Aspen – Pitkin County Airport by Private Jet

Overview summary

Aspen – Piktin County Airport, or Sardy Field as it is known locally, is a civilian airport situated close to the town of Aspen, Colorado.

Due to the close proximity of the runway to the taxiway, the airport is subject to a unique aircraft wingspan limit of 95 ft. This can limit the number of large commercial airliners that can operate into the airport, however most private jets are unaffected and can operate into the airport.

For Private jet hire to or from Aspen – Pitkin County Airport call PrivateFly on +44 20 7100 6960 (24 hours).

History | Landing | Location | Facts | Private jet charter prices

History

The airport was originally founded by Walter Paepcke and John Spachner in 1946. In 1956, the Aspen Airport Corporation handed over the airport to Pitkin Count, making it a public use airport.

A hard runway replaced the old gravel one in 1957, along with the construction of a connecting taxiway and apron. Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s the airport runway was extended and widened as the airport tried to focus on commercial air services. The apron area was also expanded to 400,000 sq ft which increased the capacity of the airport significantly.

The entire terminal area was redeveloped in 1986-7 and the runway was improved and lengthened to its present size of 8,006 ft in 2011 at a cost of $15.5 million.

Landing at Aspen – Pitkin County Airport

Aspen – Pitkin County Airport Location

The airport is located 6km northwest of central Aspen, in Pitkin County, Colorado. The airport itself is situated on State Highway 82 and a car journey to Aspen will normally take approximately 10 minutes.

Aspen – Pitkin County Airport Facts

Latitude: 39°13'23"N
Longitiude: 106°52'08"W
Elevation: 7820 ft (2384 m)
Runways: 1, 7006 × 100 ft (2135 × 30.5 m), paved

Private jet charter prices

Find private flight prices online for private jet charter to or from Aspen – Pitkin County Airport with our private jet cost calculator.