 By 1993, Lone Star was continuing to fly direct one stop service to Dallas/Fort Worth via an intermediate stop in Brownwood, Texas.In 1978, Alpine-based Big Bend Airways was operating flights to Midland/Odessa (MAF) and Lubbock (LBB).Trans-Texas Airways (TTa) also served Alpine via the Marfa Municipal Airport from the late 1940s to the late 1950s with Douglas DC-3 "Starliners".