Aspen–Pitkin County Airport Sardy Field |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Pitkin County | ||||||||||
Serves | Aspen, Colorado | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 7,820 ft / 2,384 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°13′23″N 106°52′08″W / 39.22306°N 106.86889°WCoordinates: 39°13′23″N 106°52′08″W / 39.22306°N 106.86889°W | ||||||||||
Website | AspenAirport.com | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 44,429 |
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Based aircraft | 84 |
Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (IATA: ASE, ICAO: KASE, FAA LID: ASE), also known as Sardy Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Aspen, in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
Aspen–Pitkin Co./Sardy Field covers an area of 573 acres (232 ha) at an elevation of 7,820 feet (2,384 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 15/33 which measures 8,006 by 100 feet (2,440 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2013 the airport had 35,772 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day: 53% general aviation, 21% air taxi, 26% scheduled commercial, and 0.01% military. At that time there were 82 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 2% jet and 4% glider.
Aspen-Pitkin Co. Airport has more regular service from major carriers than any other regional ski town airport in North America. In the winter, its regular, weekly flights number more than 170 (not including extra flights often run during busy holiday seasons). In addition to regular service from Denver, Aspen sees more than 20 flights a week from Chicago and Los Angeles.