AirportsAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) is a medium-sized airport serving Aspen, in Colorado, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ASE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ASE
- ICAO code
- KASE
- City
- Aspen
- State or region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.2232° N, 106.8690° W
- Elevation
- 2,384 m (7,820 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,440 m (8,006 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ASE means Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field). Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KASE. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.2232° N, 106.8690° W. It stands 2,384 metres (7,820 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Lakewood, about 163 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,440 metres (8,006 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 237.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,440 m 8,006 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle County Regional AirportEagle | EGE | 47 km |
| Gunnison Crested Butte Regional AirportGunnison | GUC | 77 km |
| Montrose Regional AirportMontrose | MTJ | 119 km |
| Yampa Valley AirportHayden | HDN | 143 km |
| Grand Junction Regional AirportGrand Junction | GJT | 144 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,467 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,531 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,612 km | 15 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,673 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,809 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,185 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,515 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,255 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,242 km | 16 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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