Aspen-pitkin County/sardy Fld Airport (ASE)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	ASE
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	106°52'5.6400" W / 39°13'18.7620" N -106.868233 / 39.221878 (Estimated)
Elevation	7837.90 ft / 2388.99 m (Surveyed)
Land	573 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NW of Aspen, CO
Location	Pitkin County, CO
Magnetic Variation	09E (2015)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	PITKIN COUNTY
Address	506 E MAIN ASPEN, CO 81611
Phone number	970-920-5200
Manager	DIANE JACKSON
Address	0233 E AIRPORT RD ASPEN, CO 81611
Phone number	970-379-8406

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	ATCT-TRACON
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	DENVER
Region	ANM - Northwest Mountain
Responsible ARTCC	ZDV - DENVER
Tie-in FSS	DEN - DENVER
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	ASE (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1973/05

Airport Communications

CTAF	118.85 MHz
UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	ASE (970-205-2482)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A1+
Airframe repair	MINOR
Power plant repair	MINOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH
Bulk oxygen	HIGH
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AMB,CHTR,GLD,INSTR,PAJA,RNTL,TOW

Runway Information

Runway 00X

	00X
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
ILS type	LDA

Runway 15/33

Dimensions	8006 x 100 ft (2440 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	Medium

	15	33
Alignment	160°	340°
Physical elevation	7680.30 ft	7837.90 ft
Coordinates	39.232176 / -106.873148	39.211580 / -106.863320
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	LOC/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 4 NM FM RWY THR & BYD 7 DEGS RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.
Approach light	MALSF
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
RDY	TACAN	SARDY	90X	114.30	13E	0.7 nm
DBL	VOR/DME	RED TABLE	77X	113.00	12E	13.1 nm
SXW	VOR/DME	SNOW	29X	109.20	12E	25.2 nm
RIL	VOR/DME	RIFLE	80Y	113.35	10E	43.6 nm
HBU	VOR/DME	BLUE MESA	96X	114.90	14E	47.0 nm

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 -21C.
• 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.
• RWY 33 THR NSTD, EAST SIDE LIGHTS NOT ELEVATED.
• 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 MNMS PILOTS MAY NEED AN IFR ALTN EVEN THOUGH WX IS FCST TO BE HIGHER THAN 2000-3.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.