FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7TX6 |
| Lat/Long: | 29-32-48.9900N / 095-01-00.9900W 29-32.816500N / 095-01.016500W 29.5469417 / -95.0169417 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5 ft. / 2 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of HOUSTON, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 77565 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 11/2000 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at LVJ (12 nm W): | 118.525 (281-992-1853) |
| WX ASOS at HOU (15 nm NW): | PHONE 713-847-1462 |
| WX ASOS at GLS (19 nm SE): | 119.275 (409-740-9248) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MHFr263/14.1 | | TRINITY VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 07E |
| HUBr111/15.0 | | HOBBY VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 05E |
| VUHr329/18.4 | | SCHOLES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06E |
| IAHr140/30.0 | | HUMBLE VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SANJAC | | 154/7.8 | | 347 | | 05E | | JPA | .--- .--. .- |
| GALVESTON | | 305/18.7 | | 206 | | 08E | | GLS | --. .-.. ... |
| NIXIN | | 154/28.7 | | 326 | | 05E | | BVP | -... ...- .--. |
| HULL | | 094/33.7 | | 388 | | 05E | | SGR | ... --. .-. |
| WEISER | | 120/39.9 | | 286 | | 06E | | EYQ | . -.-- --.- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 200 x 65 ft. / 61 x 20 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | LANDRY'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS 1400 POST OAK BLUE #1010 HOUSTON, TX 77056 Phone 713-645-9191 |
| Manager: | JIM ELTON 1400 POST OAK BLUE #1010 HOUSTON, TX 77056 Phone 713-645-9191 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | 250 FT PLINES 500 FT NW OF HELIPAD. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7TX6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
T41 - La Porte Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
KEFD - Ellington Airport (8 nm NW)
KLVJ - Pearland Regional Airport (12 nm W)
KHPY - Baytown Airport (15 nm N)
KHOU - William P Hobby Airport (15 nm NW)
54T - RWJ Airpark (16 nm NE)
KGLS - Scholes International Airport at Galveston (19 nm SE)
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Times for 19-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2013 01:36:58 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 19-May-2013 20:36:58 |
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| METAR |
KEFD 8nm W | 200050Z 15012KT 10SM SCT020 27/22 A2986
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KLVJ 12nm W | 200100Z AUTO 15010G17KT 9SM FEW015 OVC031 26/22 A2986 RMK AO2
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KHOU 15nm W | 200053Z 16010KT 10SM FEW020 BKN029 26/22 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02610217
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KGLS 19nm SE | 200052Z AUTO 14014KT 9SM OVC008 24/24 A2986 RMK AO2 CIG 006V013 SLP111 T02440244
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| TAF |
KEFD 8nm W | 1920/2102 16012KT 9999 SCT030 BKN150 QNH2984INS BECMG 2002/2003 17009KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2993INS BECMG 2015/2016 17015G25KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2882INS T32/1921Z T26/2012Z AMD 192029
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KHOU 15nm W | 192059Z 1921/2018 16013G20KT P6SM FEW035 FM200200 15013KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 FM200400 16011KT P6SM BKN015 FM201600 16014G20KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250
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KGLS 19nm SE | 192021Z 1920/2018 16013KT P6SM OVC012 FM200100 15014KT P6SM BKN008 OVC011 FM201600 15017KT P6SM SCT010 SCT250
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