KASE · Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)

ASPEN, COLORADO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

7,820

Elevation ft

Runway

8,006

Longest ft · 15/33

39.22N

106.87W

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) serves Aspen, Colorado at 7,820 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 8,006 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	8,006 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7,820 ft is about -1°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, -1°C)	7,820 ft	3,963 ft	2,935 ft	4,403 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	9,020 ft	4,197 ft	3,062 ft	4,592 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	10,220 ft	4,431 ft	3,188 ft	4,782 ft
35°C afternoon	12,097 ft	4,797 ft	3,386 ft	5,079 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 8,006 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (5,079 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KASE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport	25 nm N	9,000 ft
KLXV Lake County Airport	26 nm E	6,400 ft
KGUC Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport	41 nm S	9,400 ft
KAEJ Central Colorado Regional Airport	43 nm SE	8,303 ft
KRIL Garfield County Regional Airport	44 nm NW	7,000 ft
K20V McElroy Airfield	55 nm NE	5,540 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KASE

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KASE, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KASE or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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