Nonstop flight route between Aksu, Xinjiang, China and Aspen, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aksu Airport (AKU), Aksu, Xinjiang, China and Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Aspen, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,858 miles (or 11,036 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 large distance between Aksu Airport and Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Aksu Airport and Aspen–Pitkin County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKU / ZWAK |
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Location: | Aksu, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'45"N by 80°17'30"E |
Area Served: | Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3816 feet (1,163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKU |
More Information: | AKU Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Aksu Airport (AKU):
- The furthest airport from Aksu Airport (AKU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,214 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Aksu Airport", other names for AKU include "阿克苏机场" and "Ākèsù Jīchǎng".
- Aksu Airport (AKU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aksu Airport (AKU) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) ENE of AKU.
Facts about Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE):
- Historically, the airport was served by a number of airlines over the years including Aspen Airways which introduced the first scheduled passenger jet service into Aspen.
- Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) currently has only 1 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.
- Several airport improvements are planned or underway at the Aspen–Pitkin County Airport.
- More recently, Lynx Aviation flying on behalf of Frontier Airlines operated Bombardier Q400 turboprops into Aspen.
- In addition to being known as "Aspen–Pitkin County Airport", another name for ASE is "Sardy Field".
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2007, the runway was completely rehabilitated with new grooved asphalt.
- Construction on the runway extension project began on April 4, 2011, and was completed on November 2, 2011.