Airports
Aspen Airport Leaves Runway Lights on During Daytime
Air traffic officials hope to avoid a repeat of a Falcon Jet off-runway landing in January 2018.

In a move aimed at avoiding a repeat of an off-runway landing, tower officials at the Aspen/Pitkin County (Colorado) Airport (ASE) plan to operate Runway 15’s lights in the daytime during the winter months. That’s according to a December 12 letter to airmen from Aspen tower air traffic manager Wayne Hall, who said the action is the most immediate step officials can take following the Jan. 7, 2018, landing of a Falcon Jet on frozen sod west of and next to the airport’s primary runway. 


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