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Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport (KE38) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, KE38 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport in Alpine, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport (KE38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alpine, TX at a field elevation of 4,514 ft. KE38 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 05/23), the longest 6,002 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.025.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
170° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KE38 281935Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM SCT060 25/12 A3020 RMK AO2 T02490116

What changed at KE38?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KE38

KE38 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 19. Density altitude is approximately 6,450 ft (field elevation 4,514 ft). KE38 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFST, about 51 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
19FAV5 kt head3 kt left
232 kt head6 kt left
052 kt tail6 kt right
015 kt tail3 kt right

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KE38 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 01/19
    6,002 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KE38
    Wind
    01
    5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    19
    5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 05/23
    5,018 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KE38
    Wind
    05
    2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    23
    2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KE38 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KE38

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) · 97 NM E of KE38 · 35,000 ft MSL · B737
light turbulence
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DLF UA /OV DLF300070/TM 1853/FL350/TP B737/TB LGT
DLF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLF300070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1853Reported at 18:53 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1811Z (1:11 PM CDT) · 36 NM NE of KE38 · 33,000 ft MSL · E170
occasional lt moderate turb fl330 turbulence
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FST UA /OV FST200015/TM 1811/FL330/TP E170/TB OCNL LT MOD TURB FL330/RM ZAB FDCS
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FST200015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LT MOD TURB FL330Turbulence: occasional lt moderate turb fl330.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1809Z (1:09 PM CDT) · 56 NM NE of KE38 · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light to moderate chop 370 turbulence
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FST UA /OV FST095010/TM 1809/FL370/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 370/RM ZHU
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FST095010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1809Reported at 18:09 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 370Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 370.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1748Z (12:48 PM CDT) · 75 NM NE of KE38 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
continuous light chop 350 turbulence
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FST UA /OV FST035025/TM 1748/FL350/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CHOP 350/RM ZHU
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FST035025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1748Reported at 17:48 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 350Turbulence: continuous light chop 350.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1642Z (11:42 AM CDT) · 50 NM NE of KE38 · 31,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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FST UA /OV FST/TM 1642/FL310/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZAB/FDCS
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1642Reported at 16:42 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZAB/FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1632Z (11:32 AM CDT) · 53 NM N of KE38 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light clear-air turbulence
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FST UA /OV FST280050/TM 1632/FL370/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CAT/RM ZAB/FDCS
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FST280050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1632Reported at 16:32 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CATTurbulence: continuous light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZAB/FDCSRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KE38

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KE38 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 4,900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 8%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/22 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

19
66%
23
13%
01
12%
05
9%

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Live KE38 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KE38's own weather station.

N19016 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 33° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 6,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport (KE38) with runway 01/19, 05/23 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19, 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A · Jet A-1+
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat 0800-1600 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air ambulance · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KE38
IATA
ALE
FAA LID
E38
City
Alpine
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
4,514 ft
Coordinates
30.3842, -103.6840
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
6,002 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KFST
AWOS/ASOS
119.025 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport (KE38)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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