Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport

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Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport
IATA: ALE – ICAO: none – FAA: E38
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Alpine
Serves		Alpine, Texas
Elevation AMSL		4,515 ft / 1,376 m
Coordinates		30°23′03″N 103°41′01″W / 30.38417, -103.68361
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
1/19	6,003	1,830	Asphalt
5/23	5,018	1,529	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			9,350
Based aircraft			32
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (IATA: ALE, FAA LID: E38) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Alpine, a city in Brewster County, Texas, United States.^[1] It supports two small runways, and is not meant for large commercial planes. Alpine-Casparis is the only airport in Brewster County, and provides air services to most of the area.

The airport provides Alpine with a modest sum of money. Being the only airport in the general area, and very close to the largest city in the county, makes it an adaquate stop for small commercial or private aircraft. It is not uncommon for the airport's three hangars to be full during the summer, when air travel in the area is at its highest. Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport earns the city about $908,000 a year. The airport provides 17 jobs to the city, and has an average of 2100 patrons annually. The airport itself is used for recreational flying, flight training, small cargo shipping, refuelling stops, and medical flights.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport covers an area of 196 acres (79 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 6,003 x 75 ft. (1,830 x 23 m) and 5/23 measuring 5,018 x 60 ft. (1,529 x 18 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 22, 2006, the airport had 9,350 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. There are 32 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.^[1]