I'm not sure of the correlation to the story, but I've happened across a few instances regarding the largest military base in the world, planned for SE Colorado... may have something to do with the airports "eccentricities"...
U.S. military targets Southeast Colorado (Part 1 of 3)
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/spingola/080416
US Army Document Reveals Plan To Take 7 Million Acres In SE Colorado
http://pimpinturtle.com/2008/10/31/u...-colorado.aspx
There's a coalition against the expansion of an under-utilized army base in southern Colorado,
The Pinon Canyon Expansion Opposition Coalition:
http://www.pinoncanyon.com/index.php...d=44&Itemid=28