Flight planning: Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field ASE / KASE
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field in Aspen, Colorado, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC).
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W VALID UNTIL 0155Z CO NM AZ UT FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground).
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- C680A at 16,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 4:59 pm MDT (22:59 UTC): moderate turbulence, scattered clouds above 16,000 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV HAERI/TM 2259/FL160/TP C680A/SK SCT160/TB CONS MOD/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- haeri
- Time
- 22:59 UTC
- Height
- at 16,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C680A
- Sky
- scattered clouds from 16,000 ft
- Turbulence
- continuous moderate
- Remarks
- during the descent
- LJ40 at 19,000 ft, 10 nm west, 3:32 pm MDT (21:32 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV ASE240010/TM 2132/FL190/TP LJ40/TB MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- 10 nm southwest (240°) of ASE
- Time
- 21:32 UTC
- Height
- at 19,000 ft
- Aircraft
- LJ40
- Turbulence
- moderate
- C650 at 40,000 ft, 13 nm north, 5:48 pm MDT (23:48 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-03.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV DBL/TM 2348/FL400/TP C650/TB MOD /RM ZDVWC-03
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- over DBL
- Time
- 23:48 UTC
- Height
- at 40,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C650
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-03
- C680A at 14,000 ft, 13 nm north, 5:02 pm MDT (23:02 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV DBL/TM 2302/FL140/TP C680A/TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- over DBL
- Time
- 23:02 UTC
- Height
- at 14,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C680A
- Turbulence
- light occasional moderate chop
- UAL2862 at 34,000 ft, 13 nm west, 4:39 pm MDT (22:39 UTC): no turbulence, wind 238° at 63 knots.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL2862 3911N 10708W 2239 F340 238/063KT TB SMTH IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- B737 at 33,000 ft, 13 nm north, 3:31 pm MDT (21:31 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: light mtw zdvwc.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV DBL/TM 2131/FL330/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM LGT MTW ZDVWC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- over DBL
- Time
- 21:31 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- light to moderate chop
- Remarks
- light mtw zdvwc
- B737 at 36,000 ft, 13 nm north, 3:28 pm MDT (21:28 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: zdvwc.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV DBL/TM 2128/FL360/TP B737/TB MOD/RM ZDVWC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- over DBL
- Time
- 21:28 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- zdvwc
- C680 at 18,000 ft, 20 nm southwest, 4:35 pm MDT (22:35 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: from 18,000 ft to 10,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV ASE230020/TM 2235/FL180/TP C680/TB MOD/RM 180-100
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- 20 nm southwest (230°) of ASE
- Time
- 22:35 UTC
- Height
- at 18,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C680
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- from 18,000 ft to 10,000 ft
- C700 at 16,000 ft, 22 nm northeast, 3:55 pm MDT (21:55 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV WERNR/TM 2155/FL160/TP C700/TB MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- wernr
- Time
- 21:55 UTC
- Height
- at 16,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C700
- Turbulence
- moderate
- B739 at 33,000 ft, 32 nm north, 3:33 pm MDT (21:33 UTC): remarks: mtw a 8-knot loss of airspeed +/-40FT zdvwc.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV DBL315020/TM 2133/FL330/TP B739/RM MTW +/-8KT +/-40FT ZDVWC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- 20 nm northwest (315°) of DBL
- Time
- 21:33 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Remarks
- mtw a 8-knot loss of airspeed +/-40FT zdvwc
- B38M at 32,000 ft, 33 nm north, 5:27 pm MDT (23:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZDVWC-03.
as filed, and in English
ASE UA /OV DBL359020/TM 2327/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-03
- Report
- a routine report filed through ASE
- Where
- 20 nm north (359°) of DBL
- Time
- 23:27 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop occasional moderate chop
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-03
- PA46 at 15,000 ft, 33 nm north, 3:45 pm MDT (21:45 UTC): -5 °C, remarks: ZDVWC-06.
as filed, and in English
EGE UA /OV SXW045015/TM 2145/FL150/TP PA46/TA M05/IC T RIME/RM ZDVWC-06
- Report
- a routine report filed through EGE
- Where
- 15 nm northeast (045°) of SXW
- Time
- 21:45 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PA46
- Temperature
- −5 °C
- Icing
- T rime
- Remarks
- ZDVWC-06
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point GJT, 77 nm west of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 40 knots | 11 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 46 knots | 3 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 61 knots | -10 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 68 knots | -22 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 57 knots | -29 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 59 knots | -36 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 66 knots | -46 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.