Alpine County Airport is a county-owned public-use

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located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the

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of Markleeville, in Alpine County, California,

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. It is in the eastern Sierra Nevada range and serves as a

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airport. The airport has a single runway, with an apron to park small light

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. The airport has no buildings, no lights and is rarely used, averaging only 54 aircraft movements per month. It is the only operational airport in Alpine County.

Facilities and aircraft

Alpine County Airport covers an area of at an

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of 5,867 feet (1,788 m) above

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. It has one

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paved

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, designated 17/35, which measures 4,443 by 50 feet (1,354 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending August 15, 2007, the airport had 650 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per month, all of which were

. The airport is closed during snow, due to no snow removal. Runway 17/35 is limited to 4800 lb single wheel and 9600 lb dual wheel aircraft.

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