KE38 · Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport

ALPINE, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

4,515

Elevation ft

Runways

6,002

Longest ft · 01/19

30.38N

103.68W

Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport serves Alpine, Texas at 4,515 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 6,002 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
01/19	6,002 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	5,018 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,515 ft is about 6°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 6°C)	4,515 ft	3,319 ft	2,586 ft	3,879 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,715 ft	3,553 ft	2,713 ft	4,069 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,915 ft	3,787 ft	2,840 ft	4,259 ft
35°C afternoon	7,999 ft	3,998 ft	2,954 ft	4,431 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 6,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,431 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KE38 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMRF Marfa Municipal Airport	17 nm W	6,203 ft
0TA7 Alta Vista Ranch Airport	18 nm SW	5,200 ft
KFST Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport	51 nm NE	7,508 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KE38

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KE38, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KE38 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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