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Alpine–Casparis Municipal Airport

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 Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Alpine
ServesAlpine, Texas
Elevation AMSL4,514.4 ft / 1,376 m
Coordinates30°23′12″N 103°40′50″W / 30.38673°N 103.68050°W / 30.38673; -103.68050
Map
E38 is located in Texas
E38
E38
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 6,003 1,830 Asphalt
5/23 5,018 1,529 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations9,350
Based aircraft32

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]

Former airline service edit

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]

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 edit

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 aircraft edit

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]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for E38 PDF, effective 2022-03-24
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Big Bend Airways". airline timetable images. 2012-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  5. ^ "Texas International Airlines - TTA - Trans-Texas Airways". airline timetable images. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  6. ^ "Solar Airlines".
  7. ^ "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.

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