South Texas Project Heliport

Location

Latitude:	28-47-32.0000N (28.792222)
Longitude:	096-02-31.0000W (-96.041944)
Elevation:	32.0 feet MSL (10 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	2.3 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	13 N.M. NE of Palacios, Texas
Found On:	Houston Chart
FAA Region:	ASW

Contacts

Manager:	Privately owned:
B.K. SCOGGONS PO BOX 289 WADSWORTH, TX 77483 (361) 972-4416	STPNOC PO BOX 289 WADSWORTH, TX 77483 361-972-7640

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Private
Type:	Heliport
Activation Date:	03/1994
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Lighting Schedule:	SS-SR
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1032 feet (315 m)
NOTAM-D Service:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 512

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Montgomery County(CXO)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 0XS3

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
14.0	PSX	. _ _ . . . . _ . . _	Palacios	VORTAC	117.30	263	261
14.5	BYY	_ . . . _ . _ _ _ . _ _	Bay City	NDB	344	41	39
28.3	ARM	. _ . _ . _ _	Wharton	NDB	245	348	346
38.8	LB	. _ . . _ . . .	Freep	NDB	263	51	49
49.7	VCT	. . . _ _ . _ . _	Victoria	VOR-DME	109.00	277	274
54.2	ELA	. . _ . . . _	Eagle Lake	DME	116.4	344	342
64.9	HOU	. . . . _ _ _ . . _	Houston	VOT	108.40	37	35
65.4	OKT	_ _ _ _ . _ _	Yoakum	NDB	350	298	295
65.5	HUB	. . . . . . _ _ . . .	Hobby	VOR-DME	117.10	37	35
67.2	EFD	. . . _ . _ . .	Ellington	TACAN	109.40	43	41
67.9	VUH	. . . _ . . _ . . . .	Scholes	VOR-DME	113.00	64	62
68.6	MNO	_ _ _ . _ _ _	Mellon Ranch	NDB	375	243	240
71.6	EYQ	. _ . _ _ _ _ . _	Weiser	NDB	286	16	14
73.2	JPA	. _ _ _ . _ _ . . _	Sanjac	NDB	347	43	41
74.9	GLS	_ _ . . _ . . . . .	Galveston	NDB	206	63	61
74.9	IDU	. . _ . . . . _	Industry	VORTAC	110.20	338	336
78.8	IAH	. . . _ . . . .	Humble	VORTAC	116.60	27	25
81.5	MHF	_ _ . . . . . . _ .	Trinity	VOR-DME	114.75	55	53
83.8	DWH	_ . . . _ _ . . . .	David Hooks	NDB	521	17	15
84.0	BVP	_ . . . . . . _ . _ _ .	Nixin	NDB	326	30	28

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
11.7	Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX KPSX PSX)	250	248	100LL, Jet A
14.3	Bay City Regional Airport (BBC KBYY BYY)	40	38	100LL, Jet A
28.3	Wharton Regional Airport (WHT KARM ARM)	348	346	100LL, Jet A+
31.0	Jackson County Airport (26R)	293	290	100LL
34.7	Calhoun County Airport (KPKV PKV)	256	253	100LL, Jet A
35.9	Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN KLBX LBX)	57	55	100LL, Jet A
46.2	Victoria Regional Airport (VCT KVCT VCT)	274	271	100LL, Jet A
52.1	Houston/Southwest Airport (KAXH AXH)	34	32	100LL, Jet A+
53.7	Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR KSGR SGR)	21	19	100LL, Jet A+
55.7	Wolfe Air Park Airport (3T2)	42	40	100LL
60.6	Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ LVJ)	43	41	100LL, Jet A
64.5	West Houston Airport (IWS KIWS IWS)	17	15	100LL, Jet A+
65.0	William P Hobby Airport (HOU KHOU HOU)	37	35	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
67.3	Ellington Airport (EFD KEFD EFD)	43	41	100LL, Jet A
67.7	Aransas County Airport (RKP KRKP RKP)	231	228	100LL, Jet A+
68.2	Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS KGLS GLS)	65	63	100LL, Jet A
73.4	La Porte Municipal Airport (T41)	43	41	100LL, Jet A
73.9	Rooke Field Airport (RFG KRFG RFG)	246	243	100LL
80.3	David Wayne Hooks Meml Airport (DWH KDWH DWH)	18	16	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
80.4	George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (IAH KIAH IAH)	26	24	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
A14	MANAGER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.
A52-H1	LGTD PARKING LGT POLES & HIGH VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION LINES (LGTS).

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	H1
Longest Runway:	H1 is 30 ft (9 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

0XS3 Airport Runway Details

Helipad H1	30 ft x 30 ft (9 m x 9 m)
Surface:	Concrete - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

	Helipad H1
Elevation:	32.0
Latitude:	28-47-32.0000N
Longitude:	096-02-31.0000W
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	Low Pressure
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

FAA: 0XS3

Palacios Weather

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 512

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 0XS3

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

0XS3 Airport Runway Details

Helipad H1

Services

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