BD700 captain reported they were uncomfortable with the departure/arrival procedures used that creat...

Attributes
ACN	1380958
Time
Date	201608
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ASE.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Global Express (BD700)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID LINDZ8
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 6700 Flight Crew Type 700
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict
Miss Distance	Horizontal 7000 Vertical 300

Narrative:

Taking off runway 33 from aspen following the lindz SID we were made aware of opposite direction landing traffic by ATC. We continued to follow the departure as normal; looking out for the traffic which we had in sight. We did not receive an RA; but just a TA as the traffic passed 300 feet below us and maybe a mile or so away. I realize mountain airports present their challenges but aspen should not allow traffic to take off on 33 while they have traffic on short final for 15. Even though the conditions were VMC I do not feel that this practice should be allowed especially with two fast moving jet aircraft going in the opposite direction from each other. Either we should not have been cleared for takeoff until the incoming aircraft had landed or the inbound aircraft could have been told to stay 'west' of final due to departing traffic as we were told to do on our way in to land the day prior.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BD700 Captain reported they were uncomfortable with the departure/arrival procedures used that create opposite direction conflicting traffic scenarios at ASE airport.

Narrative: Taking off runway 33 from Aspen following the LINDZ SID we were made aware of opposite direction landing traffic by ATC. We continued to follow the departure as normal; looking out for the traffic which we had in sight. We did not receive an RA; but just a TA as the traffic passed 300 feet below us and maybe a mile or so away. I realize mountain airports present their challenges but Aspen should not allow traffic to take off on 33 while they have traffic on short final for 15. Even though the conditions were VMC I do not feel that this practice should be allowed especially with two fast moving jet aircraft going in the opposite direction from each other. Either we should not have been cleared for takeoff until the incoming aircraft had landed or the inbound aircraft could have been told to stay 'west' of final due to departing traffic as we were told to do on our way in to land the day prior.

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BD700 captain reported they were uncomfortable with the departure/arrival procedures used that create opposite direction conflicting traffic scenarios at ase airport.