FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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 |
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 30-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 01:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jul-2025 13:53:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jul-2025 08:53:15 |
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KJXI
9nm NE | 301335Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A3006 RMK AO2 T02860205
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KGGG
21nm SE | 301120Z 3012/3112 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM301600 VRB05KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM301800 VRB05KT P6SM SCT045 SCT250 FM302100 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB SCT150 BKN250 FM310200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 BKN250 FM310600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
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KTYR
21nm SW | 301120Z 3012/3112 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM301600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM301800 VRB05KT P6SM SCT045 SCT250 FM310200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 BKN250 FM310600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
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