Airports
G650 Won’t Spread Its Wings at Aspen Airport
Access to Aspen-Pitkin County Airport is restricted to aircraft with a wingspan of no more than 95 feet.
Access to Aspen-Pitkin County Airport is restricted to aircraft with a wingspan of no more than 95 feet.

Despite initially approving the operation of Gulfstream’s new flagship G650 at Colorado’s Aspen-Pitkin County Airport when it enters service, officials there have reversed their decision after a citizen’s group pointed out that the wingspan of the ultra-long-range business jet exceeds the width limit set by local code and the FAA. The airport’s management initially based its approval on the span of the wing’s lifting surface, which according to Gulfstream does not include the winglets. The OEM lists the G650’s span as 93 feet, 8 inches, less than the airport’s 95-foot-span limit; including the reach of the winglets pushes the overall width to more than 99 feet.

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