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KMDA

Martindale Army Heliport
San Antonio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MDA
Lat/Long:	29-25-52.8390N 098-22-40.0510W 29-25.880650N 098-22.667517W 29.4313442,-98.3777919 (estimated)
Elevation:	675 ft. / 206 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	5 miles E of SAN ANTONIO, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78219

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	OPERS 1400-2330Z TUE-FRI++
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Beacon:	white-green-yellow (heliport) BCN WHITE UNSERVICEABLE.

Heliport Communications

CTAF:	134.1
WX ASOS at SSF (7 nm SW):	PHONE 210-927-9391
WX ASOS at SAT (8 nm NW):	PHONE 726-265-1382

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
RNDr218/7.2	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
SSFr015/(10.9)	STINSON VOR	108.40	03E
SATr153/13.5	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
DEVINE		052/34.2		359		07E		HHH	.... .... ....

Heliport Services

Fuel available:

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	1600 x 75 ft. / 488 x 23 m
Surface:	concrete, in good condition
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Elevation:	675.0 ft.	672.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Army
Owner:	US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY FT BELVOIR, VA 22060
Manager:	TROY MEUTH TX ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, MARTINDALE AHP SAN ANTONIO, TX 78219 Phone 210-661-3111 EXT 7624433 TROY.D.MEUTH.CIV@ARMY.MIL

Additional Remarks

-	RSTD: TFC PAT ALT 1500' MSL.
-	CAUTION: NO RWY LGT. TWY LGT NONSTANDARD. RWY AND TWY MARKINGS NONSTANDARD. LGTD HEL BCN NONSTANDARD.
-	FOR CD CTC SAN ANTONIO APCH AT 210-805-5516.
-	RMKS: BASH PHASE II IN EFCT 1 MAR THROUGH 30 NOV, HIGHEST VOLUME OF BIRD ACTVTY IS MAR-MAY AND SEP-NOV.
-	LGTD WIND SOCK LCTD CTR SOD WEST OF RWY.
-	CAUTION: APRON & TOWWAY MARKINGS NONSTANDARD, USE CAUTION ENTERING/EXITING VIP PAD. VFR HOLDLINE NONSTANDARD, RMN 10 FT WEST OF CURRENT LOCATION TO MEET SAFETY DSTCS. RWY N & S CLEAR ZONE NOT GRADED, USE CAUTION FOR UNEVEN TRRN AND VEGETATION GROWTH. NMRS UNLIT AIRFIELD OBSTNS WEST OF RWY, NORTH OF TWY. MANDATORY SIGNS NOT INSTLD AT INTXN OF RWY & TWY. NONSTANDARD RWY PAVED OVRNS AND SHOULDERS, 9 FT OF PAVEMENT INSTLD.
-	AIRSPACE: UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 6.47 NM RADIUS OF 292519N0982107W (1.9 NM E MDA) SFC-400 FT AGL.
-	CAUTION: ALL ACFT USE EXTREME CTN; 8 FT FENCE INSTL AROUND ACFT PRK AREA AND PERIMETER AROUND TWY AND RWY 18-36.
-	MISC: PAD ON NW CORNER PRK AREA IS TRANS VIP ONLY.
-	CAUTION: DO NOT OVERFLY TOWN OF KIRBY 1 NM N OF AIRFIELD.
-	ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OPNS 134.1/326.450 & 36.90.
-	RSTD: PPR C210-661-3111 EXT 7624400.
-	RSTD: E TFC ONLY.
-	MISC: AASF OPR 1300-2330Z++ TUE-FRI, EXCLD HOL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KMDA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSSF - Stinson Municipal Airport (7 nm SW)
KSAT - San Antonio International Airport (8 nm NW)
KRND - Randolph Air Force Base (8 nm NE)
KSKF - Kelly Field Airport (11 nm W)
KBAZ - New Braunfels National Airport (24 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:12	12:12
Sunrise	07:36	12:36
Sunset	19:03	00:03
Evening civil twilight	19:27	00:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Oct-2026 10:18:46
Local (UTC-5)	15-Oct-2026 05:18:46

METAR

KSSF 7nm SW	150953Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM OVC029 24/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02440217 $
KSAT 8nm NW	150951Z 15008KT 10SM BKN017 OVC029 24/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02440217 $
KRND 8nm NE	150955Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM SCT022 OVC028 24/21 A2998 RMK AO2 CIG 026 RWY15R CIG 027 RWY33R SLP143 T02390210 $
KSKF 11nm W	150955Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM FEW018 OVC028 25/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02510218 $

TAF

KSSF 7nm SW	150520Z 1506/1606 14011KT P6SM BKN022 FM150800 13006KT P6SM OVC015 FM151500 15009KT P6SM BKN025 FM151630 13007KT P6SM SCT035 FM160100 10004KT P6SM FEW050
KSAT 8nm NW	150520Z 1506/1612 14013KT P6SM BKN020 BKN035 FM150800 14007KT P6SM OVC015 FM151530 15011KT P6SM BKN025 FM151700 13009KT P6SM SCT035 FM160100 10005KT P6SM FEW050 FM160800 01020G30KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 1608/1612 -SHRA
KRND 8nm NE	141600Z 1416/1522 16012G20KT 9999 BKN023 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1417/1419 SCT023 BKN030 BECMG 1418/1419 16012G23KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2980INS BECMG 1503/1504 15013KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2985INS BECMG 1509/1510 14009KT 9999 BKN010 OVC020 QNH2994INS BECMG 1515/1516 16012KT 9999 SCT015 BKN025 QNH2998INS BECMG 1517/1518 16012G20KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2990INS TX35/1422Z TN24/1512Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1500 NEXT 1510
KSKF 11nm W	150200Z 1502/1608 14012G18KT 9999 SCT035 QNH2986INS TEMPO 1502/1506 14015G25KT BECMG 1505/1506 15006KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1506/1515 SCT015 BKN025 BECMG 1514/1515 16009KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2996INS BECMG 1516/1517 14009KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2984INS TX32/1521Z TN23/1511Z

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