FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8XS4 |
| Lat/Long: | 29-55-01.7710N / 093-53-14.6090W
29-55.029517N / 093-53.243483W
29.9171586 / -93.8873914
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 15 ft. / 5 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles ENE of PORT ARTHUR, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 77619 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 09/1977 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at BPT (7 nm W): | PHONE 409-722-3408 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ORG (10 nm NE): | 118.975 (409-670-9591) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at BMT (19 nm NW): | 118.425 (409-866-2832) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BPTr098/6.9 | | BEAUMONT VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 07E |
| SBIr023/15.9 | | SABINE PASS VOR/DME | | 115.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ORANGE | | 203/10.4 | | 211 | | 05E | | ORG | --- .-. --. |
| GOODHUE | | 112/19.2 | | 368 | | 07E | | GDE | --. -.. . |
| SULPHUR | | 231/29.5 | | 278 | | 04E | | AUR | .- ..- .-. |
| HARDIN COUNTY | | 138/31.7 | | 524 | | 04E | | HRD | .... .-. -.. |
| DE QUINCY | | 213/38.0 | | 410 | | 02E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete/turf |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | PORT ARTHUR TOWING CO
P.O. BOX 1408
PORT ARTHUR, TX 77640 |
| Manager: | RANDY DRAPER
P.O. BOX 1408
PORT ARTHUR, TX 77640
Phone 713-962-8536 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8XS4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBPT - Jack Brooks Regional Airport (7 nm W)
KORG - Orange County Airport (10 nm NE)
KBMT - Beaumont Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KUXL - Southland Field Airport (30 nm NE)
45R - Hawthorne Field Airport (32 nm NW)
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Times for 19-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 06:50:36 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-May-2013 01:50:36 |
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KBPT
8nm W | 190553Z AUTO 15011KT 10SM OVC013 24/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02440222 10261 20228 403000228 58007
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KORG
10nm NE | 190635Z AUTO 15008G15KT 10SM BKN011 24/22 A2994 RMK AO2 T02400221
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KBMT
19nm NW | 190635Z AUTO 16012G21KT 10SM BKN011 24/24 A2990 RMK AO2 T02430241
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KBPT
8nm W | 190520Z 1906/2006 16010KT P6SM BKN015 FM191500 16017G23KT P6SM SCT025
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