There exists a nontrivial possibility that the Roaring Fork Valley is in danger of losing commercial airline service at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport because of the runway’s condition, as well as the apparent collision course between.
In an effort to beat the clock on a failing runway and soon-to-expire Congressional funding for the airport, the county endorsed shifting the runway 80 feet west instead of the taxiway 80 feet east in a major planning document.