Lots to unpack as to why a modified 737 with a shortened wingspan is the largest airplane to ever land at Aspen Airport (officially known as Aspen/Pitkin County Airport ASE).
The problem at America’s second highest airport is layered involving a eronautics limitations, the surrounding terrain, FAA approval and local pushback but it comes down to moving a runway further away from taxiway by just 80 feet.
Massive shoutout to the folks at Wendover Productions for laying out the subtle nuances behind this controversy:
