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A sign used to indicate landing availability that caught fire Tuesday night has caused a closure of the Aspen airport runway. The sign, typically lit “X” to let pilots know when the runway is available,.
There are 51 patio shelter spaces for private aircraft pilots at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, and the waitlist holds 37 more aircraft waiting for a spot for their planes. In an effort to make the.
In a 4-1 vote, the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners voted to amend the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport planning document, shifting the runway 80 feet west instead of moving the taxiway 80 feet east. The change.
Brad Jacobsen, an outside consultant to Pitkin County, claims that the runway shift is the only divergence from the Common Ground Recommendations. In fact, the new plan also flunks the community’s specific goals for airliners’.