# Sunset Airport (TA18)

**Sunset Airport** (FAA: TA18) is a small airport in Forney, Texas, United States. It opened in Aug 1979. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ta18

## At a glance

- FAA: TA18
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Forney, Texas, United States
- Opened: Aug 1979
- Elevation: 444 ft / 135 m
- Coordinates: 32.7071, -96.4794
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35308233
- Weather station: KHQZ
- Ident: TA18

## Timeline

- Aug 1979: Sunset Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NE/SW | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 444 ft / 135 m | =28,193 of 43,403 | =13,366 in North America | =11,208 in US |
| Age | Opened 1979 | =7,894 of 15,079 | =5,873 in North America | =5,773 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [01TE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/01te.md) Smith Field · 3.7 mi / 5.9 km
- [KHQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khqz.md) Mesquite Metro Airport · 4.0 mi / 6.5 km
- [5TA9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ta9.md) Seagoville Airport · 7.3 mi / 12 km
- [19TA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/19ta.md) Lagrone Ranch Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [28XS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/28xs.md) Flying G Airport · 9.9 mi / 16 km
- [1F7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1f7.md) Airpark East Airport · 10 mi / 17 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/ta18/data