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KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field
Aspen, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: ASE
Lat/Long: 39-13-18.7620N 106-52-05.6400W
39-13.312700N 106-52.094000W
39.2218783,-106.8682333
(estimated)
Elevation: 7837.9 ft. / 2389.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09E (2015)
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
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 LGT ACFT 1185 AGL; TPA FOR HEAVY ACFT 1685 AGL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSF RWY 15; REIL RWY 33; PAPI RWY 15; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF. REIL RWY 15 - ATCT CTL, OPER DAY VFR ONLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-2300
Landing fee: yes
Fire and rescue: ARFF index B

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.85
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 120.4
WX ASOS: 120.4 (970-205-2482)
ASPEN GROUND: 121.9 [0700-2000]
ASPEN TOWER: 118.85 288.3 [0700-2000]
ASPEN APPROACH: 123.8 288.3 [0700-2000]
ASPEN DEPARTURE: 123.8 288.3 [0700-2000]
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 123.75
EMERG: 121.5
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 119.85/363.15 (ASPEN RCAG) WHEN ASPEN APCH CTL (ASE) CLSD.
  • 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
DBLr163/13.1RED TABLE VOR/DME113.0012E
SXWr155/25.1SNOW VOR/DME109.2012E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
FOR ACFT SVCS CTC UNICOM.
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 8006 x 100 ft. / 2440 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 28 /F/B/X/U
Single wheel: 80.0
Double wheel: 100.0
Double tandem: 160.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 39-13.930547N39-12.694827N
Longitude: 106-52.388892W106-51.799207W
Elevation: 7680.3 ft.7837.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 151 magnetic, 160 true331 magnetic, 340 true
Displaced threshold: no1000 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:7006 TODA:7006 ASDA:7006 LDA:7006TORA:8006 TODA:8006 ASDA:8006 LDA:7006
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 4 NM FM RWY THR & BYD 7 DEGS RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.
Approach lights: MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: none22 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: DAN BARTHOLOMEW
0233 E AIRPORT RD
ASPEN, CO 81611
Phone (970) 429-2851

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 95
Single engine airplanes: 66
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Jet airplanes: 13
Helicopters: 5
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 106/day *
40% transient general aviation
29% air taxi
18% commercial
12% local general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 November 2020

Additional Remarks

A30-00X RWY EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE PKN LDA ASSOC WITH THIS ARPT.
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.
UNIQUE VFR DEP PROCEDURES EXIST. CALL ARPT OPS 970-920-5760; 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.
PPR FOR TKOF ON RY 15. CTC FBO 970-920-2016.
ARPT RESTRICTED TO MAXIMUM ACFT WINGSPAN OF 95 FT.
PILOTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PASSENGERS IN RAMP AREA. PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES CANNOT ENTER TWYS WITHOUT ATC CLEARANCE. STAY ON THE SOLID SIDE OF THE RED BOUNDARY MARKING LINE.
COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -22C.
BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF RWYS. WATCH FOR WILDLIFE ON OR NEAR RWYS
ALL ARRIVING AIRCRAFT FRM 2000 TO 2300L MUST ANNOUNCE CTAF 118.85 WHEN THEY ARE 20, 15, 10 AND 5 MILES OUT AND ON SHORT FINAL. EQUIPMENT MAY BE ON THE RWY.
ALL COMMERCIAL ACFT ADVISE PRIOR TO PUSHBACK ONTO TWY-A.
CAUTION: HIGH TFC INTXN - ACFT RTNELY HOLD SHORT OF TWY A4 ON TWY A WHEN INBD TO TRML OR GA RAMP.
WIND CONES LCTD 60 FT WEST OF TWY A CNTRLN.
DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY 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 ARPT OPS 970-920-5760 EXT 0.
FBO REQUIRES 2 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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-F **CHANGED**   download (325KB)
LOC/DME-E **CHANGED**   download (387KB)
ROARING FORK VISUAL RWY 15 **CHANGED**   download (227KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (140KB)
 
Departure Procedures
ASPEN SEVEN **CHANGED**   download (253KB)
LINDZ NINE **CHANGED**   2 pages: [1] [2] (378KB)
PITKN FOUR (RNAV)   download (183KB)
 
SARDD THREE (OBSTACLE) **CHANGED**   download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (288KB)

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 - Rifle Garfield County Airport (44 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2912:29
Sunrise06:5612:56
Sunset19:2801:28
Evening civil twilight19:5501:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 09:06:28
Local (UTC-6)  29-Mar-2024 03:06:28
 
METAR
KASE 290853Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR FEW003 OVC008 00/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP061 P0004 60008 T00001006 58003
TAF
KASE 290659Z 2907/3006 15006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 TEMPO 2907/2908 4SM -SHRASN BR BKN025 OVC035 FM290800 13008KT 4SM -SHSN BR BKN030 OVC050 FM291100 21004KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC015 FM291700 34007KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN050 FM300200 11006KT P6SM BKN025 BKN045
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
 Atlantic Aviation
970-920-2016
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...
 
Sustainable Aviation Fuel   Go Rentals  
 
More info about Atlantic Aviation
independent
100LL Jet A SAF
FS $5.97 $9.25 $11.25 
 Updated 28-Mar-2024
 
   2 read write
Alternatives at nearby airports
IMPORTANT: Note that the FBOs below are NOT at KASE but at other nearby airports. Do not expect services from these FBOs to be available at KASE.
Located at KAPA
Signature Aviation - North
ASRI 130.075
303-790-2575
[web site]
At KAPA (Centennial Airport), 96 miles ENE

SERVICE WITH NO CEILING
At Signature Aviation, we are passionate about serving all of your aviation needs. With award-winning customer service, competitively-priced jet fuel and customized aviation services at each Signature Aviation FBO, you won't be disappointed.
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Located at KAPA
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $7.75 $7.19 
SS $6.75 --- 
 Updated 28-Mar-2024
 
   1 read write
Located at KRIL
Atlantic Aviation
UNICOM 122.80
970-625-4833
[web site]
[email]
At KRIL (Rifle Garfield County Airport), 44 miles WNW

Atlantic Aviation is your premier aviation service provider with more than 100 locations in North America, including Hawaii and the Caribbean. We provide standard ground services you'd expect, with a detailed focus on ensuring an unforgettable customer experience.
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Located at KRIL
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $6.50 $9.11 
SS $5.75 --- 
 Updated 28-Mar-2024
 
   3 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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