FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TX85 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-46-40.4660N / 097-19-30.0590W
32-46.674433N / 097-19.500983W
32.7779072 / -97.3250164
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 538 ft. / 164 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of FORT WORTH, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 76102 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at FTW (3 nm NW): | PHONE 817-626-5811 |
| WX ASOS at AFW (13 nm N): | PHONE 817-491-8625 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FWS (13 nm S): | 120.025 (817-426-4172) |
| WX ASOS at GKY (14 nm SE): | 127.375 (817-557-0251) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GPM (15 nm E): | 118.475 (972-606-1433) |
| WX ASOS at DFW (16 nm NE): | PHONE 972-453-0992 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FUZr222/9.9 | | RANGER VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| TTTr243/15.4 | | MAVERICK VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 06E |
| CVEr246/22.3 | | COWBOY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 06E |
| MQPr076/34.1 | | MILLSAP VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CEDAR HILL | | 294/20.9 | | 353 | | 08E | | XQH | -..- --.- .... |
| REDBIRD | | 279/23.7 | | 287 | | 06E | | RBD | .-. -... -.. |
| LANCASTER | | 286/32.8 | | 239 | | 06E | | LNC | .-.. -. -.-. |
Heliport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 210 x 160 ft. / 64 x 49 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Runway edge lights: | FLOOD LGTS ON FOUR CORNERS OF HGR - RED OBSTRUCTION LGTS EAST & WEST ENDS OF HGR. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | pline | | |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FORT WORTH
1400 NIXON STREET
FT WORTH, TX 76102
Phone 817-870-8310 |
| Manager: | DAVID ANKERBERG: CHIEF PILOT
1400 NIXON STREET
FT WORTH, TX 76102
Phone 817-870-8310 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at TX85.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFTW - Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (3 nm NW)
KNFW - Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB/Carswell Field (6 nm W)
KAFW - Fort Worth Alliance Airport (13 nm N)
KFWS - Fort Worth Spinks Airport (13 nm S)
KGKY - Arlington Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
KGPM - Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
KDFW - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (16 nm NE)
50F - Bourland Field Airport (18 nm SW)
KWEA - Parker County Airport (18 nm W)
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 01:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 13:51:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 08:51:34 |
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KFTW
4nm NW | 181253Z 17012KT 6SM BR CLR 23/21 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02280206
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KNFW
6nm W | 181252Z AUTO 17013KT 7SM CLR 24/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02390183 $
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KAFW
11nm N | 181253Z 17010G16KT 8SM CLR 23/19 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP098 T02280194 $
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KFWS
13nm S | 181247Z 18018G26KT 5SM BR SCT013 22/20 A2989
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KGKY
13nm SE | 181253Z 17009G15KT 6SM BR BKN011 BKN016 22/20 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02220200
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KGPM
15nm E | 181250Z 18010G18KT 10SM SKC 22/19 A2990
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KDFW
17nm NE | 181253Z 17013KT 6SM HZ FEW015 SCT220 OVC270 23/19 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP108 T02280194
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KFTW
4nm NW | 181137Z 1812/1912 17012KT 6SM HZ BKN250 TEMPO 1813/1815 SCT015 FM181500 18018KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM191100 17016KT P6SM BKN020
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KNFW
6nm W | 1807/1907 17012KT 9999 SCT150 BKN200 QNH2980INS BECMG 1813/1815 20013G21KT 9999 SCT180 SCT250 520008 QNH2983INS BECMG 1817/1819 18018G26KT 520008 QNH2988INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1807 TIL 1813 T23/1812Z T32/1818Z
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KAFW
11nm N | 181137Z 1812/1912 17012KT 6SM HZ BKN250 TEMPO 1813/1815 SCT015 FM181500 18018KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM191100 17016KT P6SM BKN020
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KGKY
13nm SE | 181137Z 1812/1912 17012KT 6SM HZ BKN250 TEMPO 1813/1815 SCT015 FM181500 18018KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM191100 17016KT P6SM BKN020
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KDFW
17nm NE | 181137Z 1812/1918 17012KT 6SM HZ BKN250 TEMPO 1813/1815 SCT015 FM181500 18018KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM191100 17016KT P6SM BKN020 FM191600 18020G30KT P6SM SCT040
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