in progress!
Check in as we fill the schedule.
If you have ideas you want to share, email admin@coloradoairports.org
Wednesday
June 10th
Golf Tournament
7:00 am Check In
8:00 am – Shotgun Start
12:00pm to 5:00pm
Pueblo Convention Center
Conference set up, Registration Desk open, Exhibitor set up
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Opening Welcome Reception at the Leonardo di Vinci Museum of North America. Light snacks, Bar, Dinner on your own
Thursday
June 11th
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast/Registration Open
8:00 am – 8:30 am Conference Opening Remarks
8:30 am – 9:20 am Aspen Airport Closure: Project Planning, Coordination & Regional Impact – Diane Jackson, Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, Joe Christie, Jacobsen/Daniels & Casey Adamson, Kimley Horn
9:20 am – 10:15 am CAOA Membership Meeting
10:15 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am Beyond the Runway: How Airports Can Reshape Public Perception – Sydny Boyd, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport & Samantha Blymyer, Centennial Airport & Shahn Sederberg, Colorado Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics
11:15am – 12:00 pm Split Session
Air Service Today: Trends, Realities & the Role of Community in Colorado’s Skies – Jon Jager, Colorado Springs Airport & Harrison Earl CM, Crawford Murphy & Tilly
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Successful Airport Asphalt Construction: Colorado Springs Taxiway A Realignment Case Study and Industry Support – Brandon Brever, CAPA, Amanda Girten, RS&H, Chris Padilla, COS Airport, Mike Dierks, Pyramid Construction, Brock Leger, Pyramid Construction
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm CDOT Aeronautics Award Presentations & Lunch – Flying High: The History of Aviation in Pueblo. – Jeannie Sandidge, Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Colorado Aeronautics Board Meeting
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm PFAS at Colorado Airports – Regulatory Considerations and Practical Solutions for Management – Richard Murray, CDPHE & Jared Geissler, Terracon
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm CDOT: Aeronautics Division Update – David Ulane, CDOT
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Reception & Dinner at Pueblo Union Depot
Friday
June 12th
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am – 8:45 am The Rent’s Too Darn High: Managing Review of and Conflict over Airport Leases – David Reid, Eagle County Airport (Moderator), John Putnam LLP, Kapalin Kirsh, Tony Vicari, Durango Airport, Slone Isselhard LLP, Kaplan Kirsch
8:45 am – 9:15 am Airport Emergency Response and Wildfire Response – Keith Matas, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control
9:15 am – 10:15 am Colorado Airport Highlights; airports will share recent successes and accomplishments.
10:15 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am FAA Update – Kevin Keith, FAA & Paulette Lugo, FAA
11:15 am – Noon Legal Issues Update – Dan Reimer, Airport Lawyer
Noon Closing Remarks
12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Airport Tour of PUB
With Hanger Party sponsored by
Freeman Jet Center
Everyone Welcome!
Tickets are not required.
Attendance List
Exhibitors
- Advanced Drainage Systems
- Airport Cooperative Research Program
- Airport Lighting Company
- Alamo Group Snow and Ice
- Atlantic Aviation
- Avfuel
- Bolton & Menk
- Bryan Construction Company
- Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association
- Dibble
- Eagle & Myslik
- EnviRoad LLC
- Kois Brothers
- Holman Capital
- MB Companies
- NV5 Geospatial
- Ninyo & Moore
- Para-Port Doors
- Oshkosh Corporation
- Runway Stats
- Signature Aviation
- Vector Airport Systems
Exhibit & Sponsor
CAOA brings together the largest network of airport and aviation industry professionals. Our past 3 conferences have held consecutive record attendance. This is a great way to reach your audience.
Conference Registration not included with the purchase of an exhibit table, please purchase a separate ticket for each attendee.
Location
Colorado Airport Operators Association
PO Box 6012
Eagle, CO 81631
Inquiries
admin@coloradoairports.org