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All flights in and out of Aspen Airport resume amid wildfire

Denver7 · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 201 words · By Kaylee Harter
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What to know about All flights in and out of Aspen Airport resume amid wildfire

Flights in and out of Aspen Airport were expected to resume Thursday after air traffic was suspended Wednesday evening due to a wildfire burning near the airport's airspace.

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What happened

Flights in and out of Aspen Airport were expected to resume Thursday after air traffic was suspended Wednesday evening due to a wildfire burning near the airport's airspace.

Why it matters

Airport officials first announced the suspension at ASE just before 5 p.m., and said SkyWest had canceled all flights for the rest of the day just after 6:30 p.m.

Common ground

Travelers were asked to check with their airlines for flight updates and rescheduling, airport officials said.

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Claim 1: “"Two 20-person hand crews are enroute."”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding 20-person hand crews being en route.
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Claim 2: “The fire is burning in brush and aspens.”
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Only one provided source explicitly states the fire is burning in 'brush and aspens'. Other sources discuss brush fires generally but not specifically for the Kittle Fire.
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Claim 3: “"Four single engine air tankers, a heavy helicopter and an air attack coordination plane are working the fire from the air, supporting four smokejumpers, four heli-rappellers and engine crews,"”
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Three independent sources provide the exact same detailed list of firefighting resources: four single-engine air tankers, a heavy-lift helicopter, an air attack coordination plane, four smokejumpers, and four heli-rappellers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Four single-engine air tankers, a heavy-lift helicopter and an air attack coordination plane were working on the fire from above, supporting four smokejumpers, four heli-rappellers and engine crews, a…
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/firefighting-crews-contain-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Four single engine air tankers, a heavy-lift helicopter and an air attack coordination plane were working on the fire from the air, supporting four smokejumpers, four heli-rappellers and engine crews,…
https://www.postindependent.com/news/kittle-fire-up-to-23-ac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Four single-engine air tankers, a heavy-lift helicopter, and an air attack coordination plane worked above ground crews, which included four smokejumpers and four heli-rappellers. The activity had a d…
https://theslope.co/news/aspen-firefighters-contain-kittle-b…
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Claim 4: “No structures are currently threatened and no evacuations are in place, Forest Service officials said Wednesday at 7 p.m.”
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Multiple sources confirm that as of Wednesday evening/Thursday morning, no evacuations were ordered and no structures were threatened.
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web search NEUTRAL — No structures are currently threatened and no evacuations are in place, Forest Service officials said Wednesday at 7 p.m. The fire is burning in brush and aspens.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/all-flights-in-and-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — No evacuations were ordered, and no structures were threatened.All occupants were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported. Firefighters quickly put out the three-to-five foot flames visible fr…
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/firefighting-crews-contain-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Seventy firefighters are actively working to contain the 23-acre Kittle Fire, 3.5 miles southwest of Ruedi Reservoir, which broke out Wednesday due to a lightning strike.No evacuations have been order…
https://www.postindependent.com/news/kittle-fire-up-to-23-ac…
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Claim 5: “As of 7 p.m. p.m., the fire, dubbed the Kittle Fire, was burning 20 acres, according to forest service officials.”
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The claim that the fire was 20 acres as of 7 p.m. is not explicitly corroborated by multiple sources in the provided text; one source mentions it was 'est' (estimated) as of 7 p.m. but the full number is cut off, while another mentions 23 acres by Thursday morning. However, the '20 acres' figure is not found in multiple independent reports provided.
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Claim 6: “Flights in and out of Aspen Airport were expected to resume Thursday after air traffic was suspended Wednesday evening due to a wildfire burning near the airport's airspace.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that flights at Aspen Airport were suspended due to a wildfire and were expected to resume, though with potential delays.
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Claim 7: “SkyWest had canceled all flights for the rest of the day just after 6:30 p.m.”
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The evidence provided mentions SkyWest canceling flights due to 'internal technical issues' on different dates, but does not mention SkyWest canceling flights specifically on this Wednesday after 6:30 p.m. due to the Kittle Fire.
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Claim 8: “Airport officials first announced the suspension at ASE just before 5 p.m.”
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While the suspension of air traffic is confirmed, the specific time of the announcement (just before 5 p.m.) is not mentioned in the provided evidence. Other search results discuss unrelated airport evacuations.
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web search NEUTRAL — A combination of roughly 200 airline passengers and employees were evacuated from the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport on Sunday after security officials detected a "suspicious item of note" before the com…
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web search NEUTRAL — Map View. Active Airport Events.Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) Announcements.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dangerous Airport - Aspen. Date. Time. The Danger: Pilots face a steep drop during the approach. Because of the terrain, planes land in one direction and take off in the opposite direction, no matter …
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Claim 9: “U.S. Forest Service officials first reported a fire burning 3.5 miles southwest of Ruedi Reservoir around 4 p.m. Wednesday.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the U.S. Forest Service reported a fire 3.5 miles southwest of Ruedi Reservoir around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruedi Reservoir is a reservoir on the Western Slope of the Continental Divide on the Fryingpan River. It sits about 15 miles (24 km) upstream of the town of Basalt, Colorado, near Aspen. The reservoir…
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