Airports
Aspen Airport Set To Close for Runway Work
Colorado’s Aspen Pitkin County Airport will close next month for its annual maintenance period.
Taking advantage of its slack period of the year, following the busy ski season, Aspen's Pitkin County Airport will cease normal operations during the first two weeks of May for runway maintenance. (Photo: Aspen Pitkin County Airport)
Taking advantage of its slack period of the year, following the busy ski season, Aspen's Pitkin County Airport will cease normal operations during the first two weeks of May for runway maintenance. (Photo: Aspen Pitkin County Airport)

Colorado’s Aspen Pitkin County Airport will close next month for its annual maintenance period. According to airport manager Dan Bartholomew, this year’s work—which begins on Monday, May 2 and lasts through Monday, May 16—involves targeted patching to 8,000-foot Runway 15/33 with milling and overlaying of asphalt. The project will also involve strengthening modifications to the airport’s commercial aircraft parking area to prepare for the eventual operations of the Embraer E175 there.