# Alexandria International Airport (AEX / KAEX)

**Alexandria International Airport** (IATA: AEX, ICAO: KAEX) is a medium airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,352 ft (2,851 m). In 2025 it handled 488 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaex

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AEX / KAEX
- FAA: AEX
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 88 ft / 27 m
- Coordinates: 31.3258, -92.5467
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,352 ft / 2,851 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Passengers: 488,174 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://flyaex.org
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_International_Airport_(Louisiana) (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q592206
- Weather station: KAEX · WMO 74754
- Ident: KAEX

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: Alexandria International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 9,352 ft / 2,851 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 144° / 324° | yes |
| 18/36 | 7,001 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 189° / 009° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00013AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 279,380 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 286,754 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 240,771 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 264,122 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 257,056 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 249,202 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 189,298 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 278,588 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 289,059 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 358,079 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 363,358 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 488,174 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 190 mi / 306 km · United Express
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 285 mi / 458 km · American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 499 mi / 803 km · Delta Connection

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AEX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- DOJ [Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/justice-prisoner-and-alien-transportation-system)

### Passenger (3)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 488K (2025) | #1,121 of 3,974 | #264 in North America | #180 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,352 ft / 2,851 m | =1,548 of 29,858 | #328 in North America | #243 in US |
| Elevation | 88 ft / 27 m | =37,405 of 43,403 | =16,958 in North America | =14,135 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | POLK APP/DEP | 132.050 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 123.975 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.900 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 127.350 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [ESF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kesf.md) Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [POE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpoe.md) Polk Army Air Field · 43 mi / 69 km
- [DRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdri.md) Beauregard Regional Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [LFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft.md) Lafayette Regional Airport · 84 mi / 136 km
- [MLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlu.md) Monroe Regional Airport · 87 mi / 140 km
- [LCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klch.md) Lake Charles Regional Airport · 92 mi / 148 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Alexandria International Airport (Louisiana)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexandria_International_Airport_(Louisiana)&oldid=1372649843), revision of 1 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaex/data