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3TE1

Gum Island Airport
Dayton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	3TE1
Lat/Long:	29-57-05.7880N 094-54-15.7290W 29-57.096467N 094-54.262150W 29.9516078,-94.9043692 (estimated)
Elevation:	53 ft. / 16 m (estimated)
Variation:	06E (1985)
From city:	5 miles S of DAYTON, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	77535

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1971
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at T78 (13 nm NE):	120.775 (936-587-4150)
WX AWOS-3PT at T41 (19 nm SW):	120.275 (281-471-2206)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
DASr218/19.6	DAISETTA VORTAC	116.90	05E
IAHr086/22.9	HUMBLE VORTAC	116.60	05E
MHFr334/25.7	TRINITY VOR/DME	114.75	07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
GOODHUE		252/36.7		368		07E		GDE	--. -.. .

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	2500 x 100 ft. / 762 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WELDON ALDERS PO BOX 10 DAYTON, TX 77535
Manager:	WELDON ALDERS PO BOX 10 DAYTON, TX 77535

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3TE1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHPY - Baytown Airport (10 nm S)
54T - RWJ Airpark (12 nm S)
T78 - Liberty Municipal Airport (13 nm NE)
T00 - Chambers County Airport (17 nm SE)
T41 - La Porte Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	11:43
Sunrise	07:07	12:07
Sunset	19:21	00:21
Evening civil twilight	19:45	00:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Sep-2026 22:32:49
Local (UTC-5)	18-Sep-2026 17:32:49

METAR

KT41 19nm SW	182215Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 32/20 A3004 RMK AO2
KIAH 24nm W	182153Z 06009G17KT 030V110 10SM FEW065 FEW250 33/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03330156 $
K6R3 25nm N	182215Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR A3006 RMK AO2
KEFD 25nm SW	182154Z 06011KT 10SM CLR 33/18 A3002
KHOU 27nm SW	182153Z 12013G17KT 10SM FEW045 SCT250 33/18 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP170 T03330178
KLVJ 32nm SW	182153Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 33/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T03280183
KDWH 34nm W	182153Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 34/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03390144
KCXO 36nm NW	182153Z 10007KT 10SM CLR 33/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T03280172 $
KBMT 37nm E	182215Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM SCT060 31/17 A3003 RMK AO2 T03100167

TAF

KIAH 24nm W	182057Z 1821/1924 10009KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 FM190100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM191600 10005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
KHOU 27nm SW	182057Z 1821/1918 10009KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM190300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM191600 10005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250

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