Gum Island Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 29-57-05.7880N (29.951608)
Longitude: 
 094-54-15.7290W (-94.904369)
Elevation: 
 53.0 feet MSL (16 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. S of Dayton, Texas
Found On: 
 Houston Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
WELDON ALDERS
PO BOX 10
DAYTON, TX 77535
 WELDON ALDERS
PO BOX 10
DAYTON, TX 77535

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 08/1971
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1053 feet (321 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Montgomery County(CXO)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 3TE1

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    11.8 Rwj Airpark Airport
    (54T)    		 165 164 100LL, Jet A
    13.1 Liberty Municipal Airport
    (T78)    		 54 53 100LL, Jet A
    18.9 La Porte Municipal Airport
    (T41)    		 206 204 100LL, Jet A
    22.8 George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport
    (IAH KIAH IAH)    		 275 273 100LL, Jet A
    24.5 Ellington Airport
    (EFD KEFD EFD)    		 212 210 100LL, Jet A
    24.9 Cleveland Municipal Airport
    (6R3)    		 347 345 100LL, Jet A+
    26.7 William P Hobby Airport
    (HOU KHOU HOU)    		 226 224 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    31.2 Pearland Regional Airport
    (KLVJ LVJ)    		 214 212 100LL, Jet A
    34.3 David Wayne Hooks Meml Airport
    (DWH KDWH DWH)    		 281 279 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    35.8 Conroe/North Houston Regional Airport
    (CXO KCXO CXO)    		 312 310 100LL, Jet A
    35.9 Wolfe Air Park Airport
    (3T2)    		 217 215 100LL
    36.5 Beaumont Municipal Airport
    (BMT KBMT BMT)    		 78 77 100LL, Jet A
    40.1 Houston/Southwest Airport
    (KAXH AXH)    		 228 226 100LL, Jet A+
    40.7 Hawthorne Field Airport
    (45R)    		 55 54 100LL, Jet A
    40.8 West Houston Airport
    (IWS KIWS IWS)    		 258 256 100LL, Jet A+
    41.2 Scholes International At Galveston Airport
    (GLS KGLS GLS)    		 176 175 100LL, Jet A
    43.9 Sugar Land Regional Airport
    (SGR KSGR SGR)    		 243 241 100LL, Jet A+
    45.9 Jack Brooks Regional Airport
    (BPT KBPT BPT)    		 89 88 100LL, Jet A
    57.6 Orange County Airport
    (KORG ORG)    		 82 81 100LL, Jet A
    58.4 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
    (LJN KLBX LBX)    		 210 208 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 16/34
    Longest Runway: 16/34 is 2500 ft (762 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    3TE1 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 16/34  2500 ft x 100 ft (762 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 16

    Runway 34
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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