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8TE8 · Tradewind Agricultural Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 8TE8 Elev 95 ft Lat 29° 9.76' N Lon 96° 13.60' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,550 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 — 2,550 ft 22 ft Asphalt No —
35 — 2,550 ft 22 ft Asphalt No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·RWY COND FAIR, SOFT WHEN WET. 180 FT TRRN SOUTH END OF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO1959.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

6T6Thompson Flyers

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-05 AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 · Weather · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Sarah Chantal Rovner Brookshire TX 40 nm
Richard E Thorp Sugar Land TX 40 nm
Allen Salibo Pearland TX 53 nm
Charles Hoy Hainline Pearland TX 53 nm
Jeffrey Vincent Kling Friendswood TX 58 nm
Brian Jay Sheatz Houston TX 58 nm
Corey Deshawn Shepard Houston TX 58 nm
Daryl Gene Stewart Houston TX 58 nm
Erik Daniel Kessler Houston TX 58 nm
George Patrick Brown Houston TX 58 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Aulton Kallina El Campo TX 3 nm
Andrew John Merta El Campo TX 3 nm
Mark Anthony Evanson Wharton TX 11 nm
Glenn Charles Erdelt Wharton TX 11 nm
Robert Lee Thurmond Blessing TX 17 nm
Stephen Thomas Lackey Bay City TX 18 nm
Frank Derek Cumbie Bay City TX 18 nm
Cody Lynn Turner East Bernard TX 23 nm
David Aaron Fennen Needville TX 25 nm
Brett Jason Sbrusch Needville TX 25 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Bobby Doyle Rodgers El Campo TX 3 nm
Dustin Allen David El Campo TX 3 nm
Clayton Ray Bruton El Campo TX 3 nm
Larry Eugene David El Campo TX 3 nm
Alan Leon Thornton El Campo TX 3 nm
Timothy Edward Rod El Campo TX 3 nm
James Stephen Gardner Jr El Campo TX 3 nm
Robert Charles Vajdos Jr Louise TX 10 nm
Dickey Lynn Ellis Louise TX 10 nm
Joel Ray Roome Louise TX 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 49 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 58 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 61 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 68 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 83 nm
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 83 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 86 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 96 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 100 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 100 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.