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 adequate 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 US$908,000 a year. The airport provides 17 jobs to the city, and has an average of 2,100 patrons annually. The airport itself is used for recreational flying, flight training, small cargo shipping, refueling stops, and medical flights.[citation needed]
The airport previously had scheduled passenger air service operated by Lone Star Airlines, a commuter air carrier, during the early 1990s flown with Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner propjets. In 1992, Lone Star was flying nonstop to Austin (AUS) with continuing direct service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).[2] By 1993, Lone Star was continuing to fly direct one stop service to Dallas/Fort Worth via an intermediate stop in Brownwood, Texas.[3] In 1978, Alpine-based Big Bend Airways was operating flights to Midland/Odessa (MAF) and Lubbock (LBB).[4]
On 4 July 2010, a twin-engine Cessna 421 operated by O’Hara Flying Service II LP of Amarillo flying as an air ambulance was en route to Midland, Texas when it crashed in a field 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Alpine–Casparis Municipal Airport, killing all five persons on board.[7]
Facilities and aircraftedit
Alpine–Casparis Municipal Airport covers an area of 196 acres (79 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 6,003 ft × 75 ft (1,830 m × 23 m) and 5/23 measuring 5,018 ft × 60 ft (1,529 m × 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending 17 May 2021, the airport had 13,186 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. There are 46 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 9% helicopter.[1]
The airport's only scheduled service as of January 2013 is a Monday through Friday cargo flight operated by Martinaire on behalf of UPS to Midland, Texas.[citation needed]
^"5 Killed in Crash of Air Ambulance in Texas". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2010-07-04. from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
External linksedit
Official website
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for E38
AirNav airport information for E38
ASN accident history for ALE
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for E38
April 12, 2024
alpine, casparis, municipal, airport, iata, city, owned, public, airport, located, miles, northwest, central, business, district, alpine, city, brewster, county, texas, united, states, supports, small, runways, meant, large, commercial, planes, alpine, caspari. Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport IATA ALE FAA LID E38 is a city owned public use airport located 2 miles 3 2 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 Alpine Casparis Municipal AirportIATA ALEICAO noneFAA LID E38SummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of AlpineServesAlpine TexasElevation AMSL4 514 4 ft 1 376 mCoordinates30 23 12 N 103 40 50 W 30 38673 N 103 68050 W 30 38673 103 68050MapE38RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m1 19 6 003 1 830 Asphalt5 23 5 018 1 529 AsphaltStatistics 2006 Aircraft operations9 350Based aircraft32Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 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 adequate 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 US 908 000 a year The airport provides 17 jobs to the city and has an average of 2 100 patrons annually The airport itself is used for recreational flying flight training small cargo shipping refueling stops and medical flights citation needed Contents 1 Former airline service 2 Accident 3 Facilities and aircraft 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFormer airline service editThe airport previously had scheduled passenger air service operated by Lone Star Airlines a commuter air carrier during the early 1990s flown with Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner propjets In 1992 Lone Star was flying nonstop to Austin AUS with continuing direct service to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW 2 By 1993 Lone Star was continuing to fly direct one stop service to Dallas Fort Worth via an intermediate stop in Brownwood Texas 3 In 1978 Alpine based Big Bend Airways was operating flights to Midland Odessa MAF and Lubbock LBB 4 Trans Texas Airways TTa also served Alpine via the Marfa Municipal Airport from the late 1940s to the late 1950s with Douglas DC 3 Starliners 5 By 1964 Solar Airlines was serving the Alpine airport with Beechcraft 18 twin prop aircraft operating roundtrip flights twice a day on routing of Presidio TX Marfa TX Alpine Fort Stockton TX Pecos TX Monahans TX Wink TX Dallas Love Field DAL 6 Accident editOn 4 July 2010 a twin engine Cessna 421 operated by O Hara Flying Service II LP of Amarillo flying as an air ambulance was en route to Midland Texas when it crashed in a field 1 mile 1 6 km east of Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport killing all five persons on board 7 Facilities and aircraft editAlpine Casparis Municipal Airport covers an area of 196 acres 79 ha which contains two asphalt paved runways 1 19 measuring 6 003 ft 75 ft 1 830 m 23 m and 5 23 measuring 5 018 ft 60 ft 1 529 m 18 m 1 For the 12 month period ending 17 May 2021 the airport had 13 186 aircraft operations an average of 36 per day 99 general aviation and 1 military There are 46 aircraft based at this airport 85 single engine 6 multi engine and 9 helicopter 1 The airport s only scheduled service as of January 2013 is a Monday through Friday cargo flight operated by Martinaire on behalf of UPS to Midland Texas citation needed See also editList of airports in TexasReferences edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for E38 PDF effective 2022 03 24 Lone Star Airlines November 1 1992 Route Map Departed Flights 1992 11 01 Archived from the original on 2020 01 06 Retrieved 2022 04 19 Lone Star Airlines May 15 1993 Route Map Departed Flights 1993 05 15 Archived from the original on 2020 01 06 Retrieved 2022 04 19 Big Bend Airways airline timetable images 2012 01 22 Archived from the original on 2021 05 09 Retrieved 2022 04 19 Texas International Airlines TTA Trans Texas Airways airline timetable images Archived from the original on 2021 05 12 Retrieved 2022 04 19 Solar Airlines 5 Killed in Crash of Air Ambulance in Texas The New York Times Associated Press 2010 07 04 Archived from the original on 2021 06 08 Retrieved 2022 04 19 External links editOfficial website Resources for this airport FAA airport information for E38 AirNav airport information for E38 ASN accident history for ALE FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for E38 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport amp oldid 1207750251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
