Alert Fld Airport (18TE)

18TE
Alert Fld Airport (18TE)
Big Sandy, TX
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier 18TE
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 95°3'50.0920" W / 32°35'6.7080" N
-95.063914 / 32.585197 (Estimated)
Elevation 390.00 ft / 118.87 m (Surveyed)
Land 24 acres
From nearest city 2 nautical miles E of Big Sandy, TX
Location Upshur County, TX
Magnetic Variation 04E (1965)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Privately owned
Owner INSTITUTE IN BASIC LIFE PRINCIPLES
Address BOX 1
OAK BROOK, IL 60522-3001
Phone number (479) 799-8999
Manager DAKOTA EYER
Address 1 ACADEMY BLVD
BIG SANDY, TX 75755
Phone number 570-854-5325
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Private
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart DALLAS-FT WORTH
Region ASW - Southwest
Responsible ARTCC ZFW - FORT WORTH
Tie-in FSS FTW - FORT WORTH
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
Airport Communications
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 08/26
Dimensions 5093 x 45 ft (1552 x 14 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Non-standard lighting system
08 26
Alignment 91° 271°
Physical elevation 359.00 ft 349.00 ft
Coordinates 32.585304 / -95.072191 32.585084 / -95.055658
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic , Good Condition Basic , Good Condition
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.