Cain Airport
T28 · Slidell, Texas · Wise County · map
Cain Airport is a public-use airport, 4 miles west of Slidell, Texas, 917 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 1,200 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Cain Airport?
Its FAA code is T28.
Where is Cain Airport?
It is 4 miles west of Slidell, Texas, 917 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Cain Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 1,200 feet long, grass.
Does Cain Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Cain Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Decatur Flight Center LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cain Airport?
34 pilot examiners and 38 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Cain Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA T28
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 917 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2010
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,200 × 50 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 18: fence on the approach
- Runway 36: brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Decatur Municipal (9 nm southwest), Denton Enterprise Airport (15 nm southeast), Bridgeport Municipal (22 nm southwest), Bowie Municipal (22 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Decatur Municipal (9 nm southwest), Denton Enterprise Airport (15 nm southeast), Aero Valley Airport (21 nm southeast), Bridgeport Municipal (22 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided letter of agreement with bishop airport (76T) and decatur municipal (lud) to provide compatible traffic pattern operations.
- Recommend stol aircraft operations only.
- 8-10 feet rising terrain east of runway. Rolling terrain, runway ends not visible from opposite end.
- Deer and feral hogs on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Slidell from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Slidell, Texas: 6 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Decatur Flight Center LLC 1 aircraft · Decatur, 11 miles away Decatur Jet Center is a fixed base operator (FBO) at Decatur Municipal Airport in Texas that provides fuel (Jet A and 100LL), flight training, aircraft sales, and hangar rental services.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
34 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 34 for private pilot, 34 for commercial and instrument, 25 for airline transport pilot, 30 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 29 for airplanes, 24 for multi-engine airplanes, 6 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 5 sport aviation examiners, 38 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 8 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 15 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 22 engineering representatives, 5 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 105 training center evaluators, 151 aircrew program designees, 6 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Ashley Noel Snider private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Decatur, TX (9 nm) · (210) 544-4243 · [email protected]
- Christopher Charles Webb private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Denton, TX (15 nm) · (469) 601-5695 · [email protected]
- Dale Williamson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, helicopters · Hangar 10 Flying Museum · Denton, TX (15 nm) · (817) 657-4726 · [email protected]
- James Harry Lightfoot private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Denton, TX (15 nm) · (817) 721-0091 · [email protected]
- Victor Erik Wilson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Northlake, TX (16 nm) · (817) 713-2334 · [email protected]
- Brandon Ayers private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Ayers Aviation llc · Gainesville, TX (22 nm) · (940) 782-8062 · [email protected]
- Patrick Edward Cannon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, balloons · Lewisville, TX (25 nm) · (214) 649-2286 · [email protected]
- Ronnie Dean Arnold private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Springtown, TX (27 nm) · (817) 565-5364 · [email protected]
All 402 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Slidell 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- Jt Airshows 3 aircraft in town
- Decatur Flight Center LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/T28.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.