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
Corey Stapleton Corey Stapleton Corey Stapleton (born September 17, 1967) is an American politician and the Secretary of State of Montana. A Republican, he is also a former Montana State Senator from 2001 to 2009. Stapleton was born in Seattle, Washington. He was adopted as an infant and lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho until age 2 and then moved to Great Falls, Montana in 1969. His parents are Toby and Avis Stapleton. His father is a retired architect and colonel in the Army reserve from Lewistown, Montana. Mother was a teacher of home economics, from Livingston, Montana. Stapleton enlisted in the United