18TE
Airport
Alert Field
Big Sandy, Texas

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 04/18/2024 - 6/13/2024

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:18TE (One-Eight-Tango-Echo)
Lat/Lng:32.5851966667, -95.0639144444
32-35-06.7080N, 095-03-50.0920W
Estimated by Adam
Elevation:390 feet Surveyed
Magnetic Variation:04E,(1965), [2E (2024)]
Sectional:DALLAS-FT WORTH
From City:2nm E of Big Sandy

Operations

Use:Private
Ownership:Privately owned
Activation:04/1965
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Fort Worth(ZFW)Fort Worth Center
FSS:Fort Worth FSS(FTW)
Wind Indicator:Unlighted
Unlit Windsock at Each End of Runway.
Lights:Pilot Controlled LIRL Runway 8/26. to Activate - 5 Clicks on Radio (15 Min Timer) - 122.8.
Beacon:Pilot Controlled Beacon. to Activate - 5 Clicks on Radio (15 Min Timer) - 122.8.
Landing Fee:no

Communications

UNICOM:122.800

Services

Airframe Repair:None
Powerplant Repair:None
Transient Storage:Provide Your Own Tie Downs.

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA:1
Total:1

Annual Operations

For year ending:03/21/1985
Local GA (< 20 miles):1200
Non-local GA:800
Total:2000

Ownership

Owner:Institute in Basic Life Principles
Box 1
Oak Brook, Il 60522-3001
(479) 799-8999
Manager:Dakota Eyer
1 Academy Blvd
Big Sandy, Tx 75755
570-854-5325

Runways

Runways:08/26

Runway 08/26

Length:5093 feet
Width:45 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:NONE
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Non-standard Lighting System
Non-Standard LIRL; only Western 2/3 of Runway Lgtd. No Taxiway Lights.
End 08 End 26
True Alignment:091,(089 Magnetic)271,(269 Magnetic)
Runway Markings:Basic,Good ConditionBasic,Good Condition
Elevation at End:359.0' MSL349.0' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:359.0' MSL349.0' MSL
Objects:TreesTrees
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a visual approachUtility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope:0:10:1
Object Height:30' AGL50' AGL
Object Distance:200' Along centerline
100' Right of centerline
203' Along centerline
0B'
Other Objects:+30 ft Trees at Threshold, 100 ft Right.+10 ft Road at 146 ft, Acrs Approach.

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
Caution: Road Intersects Center of Runway 2507 ft from Threshold of Runway 8. Runway Gates Must be Lowered for Landing. to Activate Gates: 7 Clicks Down (2 Min Timer), and 9 Clicks Up.
for Cd Contact Fort Worth ARTCC - 817-858-7584
for Pmsn to Lnd, Contact Dir of Operations at 903-636-2012.
Runway Crests at Mid and Slopes Downward Twd Each End. Aircraft Landing Runway 26 may Want to Touchdown Past Hngr Taxiway to Avoid Upslope.

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