Alpine Airpark – Outdoor Adventure and Airplanes with a Small Town Feel

WY – If you’re looking for a mountainous outdoor wonderland that’s next to two state forests, you can’t go wrong with Alpine Airpark (46U) in Alpine, Wyoming. It’s just 35 miles from Jackson Hole and is next to the Palisades Reservoir, Bridger-Teton, and Caribou-Targhee National Forests. Imagine flying to your home, parking your airplane in your private hangar, and going out to enjoy some hiking, boating, fishing, or skiing. This is all possible when you call Alpine Airpark home.

1. What is the history of Alpine Airpark?

In a relatively short timeframe, Alpine Airpark has ascended to become one of the most well-known fly-in communities in the country. It’s located one mile northwest of Alpine, WY, next to the Palisades Reservoir, Salt River, Greys River, and Snake River. It also resides next to the Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests, meaning that residents and visitors can access more than 6.4 million acres of public land. Alpine Airpark is also 100 miles south of Yellowstone National Park. The area also gets about 500 inches of snow each year, so residents can enjoy snowmobiling and skiing during the winter.

2. What is the Alpine Airpark community like now?

Alpine Airpark is home to 71 hangar homes and 25 stand-alone hangars. It currently has about 130 residents. It sits at an elevation of 5,634 feet. Runway 13/31 is 5,850 feet long and 70 feet wide with medium-intensity runway lights. It has a 70,000-pound max gross weight limit on the runway and an 80,000-pound maximum gross weight limit on the FBO tarmac. The community’s Refuge Taxiway has a 50,000 gross weight limit. The airport has ramp and tie down space, and 100LL and JET-A are available. The airport is classified as private but open to the public. The CTAF is 122.9, and AWOS-3 is available at 119.925. The airport practices noise abatement procedures and prefers that aircraft land on Runway 13 and take off on Runway 31.

3. What types of airplanes call Alpine Airpark “home”?

Alpine Airpark can accommodate a range of aircraft, from single and multi-engine prop-driven planes to business jets and helicopters. They also have a few homebuilt and experimental aircraft on the field. Currently, 126 aircraft are reported to call Alpine Airpark home.

4. What makes Alpine Airpark unique from other airparks?

Alpine Park is designed for aviation enthusiasts and people who enjoy outdoor recreation. If you envision yourself walking 20 steps from your hangar to your kitchen, you can make it a reality here. Residents can enjoy biking, boating, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, skiing, horseback riding, and flying airplanes. Residents of Wyoming also enjoy no state income tax, inheritance tax, or estate tax. Wyoming doesn’t have a state gift tax, and real estate can be shielded from federal taxes for up to 1,000 years with a dynasty trust. If you earn out-of-state retirement income, Wyoming doesn’t tax that either. Residents can also enjoy low property taxes and a lower cost of living compared to other states.

5. Does Alpine Airpark hold any fly-ins or community events?

Alpine Airpark keeps its residents up-to-date on various community events and fly-ins in the local area and throughout Wyoming. For example, the town has Alpine Mountain Days that occur in June. There is a Winter Jubilee in January. The Alpine Civic Center held a Paint Party on November 9. The Lincoln County Library System in Alpine had a glass fusing class that started in November, and there was a fly-in at Ralph Wenz Field in September. The best place to stay up-to-date on all the events in Alpine and Wyoming is to check out the Alpine Airport Facebook page.