Leg 140 KASE - Aspen (USA) to KTEX - Telluride (USA)
KASE - Airport Info
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ICAO code: KASE
Airport name: Aspen-Pitkin Airport
Location: Aspen
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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).
KTEX - Airport Info
ICAO code: KTEX
Airport name: Telluride Regional Airport
Location: Telluride
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Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Telluride Info
Telluride, town in southwestern Colorado, about 145 km (about 90 mi) southeast of Grand Junction. The seat of San Miguel County, Telluride is a popular tourist destination. Surrounded by high mountains and the Uncompahgre National Forest, it offers opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor activities. The town is also famous for its festivals, such as those featuring bluegrass, jazz, and film.
Miners arrived in the valley in the 1870s and started several small camps, including Columbia, in 1878. Columbia later changed its name to Telluride, after tellurium, a metallic element often found in combination with gold and silver. Telluride was incorporated in 1887 and emerged as the most prosperous of the early settlements. The Rio Grande Southern Railroad arrived in 1890 and facilitated a mining boom. By the turn of the century, the Telluride mining region was one of the most important gold and silver districts in the United States. Telluride was the scene of vicious labor disputes between union and nonunion miners in 1903 and 1904. The Colorado National Guard imposed martial law to restore order, and the miners' union was defeated. Population 1,047 (1980); 1,309 (1990); 2,221 (2000).