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Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2025-04-17 0901Z
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Location Information for KASE
Coordinates: N39°13.31' / W106°52.09'Located 03 miles NW of Aspen, Colorado on 573 acres of land. View all Airports in Colorado.
Surveyed Elevation is 7837 feet MSL.
TPA FOR LGT ACFT 1185 AGL; TPA FOR HEAVY ACFT 1685 AGL.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
ATIS: | 120.4 |
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ASOS: | 120.4 Tel. 970-205-2482 |
ASPEN TOWER: | 118.85 288.3 |
ASPEN GROUND: | 121.9 |
ASPEN APPROACH: | 123.8 288.3 |
ASPEN DEPARTURE: | 123.8 288.3 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 123.75 |
EMERG: | 121.5 |
CTAF: | 118.850 |
UNICOM: | 122.950 |
ATIS at EGE (25.4 N): | 135.575 |
AWOS-3PT at EGE (25.4 N): | 135.575 970-524-7386 |
ASOS at LXV (25.7 E): | 118.375 719-838-4630 |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 119.85/363.15 (ASPEN RCAG) WHEN ASPEN APCH CTL (ASE) CLSD. USED ALSO FOR HAREI STAR.
- PRIMARY RADAR NOT AVBL. RADAR TFC ADVISORIES & SVCS AVBL FOR TRANSPONDER EQUIPPED ACFT ONLY.
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQ 128.65/282.2 (KREMMLING RCAG - FOR MMARY STAR.
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVVD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON 127.1/343.65 (MONTROSE RCAG) - FOR LOYYD STAR.
Nearby Navigation Aids
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Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 8006 x 100 feet / 2440 x 30 meters | |
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Surface: | Asphalt / Grooved in Good Condition | |
Weight Limits: | S-80, D-100, ST-160
PCR VALUE: 373/F/B/X/T
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Edge Lighting: | Medium Intensity | |
Runway 15 | Runway 33 | |
Coordinates: | N39°13.93' / W106°52.39' | N39°12.69' / W106°51.80' |
Elevation: | 7680.3 | 7837.9 |
Traffic Pattern: | Left | Right |
Runway Heading: | 160° True | 340° True |
Displaced Threshold: | 1000 Feet | |
Declared Distances: | TORA:7006 TODA:7006 ASDA:7006 LDA:7006 | TORA:8006 TODA:8006 ASDA:8006 LDA:7006 |
Markings: | Non-Precision Instrument in good condition. | Non-Precision Instrument in good condition. |
Glide Slope Indicator | P4L (3.50° Glide Path Angle) 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. | |
REIL: | Yes | Yes |
Obstacles: | 22 ft Road 1100 ft from runway, 550 ft left of center |
Services Available
Fuel: | 100LL (blue), Jet A-1+ |
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Transient Storage: | Hangars,Tiedowns |
Airframe Repair: | MINOR FOR ACFT SVCS CTC UNICOM. |
Engine Repair: | MINOR |
Bottled Oxygen: | HIGH |
Bulk Oxygen: | HIGH |
Other Services: | AIR FREIGHT SERVICES,AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES,CHARTER SERVICE,GLIDER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,PARACHUTE JUMP ACTIVITY,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,GLIDER TOWING SERVICES |
Ownership Information
Ownership: | Publicly owned | |
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Owner: | PITKIN COUNTY | |
506 E MAIN | ||
ASPEN, CO 81611 | ||
970-920-5200 | ||
Manager: | DAN BARTHOLOMEW | |
0233 E AIRPORT RD | ||
ASPEN, CO 81611 | ||
(970) 429-2851 |
Other Remarks
- 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.
- (A106) ACFT REQUIRING IFR SHOULD FILE FLIGHT PLAN WITH FLIGHT SERVICE 45 MIN PRIOR TO ESTD DEP.
- 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.
- RWY EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE PKN LDA ASSOC WITH THIS ARPT.
- 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.
- DUSK-2300
- TPA FOR LGT ACFT 1185 AGL; TPA FOR HEAVY ACFT 1685 AGL.
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