Alexandria International Airport

Alexandria International Airport
Alexandria International Airport
IATA: AEX – ICAO: KAEX
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	England Authority
Serves	Alexandria, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL	89 ft / 27.1 m
Coordinates	31°19′39″N 92°32′55″W / 31.3275°N 92.54861°W
Website	http://www.aexairport.org/
Runways

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This article is about the airport in Louisiana. For other similarly named airports, see Alexandria Airport (disambiguation).

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.

For the military use of this facility before 1992, see

[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

Destinations served from Alexandria International Airport (as of August 2008)

Four commercial airlines offer service at AEX.

Airlines	Destinations
American Eagle	Dallas/Fort Worth
Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental
Continental Express operated by Colgan Air	Houston-Intercontinental
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines	Atlanta
Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines	Memphis