KASE/ASE METAR & TAF Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)

Aspen, ColoradoElevation 7,820 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR56 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

240@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

8,260 ft

+440 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2353Z (5:53 PM local) · 56 min old

KASE is currently VFR. Winds are from the southwest at 4 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

240° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

SCT065

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

6°C / 3°C

43°F / 37°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.25 inHg

1024.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: SCT RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP201

sea-level pressure 1020.1 hPa

60010

0.10 inches of precipitation in the last 3-6 hours

T00560033

precise temperature 5.6°C, dew point 3.3°C

10106

6-hour maximum temperature 10.6°C

20050

6-hour minimum temperature 5.0°C

51006

3-hour pressure tendency: rising then steady (0.6 hPa change)

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2324Z (5:24 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (6:00 PM local)

KASE forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Worst period is 03Z to 06Z with IFR possible (LOW CIG, LOW VIS). Best period is 12Z to 17Z (VFR). Overall the forecast improves over the period.

MVFR

BKN008800 ft

BKN0303,000 ft

BKN0505,000 ft

VFR

0000Z6:00 PM0448Z10:48 PM0936Z3:36 AM1424Z8:24 AM1912Z1:12 PM0000Z6:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT TEMPO BKN PROB30 OVC SKC

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FAA: no delays reported at ASE.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›Forecast: ceiling 800 ft AGL.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 240° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight rain and snow showers likely, low near 29F, 69% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude; thunderstorms in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Showers And Thunderstorms Likely" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

High density altitudeMETAR

Density altitude about 8,260 ft (field elevation 7,820 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Rain And Snow Showers Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Rain And Snow Showers Likely	29	S 4 kt	–	69%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	52/27	W 4 kt	–	2%
Tuesday	Sunny	54/28	SSW 9 kt	22 kt	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	56/29	SSW 13 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	58/32	SSW 9 kt	–	10%
Friday	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	56/33	SSW 9 kt	–	44%
Saturday	Chance Rain And Snow Showers	51/31	SW 4 kt	–	44%
Sunday	Rain And Snow Showers	52	S 9 kt	–	81%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Showers And Thunderstorms Likely" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office GJT). Forecast issued 0048Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

240° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 151 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

15

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

4 kt R

BEST

33

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt L

OK

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 8,006 ft

15/33

Dimensions

8,006 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15160°T

Landing length (LDA)7,006 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,006 / 7,006 / 7,006 ft

ILSLOC/DME

Approach lightsMALSF

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33340°T

Landing length (LDA)7,006 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,006 / 8,006 / 8,006 ft

Displaced threshold1,000 ft

REILYes

Traffic patternRight

00X

Dimensions

0 x 0 ft

Surface

N/A

RWY 00X

ILSLDA

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

8,260 ft

Pressure altitude

7,490 ft

Field elevation

7,820 ft MSL

Temperature

6°C (43°F)

Dewpoint

3°C (37°F)

Altimeter

30.25 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0015Z 6:15 PM

Sunrise

1328Z 7:28 AM

Loggable night

0042Z (6:42 PM local) → 1301Z (7:01 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0015Z (6:15 PM local) → 1328Z (7:28 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0115Z (7:15 PM local) → 1228Z (6:28 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) is in Aspen, Colorado. Field elevation 7,820 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerDIANE JACKSON

Manager phone970-379-8406

AttendedDaily, 0700–2300

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKASE / ASE

SectionalDENVER

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.2232, -106.8690

Distance from city3 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A-1+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSee remarks · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF118.850

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.4

ATIS

123.75

CLNC DEL

CLD

123.8

APP/DEP

CNTR

118.85

CTAF

121.9

GND

118.85

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport

25 NM N

VFR

KLXV Lake County Airport

26 NM E

MVFR

KGUC Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport

41 NM S

VFR

KRIL Garfield County Regional Airport

44 NM NW

VFR

KANK Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field

56 NM SE

VFR

KMTJ Montrose Regional Airport

64 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›UNLESS CEILINGS ARE AT LEAST 2000 FT ABOVE HIGHEST TRRN & VIS IS 15 MILES OR MORE; MOUNTAIN FLYING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

›ALL ARRIVING AIRCRAFT FRM 2000 TO 2300L MUST ANNOUNCE CTAF 118.85 WHEN THEY ARE 20, 15, 10 AND 5 MILES OUT AND ON SHORT FINAL. EQUIPMENT MAY BE ON THE RWY.

