A $69 shuttle will link Eagle County airport to Aspen while the Aspen airport is closed in 2027

When the Aspen and Pitkin County Airport closes for runway reconstruction next spring, its passengers will land in Eagle County instead, and a Colorado shuttle company will be waiting for them. Wildpath Transportation will operate two linked services between Eagle County Regional Airport and the Roaring Fork Valley from April 4 through Nov. 19, 2027, under a Nov. 4, 2026 announcement issued through PR Newswire, with Aspen One as the release source. The Aspen airport own closure notice confirms the same window, from 11 p.m. on April 4, 2027, to 7 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2027, while crews reconstruct and shift the runway to meet current Federal Aviation Administration standards.

Two services, one reservation

The highway leg, called the EGE Line, will run between the airport and the Brush Creek Intercept Lot on a reservation basis, at $69 each way. Seats are sold one at a time, bookable by phone, on the company website or in its app. Glenwood Springs and Basalt are request stops, served when someone on a given departure asks for them. The timetable follows the pattern of United and American flights at Eagle County Regional Airport: six daily trips run toward the airport and eight run back, and how many vans roll on a departure depends on how many seats have been sold. The printed times are provisional, drawn from one week of the two airlines June 2027 flying at the airport, and the company says they will be redone against final schedules before service starts on April 4.

With American and United significantly expanding flights into EGE during the 2027 ASE closure, there will clearly be a need for scheduled reliable ground transportation between EGE and the Roaring Fork Valley to serve the needs of both visitors and locals.

Bill Tomcich, air service consultant to Fly Aspen Snowmass, in the Nov. 4 announcement

The second service, the Valley Loop, covers the last mile on demand and has no planned departure times. Valley Loop vehicles will meet each EGE Line van at the Intercept Lot and carry riders and their bags to their door in Aspen and Snowmass, and riders heading out book a pickup timed to meet their EGE Line departure at the lot. The fare covers two pieces of luggage: one full size bag weighing as much as 50 pounds, plus a smaller carry on. A ski or snowboard bag takes the place of the full size bag. Anything beyond that costs $50 to $100 per bag.

I've been working on this corridor for well over a year. I know how it moves, and I know what people need when they land at Eagle County Regional Airport. We're building this to be simple and reliable: book a seat, show up, and we'll get you where you're going. We're honored to be trusted with it, and we're ready to get to work.

Justin Carroll, owner of Wildpath Transportation, in the Nov. 4 announcement

Built for a seven month detour

For the service, the company is expanding to 22 Mercedes Sprinter vans, four of them fitted for wheelchair access, and it is recruiting drivers, dispatchers and managers around Aspen and Eagle County. The company was selected through a request for qualifications process run by Fly Aspen Snowmass, and the partners supporting the service include the Aspen Chamber Resort Association, the Town of Snowmass Village and Aspen One. Wildpath is a locally owned, Colorado based company founded in 2024 by Justin Carroll, serving the Roaring Fork Valley and the Denver metro area. Seat bookings open ahead of the April 4 start, through the website and app, with live van tracking and text updates.

The ground plan lands alongside a highway decision this newspaper has already reported: the Colorado Transportation Commission recently approved $5 million to move the Interstate 70 Glenwood Canyon Phase 8 project from 2027 to 2028, so that work does not overlap the Aspen airport closure. The announcement makes the same point, and gives the local reason for running shared vans at all: keeping arriving guests out of rental cars is meant to hold down added congestion on Highway 82 and Interstate 70 during the closure. For Eagle County, the practical effect is a busier home airport for seven and a half months, with its own airport as the front door for Aspen traffic.