FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TS68 |
| Lat/Long: | 26-10-31.2700N / 097-40-13.9660W
26-10.521167N / 097-40.232767W
26.1753528 / -97.6705461
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 35 ft. / 11 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07E (1984) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of HARLINGEN, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78550 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL. |
| Activation date: | 06/1984 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at HRL (3 nm N): | PHONE 956-428-7297 |
| WX AWOS-3 at T65 (16 nm W): | 118.575 (956-447-0502) |
| WX ASOS at PIL (17 nm E): | 118.525 (956-233-5740) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HRLr192/3.4 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 05E |
| BROr304/21.9 | | BROWNSVILLE VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 09E |
| MAMr335/25.5 | | MATAMOROS VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 07E |
| MFEr081/30.7 | | MC ALLEN VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 09E |
| REXr064/(31.7) | | REYNOSA VOR | | 112.40 | | 08E |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
2101 PEASE ST
HARLINGEN, TX 78550
Phone 512-421-1100 |
| Manager: | ROBERT G. HAGERTY, V.P.
2101 PEASE ST
HARLINGEN, TX 78550
Phone 512-421-1674 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | 70' BLDG 200' SW; 30' BLDG 500' NE; 40' PLINES 1100' E. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at TS68.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHRL - Valley International Airport (3 nm N)
T65 - Mid Valley Airport (16 nm W)
KPIL - Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (17 nm E)
KBRO - Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (21 nm SE)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (29 nm NW)
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Times for 20-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 01:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2013 07:16:17 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-May-2013 02:16:17 |
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KHRL
4nm N | 200652Z 15012KT 10SM BKN013 25/23 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T02500228
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KT65
16nm W | 200655Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM OVC011 25/22 A2978 RMK AO2 T02520220
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KPIL
18nm E | 200653Z AUTO 15017G23KT 8SM OVC012 25/23 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02500228
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KHRL
4nm N | 200544Z 2006/2106 14014G18KT P6SM BKN011 TEMPO 2006/2010 BKN007 FM201300 15015G20KT P6SM BKN015 FM201600 15022G30KT P6SM SCT035 FM210100 14015KT P6SM SCT015 FM210300 14015KT P6SM BKN015
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