# Alert Field (18TE)

**Alert Field** (FAA: 18TE) is a small airport in Big Sandy, Texas, United States. It opened in Apr 1965. It has one runway, 5,093 ft (1,552 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/18te

## At a glance

- FAA: 18TE
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Big Sandy, Texas, United States
- Opened: Apr 1965
- Elevation: 390 ft / 119 m
- Coordinates: 32.5852, -95.0639
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,093 ft / 1,552 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61719802
- Weather station: KJXI
- Ident: 18TE

## Timeline

- Apr 1965: Alert Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 5,093 ft / 1,552 m | 45 ft / 14 m | Asphalt | 091° / 271° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,093 ft / 1,552 m | #6,164 of 29,858 | #2,085 in North America | #1,696 in US |
| Elevation | 390 ft / 119 m | =29,276 of 43,403 | =13,748 in North America | =11,559 in US |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =3,849 in North America | =3,767 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [91XA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/91xa.md) Crosscut Field · 3.9 mi / 6.4 km
- [07F](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k07f.md) Gladewater Municipal Airport · 6.6 mi / 11 km
- [1TX9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1tx9.md) Hawk Ranch Airport · 6.7 mi / 11 km
- [TA61](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ta61.md) Kay Ranch Airport · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [KJXI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjxi.md) Fox Stephens Field Gilmer Municipal Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [16TE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/16te.md) Holly Lake Ranch Airport · 11 mi / 18 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/18te/data