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Oct 22, 2016, 8:52 am

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Originally Posted by JDiver

AFAIK, ASE has tricky conditions and airlines require pilots to have additional experience and training to fly there. This has been true since Aspen / Pitkin County airport installed MLS in the 1970s. Such might not be of interest to AA, given the extra risk ASE provides.

Link to Denver Post article "Winds complicate landing at Aspen airport, flight experts say"

ASE is a one way in one way out airport and is very tricky, but Eagle already flies from DFW, ORD and LAX in the winter so they have the training in place.

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