Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field
ASE · KASE · Aspen, Colorado · Pitkin County · map
Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field is a public-use airport owned by Pitkin County, 3 miles northwest of Aspen, Colorado, 7,838 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 8,006 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KASE · observed 12:53 pm MDT (18:53 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 10 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.34 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 11,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 8,000 feet MVFR
- From Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KASE 061853Z 32010G21KT 270V350 10SM CLR 24/M01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02391011
TAF KASE 061720Z 0618/0718 20005KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 FM061900 36010KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM070000 20010KT P6SM BKN110 BKN250 PROB30 0700/0706 4SM -SHRA BKN080 FM070600 20005KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ASE · ICAO KASE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Pitkin County
- Elevation
- 7,838 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1949
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 8,006 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 00X |
- Runway 15: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), 7,006 ft available for landing
- Runway 33: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,000 ft, 7,006 ft available for landing, road 22 ft high 1,100 ft from the end
- Runway 00X: LDA
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.85 | Aspen |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | · For aircraft services contact UNICOM. |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Ase and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.4 | Aspen |
| Clearance delivery | 125.475 | Aspen |
| Ground | 121.9 | Aspen |
| Approach and departure | 123.8 | Aspen |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Aspen |
| Aspen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.85 | Aspen |
| Montrose and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 | Aspen |
| Kremmling and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.65 | Aspen |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 970-205-2482.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Aspen from the FAA register
50 aircraft are registered to owners in Aspen, Colorado: 27 piston singles, 9 business jets, 8 turboprops, 3 piston twins, 2 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 35 since 1982, 7 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- For aircraft services contact UNICOM.
- Existed prior to 1959.
- DUSK-2300
- Airport closed 11:00 pm to 7:00 am.
- When the control tower closed activate malsf runway 15; runway end identifier lights runway 33; PAPI runway 15; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights runway 15 - the control tower control, oper day VFR only.
- Pattern altitude for light aircraft 1185 above ground level; pattern altitude for heavy aircraft 1685 above ground level.
- Runway exists to support the pkn lda assoc with this airport for flight inspection purposes.
- PAPI unusable beyond 4 NM from runway threshold and beyond 7 degreess right of runway centerline.
- Due to poor visibility in valley, use landing lights in traffic pattern.
- Review of airplane performance recommended including DA; weight and balance and climb performance.
- Hang gliders; para gliders; hot air balloon and glider operations on and in the vicinity of airport up to 18000 feet above sea level.
- The FBO (fixed-base operator) requires 2 hours advance notice for staging aircraft prior to departure.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.