FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 21 March 1985 | |
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 16-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Apr-2024 05:22:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Apr-2024 00:22:37 |
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KJXI
9nm NE | 160455Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM SCT023 BKN029 22/17 A2986 RMK AO2 T02200171
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KGGG
21nm SE | 160405Z 1604/1624 16012G21KT P6SM FEW024 OVC030 TEMPO 1606/1609 SCT015 BKN024 FM160900 17009KT P6SM OVC015 FM161400 18012G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM161800 19014G24KT P6SM OVC015 FM162100 19016G26KT P6SM OVC035
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KTYR
21nm SW | 160404Z 1604/1624 16015G24KT P6SM FEW020 SCT035 TEMPO 1605/1609 16015KT BKN020 FM160900 17013KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 FM161300 18014G20KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC007 FM161800 19014G23KT P6SM OVC015 FM162100 19016KT P6SM OVC035
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