South Texas Project Heliport

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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: 
 2.2 E (as of December 2025 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

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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

    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)    		 293 291 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 64 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

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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

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