Alexandria International Airport
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| Alexandria International Airport | |||
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| IATA: AEX – ICAO: KAEX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | England Authority | ||
| Serves | Alexandria, Louisiana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 89 ft / 27.1 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 14/32 | 9,352 | 2,850 | Concrete |
| 18/36 | 7,001 | 2,134 | Asphalt |
This article is about the airport in Louisiana. For other similarly named airports, see Alexandria Airport.
- For the military use of this facility before 1992, see England Air Force Base
Alexandria International Airport (IATA: AEX, ICAO: KAEX) is a public airport located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States, 4 miles (6 kilometers) west of the center of Alexandria. The airport is operated by the "England Authority", also known as the "England Economic and Industrial Development District", an independent political subdivision of the State of Louisiana.
Prior to 1992, the facility was known as England Air Force Base, which was a front-line United States Air Force base which was opened during World War II and was used during the Cold War.
[edit] Facilities
Alexandria International Airport covers 2,284 acres (924 ha) and has two runways:
- Runway 14/32: 9,352 x 150 ft. (2,850 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
- Runway 18/36: 7,001 x 150 ft. (2,134 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
[edit] Airlines
Four commercial airlines offer service at AEX.
- American Airlines
- American Eagle (Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Continental Airlines
- Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Memphis)
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAEX
- ASN accident history for AEX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAEX
- FAA current AEX delay information
- Airport information for KAEX at World Aero Data
- old Alexandria International Airport site
- new Alexandria International Airport site
