FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ASE |
| Lat/Long: | 39-13-23.4000N / 106-52-07.9000W
39-13.390000N / 106-52.131667W
39.2231667 / -106.8688611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7820 ft. / 2383.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of ASPEN, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 81611 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ASE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2300 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1185 AGL; TPA FOR HEAVY ACFT 1685 AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-2300 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.85 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 120.4 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 970-925-9168 |
| ASPEN GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-2200] |
| ASPEN TOWER: | 118.85 288.3 [0700-2200] |
| ASPEN APPROACH: | 123.8 288.3 [0700-2200] |
| ASPEN DEPARTURE: | 123.8 288.3 [0700-2200] |
| CLNC DEL: | 123.75 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 125.35/327.8 (ASPEN RCAG) WHEN ASPEN APCH/DEP CTL CLSD.
- RADAR BCN LCTD LAT 39-13-53.049N LONG 106-52-59.647W.
- PRIMARY RADAR NOT AVBL. RADAR TFC ADVISORIES & SVCS AVBL FOR TRANSPONDER EQUIPPED ACFT ONLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DBLr163/13.0 | | RED TABLE VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 12E |
| SXWr155/25.0 | | SNOW VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 7006 x 100 ft. / 2135 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 160.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 39-13.930557N | | 39-12.849228N |
| Longitude: | 106-52.388910W | | 106-51.872882W |
| Elevation: | 7679.8 ft. | | 7819.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 2.0% | | 2.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 160 true | | 328 magnetic, 340 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
RY 15 PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 4 NM FM RY THLD & BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF RY CNTRLN. | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
WHEN TOWER CLOSED ACTIVATE MALSF RY 15, PAPI RY 15 AND REIL RY 33 - CTAF. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 22 ft. road, 1100 ft. from runway, 550 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PITKIN COUNTY
506 E MAIN
ASPEN, CO 81611
Phone 970-920-5200 |
| Manager: | JAMES ELWOOD
0233 E AIRPORT RD
ASPEN, CO 81611
Phone 970-920-5384 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 83 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 74 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 122/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 31% | air taxi | | 12% | commercial | | 1% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A30-00X | THIS RUNWAY EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE PKN LDA ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AIRPORT. |
| A106 | ACFT REQUIRING IFR SHOULD FILE FLIGHT PLAN WITH FLIGHT SERVICE 45 MIN PRIOR TO ESTD DEP. |
| - | ARPT CLSD 2300-0700. |
| - | TERRAIN WILL NOT ALLOW FOR NORMAL TFC PATTERNS. HIGH RATES OF DESCENT MAY BE RQRD DUE TO TERRAIN & LOCAL PROCS. |
| - | ARPT LOCATED IN HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEY WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN FROM 12500 - 14000 FT MSL IN NEAR PROXIMITY TO ARPT; NUMEROUS UNLIGHTED OBSTRUCTIONS. ALL ADVERSE WEATHER SITUATIONS MAGNIFIED IN MOUNTAINS. OPERATIONS DURING PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DISCOURAGED FOR PILOTS UNFAMILIAR WITH AREA. |
| - | UNCONTROLLED TRAFFIC ON THE RAMPS. RY 33 RUN-UP AREA NOT VISIBLE FROM ATCT. |
| - | FOR ALL GA OPNS BTWN 30 MIN AFT SS TO 2300 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: ACFT EQUIPPED AS RQRD UNDER FAR 91.205(D) FOR INST FLT - PILOT IS INST RATED; VFR PIC HAS COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE TKOF OR LDNG IN THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS AT ASE. IFR: EXECUTE APCH/DEP PROCEDURES WITH ATC CLNC. |
| - | STAGE II/III ACFT ONLY FROM 0700 TO 30 MIN AFT SS BY COUNTY ORDINANCE. STAGE III ACFT ONLY FROM 30 MIN AFT SS TO 2300. NO DEPS AFT 2230. ALL STAGE I ACFT OPNS PROHIBITED; VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED. |
| - | UNIQUE VFR DEP PROCEDURES EXIST. CALL AMGR 970-920-5384; OR FBO 970-920-2016 FOR MORE INFO. |
| - | UNLESS CEILINGS ARE AT LEAST 2000 FT ABOVE HIGHEST TRRN & VIS IS 15 MILES OR MORE; MOUNTAIN FLYING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. |
| - | TKOF NOT AUTHORIZED ON RY 15 WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FM AMGR. |
| - | ARPT RESTRICTED TO MAXIMUM ACFT WINGSPAN OF 95 FT. |
| - | DUE TO POOR VSBY IN VALLEY, USE LNDG LGTS IN TFC PAT. |
| - | REVIEW OF AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE RCMDD INCLUDING DA; WEIGHT & BALANCE AND CLIMB PERFORMANCE. |
| - | HANG GLIDERS; PARA GLIDERS; HOT AIR BALLOON & GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT UP TO 18000 FT MSL. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 970-920-5384. |
| - | FBO REQUIRES 4 HRS ADVANCE NOTICE FOR STAGING ACFT PRIOR TO DEP. |
| - | DUE TO HIGH APCH MINIMUMS PILOTS MAY NEED AN IFR ALTERNATE EVEN THOUGH WEATHER IS FORECAST TO BE HIGHER THAN 2000-3. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LOC/DME-E | |
download (472KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-C | |
download (471KB) |
| ROARING FORK VISUAL RWY 15 | |
download (234KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| ASPEN TWO **CHANGED** | |
download (350KB) |
| LINDZ FOUR **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (482KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (25 nm N)
KLXV - Lake County Airport (26 nm E)
KGUC - Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (41 nm S)
KAEJ - Central Colorado Regional Airport (43 nm SE)
KRIL - Garfield County Regional Airport (44 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Scott Hendricks
Photo taken 21-Jun-2007
on a 5-mile final to runway 15 from a Hawker 800XP
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 02:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 02:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 11:28:42 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-May-2008 05:28:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KASE | 121053Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM SCT100 05/M04 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP005 T00501044
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| TAF |
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| KASE | 120520Z 120606 21010KT P6SM FEW150 FM1400 20012KT P6SM SCT120 FM1700 22012G18KT P6SM SCT090 BKN140 FM2100 31015G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN080 FM0200 20005KT 5SM -RASN BKN040CB OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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