{"id":31354,"date":"2025-04-15T13:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=31354"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:50:46","slug":"colorado-air-and-space-port-pilot-featured-on-cbs-for-life-saving-volunteer-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/colorado\/colorado-air-and-space-port-pilot-featured-on-cbs-for-life-saving-volunteer-work\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Air and Space Port Pilot Featured on CBS for Life-Saving Volunteer Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A heartwarming story out of Colorado Air and Space Port (CASP) recently captured the attention of CBS Colorado viewers, showcasing the incredible efforts of a pilot who calls CASP home. The story features Angel Flight Central volunteer pilot, Kosta Constantine, and his wife, Nancy, who have flown nearly 100 free medical missions, many of them originating from CASP, to help patients in need access life-saving care.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Itzy Herrera, Mirna Herrera, Kosta Constantine, and Nancy Constantine.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

One of those passengers is seven-year-old Itzy Herrera, who is in remission after a years-long battle with leukemia. Itzy and her mother, Mirna, travel from their home in small-town Kansas to Children\u2019s Hospital Colorado for regular checkups. Thanks to Angel Flight Central and the Constantines, that trip is no longer a five-hour drive but a peaceful journey through the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly moving to see the kind of life-changing work happening right here at our local spaceport,\u201d said Lynn Baca, Chair of the Adams County Board of Commissioners. \u201cThis story is a reminder that CASP is not only building the future of flight, it\u2019s lifting people up in the most meaningful ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angel Flight Central is a nonprofit that connects volunteer pilots with patients who need long-distance transportation to medical care. Constantine\u2019s story aired on CBS<\/a> after a recent flight into CASP carrying Itzy and her mom for her latest checkup. After more than 60 flights since her diagnosis, the CASP team has grown to know and love the Herrera family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCASP is proud to be an access point to top level lifesaving care within the Denver Region for all of those in need of it and applaud the efforts of Angel Flight and its fleet of amazing volunteer pilots such as Kosta and Nancy Constantine,\u201d said Jeff Kloska, Director of CASP. \u201cOur airport isn\u2019t just about innovation and aerospace; it\u2019s also about community. We are honored to support Angel Flight Central and the compassionate missions they fly from our runways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Constantines have been there for every part of Itzy\u2019s journey, including celebrating her bell-ringing ceremony when she reached remission. Their ongoing support, love, and presence have made a lasting impact on the Herrera family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think of myself as doing anything special,\u201d said Kosta Constantine in the CBS interview. \u201cThere\u2019s a big need out there, and Itzy\u2019s just one of many kids who deserve help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CASP continues to be a proud supporter of organizations like Angel Flight Central, which will host its annual Run for the Angels 5K on September 25 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield. The event helps raise funds to continue offering flights like the ones that bring Itzy to Colorado.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A heartwarming story out of Colorado Air and Space Port (CASP) recently captured the attention of CBS Colorado viewers, showcasing the incredible efforts of a pilot who calls CASP home. The story features Angel Flight Central volunteer pilot, Kosta Constantine, and his wife, Nancy, who have flown nearly 100 free medical missions, many of them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colorado"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31356,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31354\/revisions\/31356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}