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72TX Johnson Space Center Heliport
Houston, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 72TX
Lat/Long: 29-33-44.0000N 095-05-27.0000W
29-33.733333N 095-05.450000W
29.5622222,-95.0908333
(estimated)
Elevation: 17 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1990)
From city: 21 miles SE of HOUSTON, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 77058

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1992
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at EFD (4 nm NW): 135.575 (713-847-4430)
WX AWOS-3PT at T41 (7 nm N): 120.275 (281-471-2206)
WX ASOS at LVJ (8 nm W): 118.525 (281-992-1853)
WX ASOS at HOU (11 nm NW): PHONE 713-847-1462

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MHFr266/17.9TRINITY VOR/DME114.7507E
VUHr320/21.1SCHOLES VOR/DME113.0006E
IAHr146/27.1HUMBLE VORTAC116.6005E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 70 x 70 ft. / 21 x 21 m
Surface: asphalt
Latitude: 29-33.744500N
Longitude: 095-05.468167W
Elevation: 17.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
2101 NASA PKWY MAIL CODE JP
HOUSTON, TX 77058
Phone 281-483-4658
Manager: JSC DISPATCH
2101 NASA PKWY MAIL CODE JM4
HOUSTON, TX 77058
Phone 281-483-4658
EMAIL: JSC-DL-JA-EOC-DISPATCHERS@MAIL.NASA.GOV

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 NUMEROUS BLDGS SURROUNDING HELIPAD FROM 55O FT TO A DISTANCE OF 2600 FT; LGT POLT S AND NNE; TANK AND TOWER ESE.
- PPR FOR USE OF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72TX.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEFD - Ellington Airport (4 nm NW)
T41 - La Porte Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KLVJ - Pearland Regional Airport (8 nm W)
KHOU - William P Hobby Airport (11 nm NW)
KHPY - Baytown Airport (15 nm NE)
54T - RWJ Airpark (17 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3412:34
Sunrise07:0013:00
Sunset17:2023:20
Evening civil twilight17:4623:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Dec-2025 02:50:13
Local (UTC-6)  03-Dec-2025 20:50:13
 
METAR
KEFD 
5nm NW 		040154Z 06012KT 3SM -TSRA BR OVC004CB 13/12 A2997 RMK OCNLT LTGICCC SW-N
KLVJ 
9nm W 		040219Z AUTO 07009G15KT 5SM -RA BR OVC003 14/13 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE RAB0158 P0001 T01390133
KHOU 
11nm NW 		040227Z 07010KT 2SM -TSRA BR BKN005CB OVC010 13/13 A2998 RMK AO2 OCNL LTGICCC N-NE TS N-NE MOV NE P0030 T01280128
TAF
KEFD 
5nm NW 		040120Z 0401/0502 07010KT 3200 BR OVC005 QNH2994INS BECMG 0401/0402 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA OVC005 QNH2996INS TEMPO 0402/0410 4800 -TSRA BR OVC003CB BECMG 0412/0413 03010G15KT 8000 -SHRA OVC004 QNH2995INS BECMG 0420/0421 36010G20KT 9999 NSW OVC008 QNH2996INS TX19/0405Z TN12/0420Z
KHOU 
11nm NW 		040159Z 0402/0424 08009KT 4SM -RA BR OVC004 TEMPO 0402/0404 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN003 OVC007CB FM041100 02009KT 4SM -DZ BR BKN003 OVC007 FM041500 01010KT 4SM -RA BR OVC003 TEMPO 0416/0420 2SM SHRA BR BKN003 OVC007 FM042300 36013KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN003 OVC007
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