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72TX

Johnson Space Center Heliport
Houston, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	72TX
Lat/Long:	29-33-44.0000N 095-05-27.0000W 29-33.733333N 095-05.450000W 29.5622222,-95.0908333 (estimated)
Elevation:	17 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	05E (1990)
From city:	21 miles SE of HOUSTON, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	77058

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at EFD (4 nm NW):	135.575 (713-847-4430)
WX AWOS-3PT at T41 (7 nm N):	120.275 (281-471-2206)
WX ASOS at LVJ (8 nm W):	118.525 (281-992-1853)
WX ASOS at HOU (11 nm NW):	PHONE 713-847-1462

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MHFr266/17.9	TRINITY VOR/DME	114.75	07E
VUHr320/21.1	SCHOLES VOR/DME	113.00	06E
IAHr146/27.1	HUMBLE VORTAC	116.60	05E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	70 x 70 ft. / 21 x 21 m
Surface:	asphalt
Latitude:	29-33.744500N
Longitude:	095-05.468167W
Elevation:	17.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER 2101 NASA PKWY MAIL CODE JP HOUSTON, TX 77058 Phone 281-483-4658
Manager:	JSC DISPATCH 2101 NASA PKWY MAIL CODE JM4 HOUSTON, TX 77058 Phone 281-483-4658 EMAIL: JSC-DL-JA-EOC-DISPATCHERS@MAIL.NASA.GOV

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	NUMEROUS BLDGS SURROUNDING HELIPAD FROM 55O FT TO A DISTANCE OF 2600 FT; LGT POLT S AND NNE; TANK AND TOWER ESE.
-	PPR FOR USE OF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72TX.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEFD - Ellington Airport (4 nm NW)
T41 - La Porte Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KLVJ - Pearland Regional Airport (8 nm W)
KHOU - William P Hobby Airport (11 nm NW)
KHPY - Baytown Airport (15 nm NE)
54T - RWJ Airpark (17 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:08	11:08
Sunrise	06:34	11:34
Sunset	20:19	01:19
Evening civil twilight	20:46	01:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jul-2026 23:41:53
Local (UTC-5)	20-Jul-2026 18:41:53

METAR

KEFD 5nm NW	202254Z 21006KT 10SM FEW050 35/21 A2988
KT41 7nm N	202315Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 33/27 A2990 RMK AO2
KLVJ 9nm W	202253Z AUTO 26004KT 9SM CLR 35/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T03500217
KHOU 11nm NW	202253Z 19008KT 10SM FEW025 FEW250 35/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03500217

TAF

KLVJ 9nm W	201120Z 2012/2112 21005KT P6SM FEW020 SCT250 FM201400 25007KT P6SM FEW035 FEW250 FM210300 21004KT P6SM FEW020 SCT250
KHOU 11nm NW	201739Z 2018/2118 24007KT P6SM SCT025 FM202300 20007KT P6SM FEW250 FM211100 23005KT 6SM BR SCT015 FM211400 27008KT P6SM FEW025

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