FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 18TE |
| Lat/Long: | 32-35-06.7080N 095-03-50.0920W
32-35.111800N 095-03.834867W
32.5851967,-95.0639144
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 390 ft. / 118.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1965) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of BIG SANDY, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 75755 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1965 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, UNLIT WINDSOCK AT EACH END OF RWY. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PILOT CONTROLLED LIRL RWY 8/26. TO ACTVT - 5 CLICKS ON RADIO (15 MIN TIMER) - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
PILOT CONTROLLED BEACON. TO ACTVT - 5 CLICKS ON RADIO (15 MIN TIMER) - 122.8. |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at JXI (9 nm NE): | 120.250 (903-734-7313) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GGGr296/18.7 | | GREGG COUNTY VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 07E |
| TYRr045/22.0 | | TYLER VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 06E |
| FZTr032/38.7 | | FRANKSTON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBASSADOR | | 083/2.5 | | 404 | | 07E | | ABG | .- -... --. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5093 x 45 ft. / 1552 x 14 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD LIRL; ONLY WESTERN 2/3 OF RWY LGTD. NO TWY LGTS. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-35.118233N | | 32-35.105067N |
| Longitude: | 095-04.331450W | | 095-03.339467W |
| Elevation: | 359.0 ft. | | 349.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 091 true | | 267 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline
+30 FT TREES AT THR, 100 FT RIGHT. | | 50 ft. trees, 203 ft. from runway
+10 FT ROAD AT 146 FT, ACRS APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | INSTITUTE IN BASIC LIFE PRINCIPLES
BOX 1
OAK BROOK, IL 60522-3001
Phone (479) 799-8999 |
| Manager: | DAKOTA EYER
1 ACADEMY BLVD
BIG SANDY, TX 75755
Phone 570-854-5325 |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAUTION: ROAD INTERSECTS CNTR OF RWY 2507 FT FM THR OF RWY 8. RWY GATES MUST BE LOWERED FOR LNDG. TO ACTVT GATES: 7 CLICKS DOWN (2 MIN TIMER), AND 9 CLICKS UP. |
| - | FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC - 817-858-7584 |
| - | FOR PMSN TO LND, CTC DIR OF OPNS AT 903-636-2012. |
| - | RWY CRESTS AT MID AND SLOPES DOWNWARD TWD EACH END. ACFT LNDG RWY 26 MAY WANT TO TOUCHDOWN PAST HNGR TWY TO AVOID UPSLOPE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 18TE.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
07F - Gladewater Municipal Airport (6 nm SE)
KJXI - Fox Stephens Field/Gilmer Municipal Airport (9 nm NE)
KGGG - East Texas Regional Airport (22 nm SE)
KTYR - Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (22 nm SW)
KJDD - Wood County Airport/Collins Field (24 nm NW)
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Times for 26-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 13:19 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 23:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 00:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jan-2026 12:22:47 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 26-Jan-2026 06:22:47 |
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KJXI
9nm NE | 261155Z AUTO 10SM CLR M08/M12 A3054 RMK AO2 T10851116 11059 21085
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KGGG
21nm SE | 261129Z 2612/2712 34009KT P6SM FEW110 FM261500 36008KT P6SM BKN100 FM262200 33004KT P6SM SCT100 FM270000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KTYR
21nm SW | 260541Z 2606/2706 35009KT P6SM BKN080 FM261500 36008KT P6SM SCT150 FM270000 29003KT P6SM SKC
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