ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD (KASE)

FOR ACFT SVCS CTC UNICOM.

EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

DUSK-2300

ARPT CLSD 2300-0700.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

PCR VALUE: 373/F/B/X/T

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

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