Johnson Space Center Heliport

Location

Latitude:	29-33-44.0000N (29.562222)
Longitude:	095-05-27.0000W (-95.090833)
Elevation:	17.0 feet MSL (5 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	1.7 E (as of March 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	21 N.M. SE of Houston, Texas
Found On:	Houston Chart
FAA Region:	ASW

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
JSC SECURITY DISPATCH 2101 NASA PKWY MAIL CODE JM4 HOUSTON, TX 77058 281-483-4658	NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER 2101 NASA PKWY MAIL CODE JP HOUSTON, TX 77058 281-483-4658

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Private
Type:	Heliport
Activation Date:	11/1992
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1017 feet (310 m)
NOTAM-D Service:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 713

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 72TX

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
4.5	EFD	. . . _ . _ . .	Ellington	TACAN	109.40	306	304
6.5	JPA	. _ _ _ . _ _ . . _	Sanjac	NDB	347	9	7
11.0	HOU	. . . . _ _ _ . . _	Houston	VOT	108.40	296	294
11.2	HUB	. . . . . . _ _ . . .	Hobby	VOR-DME	117.10	300	298
17.9	MHF	_ _ . . . . . . _ .	Trinity	VOR-DME	114.75	92	90
21.1	VUH	. . . _ . . _ . . . .	Scholes	VOR-DME	113.00	146	144
22.2	GLS	_ _ . . _ . . . . .	Galveston	NDB	206	127	125
26.7	BVP	_ . . . . . . _ . _ _ .	Nixin	NDB	326	345	343
27.1	IAH	. . . _ . . . .	Humble	VORTAC	116.60	330	328
29.4	LB	. _ . . _ . . .	Freep	NDB	263	221	219
36.3	EYQ	. _ . _ _ _ _ . _	Weiser	NDB	286	308	306
41.9	DWH	_ . . . _ _ . . . .	David Hooks	NDB	521	323	321
44.2	DAS	_ . . . _ . . .	Daisetta	VORTAC	116.90	31	29
53.6	BYY	_ . . . _ . _ _ _ . _ _	Bay City	NDB	344	228	226
55.0	GDE	_ _ . _ . . .	Goodhue	NDB	368	56	55
55.4	SBI	. . . _ . . . . .	Sabine Pass	VOR-DME	115.40	81	80
55.9	CX	_ . _ . _ . . _	Alibi	NDB	281	339	337
58.5	ARM	. _ . _ . _ _	Wharton	NDB	245	251	249
60.5	BPT	_ . . . . _ _ . _	Beaumont	VOR-DME	114.50	67	66
63.4	HRD	. . . . . _ . _ . .	Hardin County	NDB	524	42	41

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
4.5	Ellington Airport (EFD KEFD EFD)	307	305	100LL, Jet A
6.6	La Porte Municipal Airport (T41)	12	10	100LL, Jet A
8.3	Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ LVJ)	252	250	100LL, Jet A
10.9	William P Hobby Airport (HOU KHOU HOU)	297	295	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
13.3	Wolfe Air Park Airport (3T2)	247	245	100LL
17.4	Rwj Airpark Airport (54T)	46	45	100LL, Jet A
20.4	Houston/Southwest Airport (KAXH AXH)	260	258	100LL, Jet A+
21.5	Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS KGLS GLS)	145	143	100LL, Jet A
28.5	George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (IAH KIAH IAH)	332	330	100LL, Jet A
29.7	Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR KSGR SGR)	277	275	100LL, Jet A+
33.4	Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN KLBX LBX)	215	213	100LL, Jet A
34.0	West Houston Airport (IWS KIWS IWS)	297	295	100LL, Jet A+
37.1	Liberty Municipal Airport (T78)	33	32	100LL, Jet A
38.4	David Wayne Hooks Meml Airport (DWH KDWH DWH)	321	319	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
47.8	Cleveland Municipal Airport (6R3)	5	3	100LL, Jet A+
50.4	Conroe/North Houston Regional Airport (CXO KCXO CXO)	340	338	100LL, Jet A
53.7	Bay City Regional Airport (BBC KBYY BYY)	229	227	100LL, Jet A
54.8	Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT KBMT BMT)	56	55	100LL, Jet A
58.6	Wharton Regional Airport (WHT KARM ARM)	251	249	100LL, Jet A+
60.4	Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT KBPT BPT)	67	66	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1	PPR FOR USE OF ARPT.
A110-2	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
A14	EMAIL: JSC-DL-JA-EOC-DISPATCHERS@MAIL.NASA.GOV
A52-H1	NUMEROUS BLDGS SURROUNDING HELIPAD FROM 55O FT TO A DISTANCE OF 2600 FT; LGT POLT S AND NNE; TANK AND TOWER ESE.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	H1
Longest Runway:	H1 is 70 ft (21 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

72TX Airport Runway Details

Helipad H1	70 ft x 70 ft (21 m x 21 m)
Surface:	Asphalt - No special surface treatment

	Helipad H1
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees

Services

Airframe Repair:	Minor
Powerplant Repair:	Minor
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	Low Pressure
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

FAA: 72TX

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Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 713

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 72TX

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

72TX Airport Runway Details

Helipad H1

Services

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