Top 5 Travel Tips from Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
Winter Season 2008
Arrival at the Airport
For travel within the U.S., we recommend arriving 60 minutes before your flight if you are not checking bags and 90 minutes before your flight if you are checking bags. For international travel, we recommend arriving 2 hours before your flight. Expect extended lines for the Security Checkpoint.
On-Line Check-In and Information
Take advantage of united.com and delta.com for early check-in, updated flight information and any additional travel information.
Rebooked to an Alternate Airport
(For Example: Denver, Eagle, or Grand Junction)
When departing from an alternate airport due to weather cancellations, allow enough travel time to ensure arriving at that airport in time to complete check-in and check baggage. During your travel to the alternate airport, please contact your airline to check flight availability, flight status and have your reservation/ticket changed for a faster check-in at the new airport. UA Reservations: 1-800-864-8331
DL Reservations: 1-800-221-1212
Baggage
You may check two bags free of charge. The maximum size of each checked bag is 62 linear inches (length + width + height). The maximum weight per check bag is 50 lbs. One ski bag, containing one pair of skis and poles plus one boot bag, containing boots and binding only (in winter), and one golf bag (in summer) is, allowed to be combined to count as one piece and can be counted in the free allowance limit (combined weight above 50 lbs. is subject to overweight fee). If additional ski equipment is checked, excess fees apply. United’s 1K, Premier Executive and Star Alliance Gold members are allowed a total of three pieces of checked baggage (maximum of 70 pounds) free of charge. Refer to united.com and delta.com for additional information.
Each customer is allowed one carry-on and one personal item such as a purse, briefcase, or laptop computer. Carry-on bags cannot exceed more than 9” x 14” x 22” or 45 linear inches.
Flight Information and Status
Aspen / Snowmass Flight Information Displays (FIDs) are available for reference
here, in the Aspen Airport as well as on Channel 8 in the Aspen area. Flight times and status are also available on united.com and delta.com. It is our commitment to give our customers the timeliest information possible, however, the Aspen Airport is located at a ski area and weather conditions that create great ski conditions may also adversely impact flights. In variable weather conditions, many time delays and cancellations may not be known or updated until scheduled departure time because almost every departure is dependant upon an arrival that may not be able to land. Be advised that a flight status may change very quickly during these conditions and normal information displays may not reflect these changes until you have already departed for the airport.
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