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KE38 · Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KE38 FAA E38 Elev 4,515 ft Lat 30° 23.05' N Lon 103° 41.04' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,002 ft. Max gradient: 1.23% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 22.7° 6,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.08%
19 202.7° 6,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.08%
05 61.7° 5,018 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.23%
23 241.7° 5,018 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.23%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.025
  • FSS SAN ANGELO RDO 115.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KE38 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861.
  • ·SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.
  • ·PAPI RWY 01 DOES NOT PRVD OBSTN CLNC BYD 2.0 NM FM THR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

2

10.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 17,542 ops in 1990

2024 total

13,186

10-yr total

123,652

2024 mix

AC/AT 13% · GA 86% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

24.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.43

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Hard landing 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Francis Burton Compton Marfa TX 18 nm
David Newman Goll Midland TX 127 nm
Ross Pehl Midland TX 127 nm
Floyd Lawrence Draper El Paso TX 166 nm
Shane Lipson El Paso TX 166 nm
Angel Tomas Peralta Santa Teresa NM 178 nm
Shane Lipson Santa Teresa NM 178 nm
Jonathan Earl Shorey San Angelo TX 178 nm
Kevin Gregory Dunshee La Luz NM 193 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Las Cruces NM 197 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Lewis Harvey Travland Alpine TX 2 nm
Gregory Robert Anderson Alpine TX 2 nm
David Edwin Riggs Alpine TX 2 nm
Norma Jean O'Cuilinn Alpine TX 2 nm
Fernando Marta Jr Alpine TX 2 nm
Francis Burton Compton Jr Marfa TX 18 nm
Francis Hamilton Wright Jr Marfa TX 18 nm
Paul Declercq Marfa TX 18 nm
Samuel Clay Curnutt Fort Stockton TX 51 nm
Lenora Marie Christiane Gulihur Pecos TX 54 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Ronald Blair Alpine TX 2 nm
Lewis Harvey Travland Alpine TX 2 nm
Daniel Avila Alpine TX 2 nm
Robert William Dausman Alpine TX 2 nm
Eric Lloyd Faust Alpine TX 2 nm
Donald Eugene Shipley Alpine TX 2 nm
Kyp Randolph Angel Alpine TX 2 nm
Todd Evan Koinzan Alpine TX 2 nm
Thomas Robert Bentley Alpine TX 2 nm
Shawn Bailey Borak Alpine TX 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
114 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
120 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
121 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
140 nm
El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates
El Paso, TX
163 nm
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
174 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
202 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
217 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
217 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
217 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.