Nonstop flight route between Aspen, Colorado, United States and Balkhash, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Aspen, Colorado, United States and Balqash Airport (BXH), Balkhash, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,486 miles (or 10,437 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 Aspen–Pitkin County Airport and Balqash 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 Aspen–Pitkin County Airport and Balqash Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BXH / UAAH |
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Location: | Balkhash, Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°53'38"N by 75°0'19"E |
Area Served: | Balqash, Kazakhstan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1444 feet (440 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXH |
More Information: | BXH Maps & Info |
Facts about Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE):
- The airport is also conducting an update of its 2004 Airport Master Plan.
- 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.
- In 2007, the runway was completely rehabilitated with new grooved asphalt.
- Per Title X of the Pitkin County Code, the airport has several unique operating limitations.
- The Aspen–Pitkin County Airport is certificated as a Class I, ARFF Index B commercial service airport under FAR Part 139.
- 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.
- Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Airport operations staff operates from the airport's Operations Center, constructed in 2006 on the west side of the 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.
- In addition to being known as "Aspen–Pitkin County Airport", another name for ASE is "Sardy Field".
- The Aspen–Pitkin County airport terminal is a 44,000 square feet single floor facility, which has undergone several renovations since its original construction in 1976.
- More recently, Lynx Aviation flying on behalf of Frontier Airlines operated Bombardier Q400 turboprops into Aspen.
Facts about Balqash Airport (BXH):
- Balqash Airport (BXH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Balkhash Airport is classified as a national aerodrome in the latest AIP.
- The closest airport to Balqash Airport (BXH) is Sary-Arka Airport (KGF), which is located 207 miles (333 kilometers) NNW of BXH.
- Balkhash Airport or Balqash Airport is an airport 6 km northeast the city of Balqash in Kazakhstan.
- In addition to being known as "Balqash Airport", another name for BXH is "Аэропорт Балхаш".
- The furthest airport from Balqash Airport (BXH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,053 miles (17,787 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.