Nonstop flight route between Aspen, Colorado, United States and Palm Springs, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Aspen, Colorado, United States and Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), Palm Springs, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 645 miles (or 1,037 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Aspen–Pitkin County Airport and Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASE / KASE |
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Location: | Aspen, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'23"N by 106°52'8"W |
Area Served: | Aspen, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Pitkin County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7820 feet (2,384 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASE |
More Information: | ASE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRM / KTRM |
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Location: | Palm Springs, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°37'36"N by 116°9'34"W |
Area Served: | Palm Springs, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Riverside |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | -115 feet (-35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRM |
More Information: | TRM Maps & Info |
Facts about Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE):
- In addition to being known as "Aspen–Pitkin County Airport", another name for ASE is "Sardy Field".
- Before initiating jet service, Aspen operated Convair 580 turboprops as well as other prop and turboprop aircraft.
- Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) currently has only 1 runway.
- On April 4, 2011, the airport began a $15.5 million runway extension project which added 1,000 feet of runway length to the existing 7,006' long runway.
- The closest airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) is Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of ASE.
- One of the potential improvements included in the 2012 Updated Master Plan is the construction of a new airport terminal.
- Because of Aspen–Pitkin County Airport's high elevation of 7,820 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- General aviation services are provided by Atlantic Aviation, the airport's sole fixed base operator.
- Several airport improvements are planned or underway at the Aspen–Pitkin County Airport.
- The furthest airport from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,971 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM):
- The furthest airport from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,478 miles (18,472 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of -115 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport was established in August 1942 at the beginning of World War II, and was used as an air support command base as part of the Desert Training Center in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.
- The Navy closed Thermal on November 1, 1945, returning the field to the Army two months later.
- Built during World War II and used by both the US Army and US Navy, Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport has had several name changes.
- Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) has 2 runways.
- The airport is one mile west of the California State Route 86S expressway and six miles south of Interstate 10 in the lower Coachella Valley of central Riverside County, an area known as the Desert Resorts Region.
- Phased down in 1944 after most Army units had deployed overseas to combat areas, Thermal had been inactive for six months when the United States Navy requested permission to occupy the base on December 2, 1944 with the stipulation that the Army could reoccupy with 30-days notice.
- The closest airport to Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) is Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of TRM.
- In addition to being known as "Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport", another name for TRM is "(former Thermal Army Air Field)".
- Located in the Coachella Valley 115 feet below sea level, the place was named Thermal for a reason.
- Today, Thermal is a municipal airport serving general aviation.