SUPERIOR, Colo. (KDVR) — FOX31 obtained an internal memo from the Federal Aviation Administration that said Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport currently leads the national airspace system in airborne safety incidents.

The FAA memo, dated June 10, states, “Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport currently leads the National Airspace System (NAS) in the number of Potentially Significant Events (PSEs), which include both runway incursions and airborne safety incidents.”

FOX31 spoke to the town of Superior’s Mayor Mark Lacis about the designation.

“It’s really troubling,” Lacis said. “We've been asking for help for years from the FAA, from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, from Jefferson County, all of whom have either refused to talk to us, declined to speak to us, pointed the finger at so

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