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96XS Houston Oil & Minerals Smith Point Heliport
Smith Point, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 96XS
Lat/Long: 29-31-43.8270N 094-45-57.7080W
29-31.730450N 094-45.961800W
29.5288408,-94.7660300
(estimated)
Elevation: 9 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of SMITH POINT, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 77514

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/1979
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at GLS (17 nm S): 123.950 (409-740-5483)
WX AWOS-3PT at T41 (18 nm NW): 120.275 (281-471-2206)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MHFr216/1.4TRINITY VOR/DME114.7507E
VUHr013/16.5SCHOLES VOR/DME113.0006E
SBIr249/39.1SABINE PASS VOR/DME115.4007E
IAHr125/39.6HUMBLE VORTAC116.6005E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 35 x 35 ft. / 11 x 11 m
Surface: concrete, in fair condition
Latitude: 29-31.730450N
Longitude: 094-45.961800W
Elevation: 9.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: none, in fair condition

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.
1001 FANNIN SUITE 1700
HOUSTON, TX 77002
Phone 713-583-3072
Manager: D G NASSER
1001 FANNIN SUITE 1700
HOUSTON, TX 77002
Phone 713-951-4700

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 8' SHED 75' WEST OF PAD/25' TANKS 170' SOUTH/30' SMOKE STACK 160' WEST/40' VENT STACK 250' EAST/60' ANT 325' WEST.
- FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 96XS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

54T - RWJ Airpark (15 nm N)
T00 - Chambers County Airport (15 nm N)
KGLS - Scholes International Airport at Galveston (17 nm S)
T41 - La Porte Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KHPY - Baytown Airport (18 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0911:09
Sunrise06:3511:35
Sunset19:5700:57
Evening civil twilight20:2201:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-May-2025 16:46:09
Local (UTC-5)  05-May-2025 11:46:09
 
METAR
KGLS 
17nm S 		051552Z 10017KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02670183
KT41 
18nm NW 		051635Z AUTO 11015G24KT 10SM BKN040 26/16 A2992 RMK AO2 T02590165
KEFD 
21nm W 		051554Z 08015G20KT 10SM FEW040 SCT110 25/17 A2990
KLVJ 
25nm W 		051553Z AUTO 08013KT 10SM FEW029 BKN042 25/18 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02500178
KHOU 
28nm W 		051553Z 10014G24KT 10SM SCT030 BKN040 26/17 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02560172
TAF
KGLS 
17nm S 		051448Z 0515/0612 11015KT P6SM FEW030 FM051900 11018G26KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN035CB FM060100 12019G27KT P6SM VCSH FEW009 SCT015 BKN025
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