Leg 139 KSLC - Salt Lake City (USA) to KASE - Aspen (USA)
KSLC - Airport Info
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ICAO code: KSLC
Airport name: Salt Lake City Intl. Airport
Location: Salt Lake City
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Salt Lake City Info
Salt Lake City, city in Utah, state capital, and seat of Salt Lake County. Located in the north central part of the state, it is 24 km (15 mi) east of its namesake, the Great Salt Lake, and lies along the western slope of the Wasatch Range. The entire Salt Lake Valley was once part of the basin of ancient Lake Bonneville. Today, the Jordan River passes through the city. Salt Lake City is the international headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon Church. It is the largest and most important city in a large region of the interior West and serves as the industrial, financial, religious, and commercial center of Utah.
Salt Lake City has a dry climate, with only 411 mm (16.2 in) of precipitation per year. However, the mountains in the Wasatch Range are well watered, and the runoff is used to water the valley. The average July daytime-nighttime temperature range in the city is 33° to 18°C (92° to 64°F), and the average January range is 2° to -7°C (36° to 19°F).
Salt Lake City lies high above sea level in a mountain valley flanked by the Wasatch Range to the east and the Oquirrh Mountains to the southwest. Salt Lake City proper is relatively small, only 282.5 sq km (109.1 sq mi) in land area. However, the Salt Lake City-Ogden metropolitan area includes all of Salt Lake County, Weber County, which includes the city of Ogden, and Davis County. The metropolitan area includes 4,189.3 sq km (1,617.5 sq mi). The city is also at the heart of a larger metropolitan corridor called the Wasatch Front. This is a strip of land running north and south along the western slope of the Wasatch Range. It stretches about 160 km (about 100 mi) from Spanish Fork on the south to Brigham City on the north, and includes the major Utah cities of Springville, Provo, Orem, American Fork, Lehi, Sandy City, Taylorsville, West Valley City, Bountiful, Farmington, Kaysville, and Layton.
Downtown Salt Lake City is noted for its broad streets and spacious blocks, a legacy of the Mormon settlers who laid out the city in 1847. The city was built on a grid system based on the four streets bordering Temple Square, the focus of the downtown area. Inside the square is the Mormon Temple, which took 40 years to build—from 1853 to 1893. Other important buildings are the Salt Lake City and County Building, the Mormon Tabernacle, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Conference Center, the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Madeleine, the Salt Palace Convention Center, and the Delta Center auditorium.
Ten blocks west of Temple Square lies the Utah State Fair Grounds, and the Utah state capitol stands four blocks to the northeast. South of Temple Square is the city’s central business district. The main campus of the University of Utah is situated about 3 km (2 mi) east of the city center. In 2002 Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympic Games.
KASE - Airport Info
ICAO code: KASE
Airport name: Aspen-Pitkin Airport
Location: Aspen
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Aspen Info
Aspen (city, Colorado), city in central Colorado, seat of Pitkin County, on the Roaring Fork River, in the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of about 2410 m (about 7900 ft). It is a stylish resort, famous for its winter skiing and its summer cultural events. Founded in 1879 by prospectors and named for trees in the area, Aspen was incorporated in 1881. It was a booming silver-mining center until the early 1890s, when the demonetization of silver reduced prices for the metal. The modern resort city was developed after World War II ended in 1945 by Walter P. Paepcke, a Chicago industrialist, who also founded the Aspen Music Festival and the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies in the city. Population 3,678 (1980); 5,049 (1990); 5,914 (2000).