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Gum Island Airport (3TE1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KT78), 3TE1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Gum Island Airport in Dayton, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KT78): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Gum Island Airport (3TE1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dayton, TX at a field elevation of 53 ft. 3TE1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KT78, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAH.

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VFR
Observed 0355Z (10:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KT78, 13.1 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, a few clouds at 3,800 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KT78 280355Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW038 19/19 A3015 RMK AO2

What changed at KT78 (nearest station)?

Since the 0355Z (10:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0355Z (10:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3TE1

Based on the nearest station (KT78), 3TE1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 53 ft). 3TE1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAH, about 23 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16--
34--

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3TE1 runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 16/34
    2,500 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3TE1
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061204Z16Z04Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3TE1 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3TE1

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0156Z (8:56 PM CDT) · 34 NM W of 3TE1 · 800 ft MSL · C172
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DWH UA /OV 170001/TM 0156/FL008/TP C172/WX 11SM
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 170001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0156Reported at 01:56 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX 11SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0132Z (8:32 PM CDT) · 35 NM E of 3TE1 · during descent · P28A
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BPT UA /OV 18 SW BPT/TM 0132/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK SCT040
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 SW BPTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0132Reported at 01:32 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0052Z (7:52 PM CDT) · 94 NM E of 3TE1 · 24,000 ft MSL · BCS3
occasional light chop turbulence
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LCH UA /OV LCH/TM 0052/FL240/TP BCS3/SK TOP240/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /RM ZHU
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LCHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0052Reported at 00:52 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP240Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2341Z (6:41 PM CDT) · 50 NM NE of 3TE1 · 24,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate rime icing
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IAH UA /OV DAS040030/TM 2341/FL240/TP B738/TA M22/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DAS040030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2341Reported at 23:41 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT-MOD RIMEIcing: light to moderate rime.
RM ZHURemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 3TE1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KT78 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 86%MVFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 7%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 25

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

34
53%
16
47%

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Live crosswind meter

3TE1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KT78, 13 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Gum Island Airport (3TE1)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3TE1
City
Dayton
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
53 ft
Coordinates
29.9516, -94.9044
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KT78
TAF
Nearest KIAH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
19h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Gum Island Airport (3TE1)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Gum Island Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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