Alexandria International
AEX · KAEX · Alexandria, Louisiana · Rapides County · map
Alexandria International is a public-use airport owned by England Authority, 4 miles west of Alexandria, Louisiana, 88 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 9,352 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)) and about 55 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 32,397 takeoffs and landings a year. About 130,139 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Alexandria International?
Its FAA code is AEX, and its ICAO code is KAEX.
Where is Alexandria International?
It is 4 miles west of Alexandria, Louisiana, 88 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Alexandria International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 9,352 feet long.
Does Alexandria International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Alexandria International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas).
Where can you fly nonstop from Alexandria International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Valley International, Youngstown/Warren Regional, Guatemala City. Every route
Are there flight schools at Alexandria International?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Flightline Air Service LLC and Tracemont Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Alexandria International?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Alexandria International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AEX · ICAO KAEX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- England Authority
- Elevation
- 88 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,200 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 9,352 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 7,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 76 ft high 1,798 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 127.35 | Alexandria |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.9 | Alexandria |
| Approach and departure | 125.4 | Alexandria |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Alexandria |
| Aex and automated weather (ASOS) | 123.975 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 318-442-6583.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure), bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Esler Regional (14 nm east), Allen Parish Airport (35 nm south), Natchitoches Regional (37 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Louisiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided VFR only.
- Light aircraft frequency cross approach zones to runway 14/32 below 2000 feet above sea level.
- Right retangular 1200 feet above ground level, left overhead 1700 feet above ground level.
- Multicom frequency 130.00 available.
- Center 75 feet of first 3000 feet of runway 18 concrete, remainder is asphalt.
- Extv light aircraft traffic (cropdusters) below 900 feet to civil airport 3.5 NM wsw of field.
- Extensive helicopter traffic during military exer.
- Commercial and lifeguard aircraft only on commercial terminal ramp; all other aircraft utilize taxiway a to the FBO (fixed-base operator).
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 5,572 departures from AEX in those twelve months, carrying 296,599 passengers in 644,132 seats (46% filled), to 130 destinations (24 abroad) on 15 airlines.
All 130 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 31 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 13 |
| helicopters | 4 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 32,397, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 6,947 |
| air taxi and commuter | 723 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,399 |
| general aviation, local | 15,059 |
| military | 6,269 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Alexandria from the FAA register
46 aircraft are registered to owners in Alexandria, Louisiana: 38 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Flightline Air Service LLC 4 aircraft · Pineville, 6 miles away Flightline Air Service is a fixed base operator at Pineville Municipal Airport in Louisiana.
- Tracemont Flyers LLC 3 aircraft · Boyce, 8 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners.
- Michael Paul Jackson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Crossroads Aviation · Leesville, LA (42 nm) · (337) 718-1157 · [email protected]
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Alexandria 46 aircraft · 38 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Flightline Air Service LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Tracemont Flyers LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 1,043 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,003 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Valley International (HRL) 639 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX)
- Youngstown/Warren Regional (YNG) 274 flights in twelve months · Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX), Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- Guatemala City (GUA) 237 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX)
- San Pedro Sula (SAP) 218 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Eastern Airlines f/k/a Dynamic Airways, LLC
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 184 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF) 176 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,272 since 1982 · 188 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Louisiana 72 landing places
- Louisiana 3,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AEX.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.