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5TA7

Varnell Heliport
Austin, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 13-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:50	12:50
Sunrise	07:15	13:15
Sunset	18:18	00:18
Evening civil twilight	18:42	00:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Feb-2026 00:05:47
Local (UTC-6)	13-Feb-2026 18:05:47

METAR

KAUS 15nm NE	132353Z 15012KT 10SM FEW043 OVC070 25/15 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02500150 10278 20233 55010 $
KATT 15nm NE	132351Z AUTO 16008G18KT 10SM FEW046 OVC070 25/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02500144 10272 20239 55013
KHYI 19nm S	132356Z 14013KT 10SM SCT043 OVC070 24/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02440161 10278 20233 56011 $
KRYW 19nm N	132335Z AUTO 18005KT 7SM BKN050 BKN060 24/13 A2999 RMK AO2 T02380126
KEDC 24nm NE	132355Z AUTO 17009G17KT 10SM FEW047 FEW055 OVC070 25/15 A2994 RMK AO2
KBAZ 28nm S	132351Z 15011KT 10SM OVC070 24/15 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02390150 10272 20228 56010
KDZB 29nm NW	132355Z AUTO 16006KT 7SM OVC060 25/13 A2995 RMK AO2 T02450127 10267 20229

TAF

KAUS
15nm NE

132056Z 1321/1424 15012G22KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250 FM140600 16011KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 1409/1412 5SM -SHRA FM141200 15009KT P6SM OVC006 TEMPO 1412/1416 5SM -SHRA FM141600 18013G23KT P6SM BKN020 TEMPO 1416/1420 5SM -SHRA FM142000 21011KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 1422/1424 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB

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