›ALL COMMERCIAL ACFT ADVISE PRIOR TO PUSHBACK ONTO TWY-A.

›ARPT CLSD 2300-0700.

›TERRAIN WILL NOT ALLOW FOR NORMAL TFC PATTERNS. HIGH RATES OF DESCENT MAY BE RQRD DUE TO TERRAIN & LOCAL PROCS.

›ARPT LOCATED IN HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEY WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN FROM 12500 - 14000 FT MSL IN NEAR PROXIMITY TO ARPT; NUMEROUS UNLIGHTED OBSTRUCTIONS. ALL ADVERSE WEATHER SITUATIONS MAGNIFIED IN MOUNTAINS. OPERATIONS DURING PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DISCOURAGED FOR PILOTS UNFAMILIAR WITH AREA.

›CAUTION: HIGH TFC INTXN - ACFT RTNELY HOLD SHORT OF TWY A4 ON TWY A WHEN INBD TO TRML OR GA RAMP.

›WIND CONES LCTD 60 FT WEST OF TWY A CNTRLN.

›RWY 33 THR NSTD, EAST SIDE LIGHTS NOT ELEVATED.

›DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY IN VALLEY, USE LNDG LGTS IN TFC PAT.

›REVIEW OF AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE RCMDD INCLUDING DA; WEIGHT & BALANCE AND CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

›HANG GLIDERS; PARA GLIDERS; HOT AIR BALLOON & GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT UP TO 18000 FT MSL.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. CTC ARPT OPS 970-920-5760 EXT 0.

›PPR FOR TKOF ON RY 15. CTC FBO 970-920-2016.

›FBO REQUIRES 2 HRS ADVANCE NOTICE FOR STAGING ACFT PRIOR TO DEP.

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 4 NM FM RWY THR & BYD 7 DEGS RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.

›FOR ACFT SVCS CTC UNICOM.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSF RWY 15; REIL RWY 33; PAPI RWY 15; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF. REIL RWY 15 - ATCT CTL, OPER DAY VFR ONLY.

›DUSK-2300

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

›UNCONTROLLED TRAFFIC ON THE RAMPS. RY 33 RUN-UP AREA NOT VISIBLE FROM ATCT.

›TPA FOR LGT ACFT 1185 AGL; TPA FOR HEAVY ACFT 1685 AGL.

›BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF RWYS. WATCH FOR WILDLIFE ON OR NEAR RWYS

›FOR ALL GA OPNS BTWN 30 MIN AFT SS TO 2300 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: ACFT EQUIPPED AS RQRD UNDER FAR 91.205(D) FOR INST FLT - PILOT IS INST RATED; VFR PIC HAS COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE TKOF OR LDNG IN THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS AT ASE. IFR: EXECUTE APCH/DEP PROCEDURES WITH ATC CLNC.

›UNIQUE VFR DEP PROCEDURES EXIST. CALL ARPT OPS 970-920-5760; OR FBO 970-920-2016 FOR MORE INFO.

›(A106) ACFT REQUIRING IFR SHOULD FILE FLIGHT PLAN WITH FLIGHT SERVICE 45 MIN PRIOR TO ESTD DEP.

›ARPT RESTRICTED TO MAXIMUM ACFT WINGSPAN OF 95 FT.

›PILOTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PASSENGERS IN RAMP AREA. PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES CANNOT ENTER TWYS WITHOUT ATC CLEARANCE. STAY ON THE SOLID SIDE OF THE RED BOUNDARY MARKING LINE.

›DUE TO HIGH APCH MNMS PILOTS MAY NEED AN IFR ALTN EVEN THOUGH WX IS FCST TO BE HIGHER THAN 2000-3.

›RWY EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE PKN LDA ASSOC WITH THIS ARPT FOR FLIGHT INSPECTION PURPOSES.

›COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -21C.

›PCR VALUE: 373/F/B/X/T

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KASE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KASE have a METAR?

Yes. KASE has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KASE have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KASE; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KASE?

KASE sits at 7,820 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KASE?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.