Beautiful airport is most dangerous in America, according to terrifying FAA document

An airport that is deeply found in the rocky mountains is the most dangerous in the United States, according to a new memo note from the Federal Aviation Authority.

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, or RMMA, which is around 16 miles northwest of downtown Denver, “currently leads the National Airpace System (NAS) in the number of potentially important events (PSE)”.

These security fears include “the two track forays and airborne security incidents”, according to the FAA memo which was published in June and which was then obtained by CBS.

The airport had a fatal plane crash in May. A double engine beech 95 had an annoying take -off and suffered communication problems with air traffic control because its door had opened.

When the pilot tried to land quickly on the track, the plane crashed and ignited, killing the two people inside.

The RMMA is a small regional airport, but it has more “potentially important events” than all the largest airports in the country. The FAA has explained that RMA has increased in recent years, which is one of the reasons why they have published the security note.

“The FAA has adjusted operating procedures at Mountain Metro (BJC) airport to improve the safety and efficiency of air traffic,” said a FAA spokesperson when the agency has published the Memo.

“As of June 16, 2025, the FAA, in coordination with the piloting schools of local BJC airport and other users of the airport, implemented structured traffic flows to and from the tracks to minimize risks and increase security.

RMMA was the site of another fatal plane crash in 2022, when a Cessna 172 making a local flight intended to take off and land at the airport crashed in a neighboring field and the pilot was killed.

A recent FAA memo named Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (photo) as the cheapest airport in the country

A fatal plane accident that killed two people took place at the RMMA in May (Photo credit: CBS News)

Despite its size, RMMA is home to four piloting schools and has a lot of air traffic.

Some residents fear the success of the airport and large traffic volumes they see are to blame for security problems.

The changes imposed on the airport flow flows imposed by the FAA and the release of the safety memo were apparently a shock for the leaders of the airport.

“What the FAA told us is that they do not first change the changes from theft without hearing the community,” said RMMA director Erick Dahl, to CBS.

“In this case, took us by surprise. We were not asked. The airport was not consulted on the airspace changes.

The new flight trajectories described by the FAA go directly above the neighboring houses of Louisville, and the residents are not satisfied.

Hobby Pilot Marty Reibold, who lives in the region, said that there were “too many piloting schools, too much traffic, and clearly a lack of responsibility for what is happening at the Operation Center”.

The pastime pilot said “God, no” when a CBS journalist asked him if he would recommend someone to fly to RMMA.

Other residents of Louisville said that they could not believe that the RMMA was the least safe airport in the country and that they wanted the new flight plans to be directly on their homes.

RMMA director Erick Dahl said he was surprised by the FAA note and that changes in the flight trajectories outside the airport

The leadership of the airport pointed out that they do not control the flight trips. The FAA makes these decisions, they said.

“The FAA periodically updates internal procedures to improve the safety and efficiency of the airspace. These internal communications are between FAA staff and Air Controllers of the FAA, “said Sydny Boyd, specialist in RMMA public affairs and communications. “They do not come from the RMMA and were not developed by the airport staff.”

The residents of Louisville try to make their reproaches known to security and noise.

In response, a FAA spokesperson published a statement which said that the agency was “attached to a significant dialogue with the communities”.

“If a community is concerned about the noise of planes, the best driving line is to contact its round table or airport operator in the local aviation community,” the statement said.

The manager of the RMMA Boyd said: “Although we have no authority on air traffic routing decisions, we continue to share community concerns with FAA and provide updates when information becomes available.