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5TA7

Varnell Heliport
Austin, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5TA7
Lat/Long:	30-10-55.6700N 097-57-39.5500W 30-10.927833N 097-57.659167W 30.1821306,-97.9609861 (estimated)
Elevation:	950 ft. / 290 m (estimated)
From city:	12 miles SW of AUSTIN, TX
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	78737

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/2018
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATTND
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at AUS (15 nm E):	PHONE 512-369-7881
WX AWOS-3PT at HYI (18 nm S):	PHONE 512-353-8005
WX AWOS-3PT at RYW (19 nm N):	119.375 (512-267-1365)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CWKr236/25.3		CENTEX VORTAC		112.80		06E
STVr084/38.7		STONEWALL VORTAC		113.80		08E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
GARYS		350/13.4		272		07E		RU	.-. ..-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	50 x 70 ft. / 15 x 21 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	30-10.927833N
Longitude:	097-57.659167W
Elevation:	950.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CHAD VARNELL 700 PLANT LADY LN DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX 78620 Phone 512-845-6649
Manager:	CHAD VARNELL 10107 SIGNAL HILL AUSTIN, TX 78737 Phone 512-845-6649

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5TA7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3R9 - Lakeway Airpark (11 nm N)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (15 nm E)
KHYI - San Marcos Regional Airport (18 nm S)
KRYW - Lago Vista TX/Rusty Allen Airport (19 nm N)
KEDC - Austin Executive Airport (24 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	12:51
Sunrise	07:17	13:17
Sunset	17:31	23:31
Evening civil twilight	17:57	23:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Dec-2025 02:48:10
Local (UTC-6)	08-Dec-2025 20:48:10

METAR

KAUS 15nm NE	090153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP250 T00560006
KATT 15nm NE	090151Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00830006
KHYI 19nm S	090156Z 05005KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00721017 $
KRYW 19nm N	090235Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A3028 RMK AO2 T00770000
KEDC 24nm NE	090235Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 08/00 A3024 RMK AO2
KBAZ 28nm S	090151Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00940000
KDZB 29nm NW	090235Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3024 RMK AO2 T00860007

TAF

KAUS
15nm NE

082055Z 0821/0924 03008KT P6SM SKC FM090100 VRB01KT P6SM SKC FM091600 20008KT P6SM SKC

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