All About Area One

Area 1 is comprised entirely of low altitude airspace (at and below FL260) in the mountainous areas west and southwest of DEN. Area 1 serves arrival and departure traffic in and out of the major ski country airports, e.g., Aspen, Durango, Eagle, Farmington, Grand Junction, Gunnison, Hayden, Rifle, and Telluride, as well as the Aspen and Grand Junction TRACONs. This Area also includes sectors that provide final sequencing into D01 for the northwest and southwest arrival gates, and works the west departure gate from D01.