Alice International Airport
Encyclopedia
Alice International Airport is a public airport
located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the city of Alice
, in Jim Wells County
, Texas
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the city of Alice
Alice, Texas
At the 2000 census, there were 19,010 people, 6,400 households and 4,915 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,597.4 per square mile . There were 6,998 housing units at an average density of 588.0 per square mile...
, in Jim Wells County
Jim Wells County, Texas
At the 2000 census, there were 39,326 people, 12,961 households and 10,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 per square mile . There were 14,819 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Facilities
Alice International Airport covers 556 acres (2.3 km²) and has three runways:- Runway 8/26: 4,171 x 130 ft (1,271 x 40 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 13/31: 5,997 x 100 ft (1,828 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 17/35: 4,490 x 100 ft (1,369 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt