Stapleton International Airport Plaza (Denver's tallest at 714′). Due to Stapleton's location east of downtown, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed a building height restriction of 700'-715' (depending on where the building was). This allowed an unimpeded glide slope for runways (8L/26R) and (8R/26L). The height restriction was lifted in 1995, well after the city's skyscrapers had been erected. By the 1980s, plans were under way to replace Stapleton with a new airport. Stapleton was plagued with a number of problems, including: The Colorado General Assembly brokered a deal in 1985 to annex a plot of land in Adams County into the city of
Northeast Kingdom International Airport Northeast Kingdom International Airport Northeast Kingdom International Airport, until 2015 the Newport State Airport , is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Newport, a city in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. It is owned by the State of Vermont. Northeast Kingdom International Airport covers an area of which contains two asphalt paved runways (5/23) measuring 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m). (18/36) measuring 5,300 x 100 ft (1,615 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 9,452 aircraft operations, an average of 19