FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4TX9 |
| Lat/Long: | 29-30-28.8280N / 098-34-45.0710W
29-30.480467N / 098-34.751183W
29.5080078 / -98.5791864
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1000 ft. / 305 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 8 miles NW of SAN ANTONIO, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78229 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL |
| Activation date: | 11/1989 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at SAT (6 nm E): | PHONE 210-829-4782 |
| WX ASOS at SSF (12 nm SE): | PHONE 210-927-9391 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CVB (17 nm SW): | 119.25 (830-931-0232) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SATr209/10.2 | | SAN ANTONIO VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 08E |
| RNDr263/15.4 | | RANDOLPH VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 05E |
| SSFr326/(16.6) | | STINSON VOR | | 108.40 | | 09E |
| HDOr065/32.7 | | HONDO VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CASTROVILLE | | 047/17.1 | | 338 | | 08E | | CVB | -.-. ...- -... |
| DEVINE | | 033/29.1 | | 359 | | 07E | | HHH | .... .... .... |
| HONDO | | 067/32.0 | | 329 | | 08E | | HMA | .... -- .- |
| PLEASANTON | | 348/33.3 | | 275 | | 07E | | PEZ | .--. . --.. |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 54 x 54 ft. / 16 x 16 m |
| Surface: | asphalt
ROOFTOP HELIPAD. |
| Operational restrictions: | INGRESS-SSE; EGRESS-NNW. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL
4502 MEDICAL DRIVE
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78284
Phone 512-694-2465 |
| Manager: | SEC SVC DEPT OF MED CTR HOSP
4502 MEDICAL DRIVE
SAN ANTONIO TX78284
Phone 512-694-3030 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 4TX9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSAT - San Antonio International Airport (6 nm E)
KSKF - Lackland Air Force Base (Kelly Field Annex) (7 nm S)
KSSF - Stinson Municipal Airport (12 nm SE)
5C1 - Boerne Stage Field Airport (14 nm NW)
KRND - Randolph Air Force Base (16 nm E)
KCVB - Castroville Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 13:55:56 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Nov-2009 07:55:56 |
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| METAR |
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KSAT
6nm E | 091307Z 00000KT 4SM BR BKN011 OVC050 18/17 A3009 RMK AO2
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KSKF
9nm S | 091316Z AUTO 02003KT 4SM BR BKN041 18/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP180 $
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KSSF
12nm SE | 091253Z 01004KT 4SM BR FEW040 OVC050 19/18 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01890178
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KRND
16nm E | 091255Z 04004KT 6SM BR SCT005 BKN022 OVC047 18/18 A3007 RMK AO2A SLP179 T01810176
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KSAT
6nm E | 091127Z 0912/1018 05003KT 6SM -DZ BR BKN008 OVC019 TEMPO 0912/0914 2SM BR BKN004 FM091500 03006KT 6SM BR OVC018 FM091700 02007KT P6SM BKN030 FM091900 01008KT P6SM SCT035 FM100500 36006KT 6SM BR BKN011 TEMPO 1010/1014 1SM BR BKN004 FM101500 36010KT P6
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KSSF
12nm SE | 091127Z 0912/1012 03004KT 4SM BR FEW007 OVC018 TEMPO 0912/0914 2SM BR BKN004 FM091600 03007KT P6SM BKN025 FM091900 02008KT P6SM SCT035 FM100600 36005KT 6SM BR BKN012 TEMPO 1010/1012 2SM BR BKN005
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