OAS-28A
(12/12)
Interagency Aviation
Information Bulletin
No. IAIB 14-03
Date: April 23, 2014
Page 1 of 1
Subject: Jeffco Airtanker Base Temporary Relocation to Ft. Collins/Loveland
Area of Concern: Airtanker Operations
Discussion: The Jeffco Airtanker Base located at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) has
temporarily been relocated to the Fort Collins/ Loveland Airport (FNL) until approximately July 5th, due to
resurfacing of the main runway at BJC. The temporary base is located in the commercial airline terminal
and ramp of the airport on the north east side of the airfield. The USFS has received an overweight waiver
(155,000 max load) for Large Airtankers (including MAFFS) to operate from FNL for the 2014 season. The
diagonal/ High-speed Taxiways A2 and A3 are unusable to Large Airtankers except in case of
emergency.
Base Frequency: 123.725
Base Phone Number: 970-461-9310
Base Address: 4826 Earhart Dr. Loveland CO, 80538 Contact Robby Cline wrcline@fs.fed.us for more information
/s/ Keith Raley
Keith Raley
Chief, Aviation Safety and
Program Evaluation, DOI-OAS
/s/ Gary Morgan
Gary Morgan
Acting Branch Chief, Aviation
Safety Management Systems, USFS