KASE Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Fld — local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. These are locally published VFR routes, reproduced with sources; verify against the official documents linked from each procedure before flight.
Terrain will not allow normal traffic patterns, and high rates of descent may be required. Runway 33 is the preferred departure runway; departures from runway 15 require prior permission from the Director of Aviation under Pitkin County Code. Airport closed 2300-0700; tower 0700-2000, uncontrolled 2000-2300.
VFR arrivals
Flow not stated in the source applicability unconfirmed
- Approach & Landing Procedures — No more than 20° of bank to follow the noise track, descending from 2,500 ft AGL or higher, gear at the FAF or 4 miles, minimum reverse thrust.
VFR departures
Flow not stated in the source applicability unconfirmed
- VFR Departure Procedure — Turn right to a heading of 360 no later than the airport boundary, and hold it for at least 2 miles.
Other local procedures
Runway 15
- Runway 15 Departure — Prior Permission Required — Pitkin County Code requires prior permission from the Director of Aviation for every departure from runway 15, because of rising terrain southeast.
All operations — 15 / 33
- Curfew & Stage Restrictions — County ordinance: Stage I prohibited and prosecuted, Stage II no night operations, Stage III no arrivals 2300-0700 and no departures after 2230.
These routes are advisory as published — none of them is a regulation. Assigned by ATC in Class B, C or D airspace, a route becomes an ATC instruction under 14 CFR 91.123; “unable” remains available to the pilot in command. Each procedure page shows its own authority level and links its primary sources.