Alert Field (18TE), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Alert Field (18TE) is a privately used airport near Big Sandy, Texas, with a single paved runway. Traffic recorded by FAA TFMSC is minimal, and the field operates without an air traffic control tower or onsite fuel.
Runways
Alert Field has one paved runway, 08/26, 5,093 ft long and 45 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Alert Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Shreveport Regional (KSHV), 63 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Alert Field recorded 0 business aviation movements in 2025. FAA TFMSC data shows the limited traffic at Alert Fld concentrated in February and October.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month February, 0 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Alert Field has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
A road obstruction over 10 feet tall lies 146 feet out, across the approach.
Landing requires prior permission; contact the Director of Operations.
Caution: a road crosses the runway centerline 2507 feet from the runway 8 threshold. Runway gates must be lowered before landing. To activate the gates, click seven times to lower them (2-minute timer) and nine times to raise them.
Runway lights (LIRL) for runway 8/26 are pilot controlled. To activate them, click the radio five times on 122.8; they will run for 15 minutes.
The runway lighting is nonstandard: only the western two-thirds of the runway is lit. There are no taxiway lights.
Trees over 30 feet tall stand at the threshold, 100 feet to the right.
The runway crests at midpoint and slopes downward toward each end. Aircraft landing on runway 26 may want to touch down past the hangar taxiway to avoid the upslope.
The beacon is pilot controlled. To activate it, click the radio five times on 122.8; it will run for 15 minutes.
For clearance delivery, contact Fort Worth ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Alert Field has five airfields within 29 NM. The closest is Fox Stephens Field / Gilmer Municipal (KJXI), 8.93 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at Alert Field (18TE)?
No fuel type is listed for Alert Field in Big Sandy, Texas. Pilots planning to use this private airport should arrange fuel at a nearby airport before or after their stop.
Does 18TE have customs clearance on site?
Alert Field has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is KSHV, located approximately 63 nautical miles away.
What permission is required to land at Alert Field (18TE)?
Landing at Alert Field requires prior permission from the Director of Operations, per airport remarks. Pilots should also note the airport is unattended and privately used, with a pilot-controlled beacon and runway lighting on frequency 122.8.