Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport

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METAR: METAR KRBD 050553Z AUTO 30005KT 9SM OVC014 04/02 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00440017 10056 20044 400830044 56007 $

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KRBD (2.9 NM at True Heading of 347)
Visibility: 9SM
Flight Category: MVFR
Altimeter: 1022.8
Temperature: 4.4 C (39.92 F)
Dewpoint: 1.7 C (35.06 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 32-37-53.9800N (32.631661)
Longitude: 
 096-51-18.8200W (-96.855228)
Elevation: 
 648.5 feet MSL (198 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.7 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. N of Desoto, Texas
Found On: 
 Dallas-Ft Worth Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
KEN PYATT
150 E. DANIELDALE RD
DESOTO, TX 75115
214-379-6790		 CITY OF DESOTO
211 E. PLEASANT RUN RD
DESOTO, TX 75115
972-274-2489

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/2015
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0900-1800
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZFW (Fort Worth)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZFW (Fort Worth)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1648 feet (502 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 FTW
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Fort Worth(FTW)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 73T

    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
    3.1 Dallas Exec Airport
    (RBD KRBD RBD)    		 347 344 100LL, Jet A
    7.7 Lancaster Regional Airport
    (KLNC LNC)    		 114 111 100LL, Jet A+
    10.5 Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
    (KGPM GPM)    		 292 289 100LL, Jet A
    10.8 Mid-Way Regional Airport
    (KJWY JWY)    		 195 192 100LL, Jet A
    12.2 Arlington Municipal Airport
    (KGKY GKY)    		 279 276 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    12.9 Dallas Love Field Airport
    (DAL KDAL DAL)    		 0 357 100LL, Jet A
    17.6 Garland/Dfw Heloplex Heliport
    (T57)    		 29 26 100LL, Jet A
    17.8 Mesquite Metro Airport
    (KHQZ HQZ)    		 67 65 100LL, Jet A-1+
    18.4 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
    (DFW KDFW DFW)    		 330 327 100LL, Jet A
    20.2 Addison Airport
    (ADS KADS ADS)    		 2 359 100LL, Jet A
    23.3 Fort Worth Spinks Airport
    (KFWS FWS)    		 260 257 100LL, Jet A
    23.5 Air Park-Dallas Airport
    (F69)    		 2 359 100LL
    25.2 Sycamore Strip Airport
    (9F9)    		 269 266 100LL
    27.6 Airpark East Airport
    (1F7)    		 66 64 100LL
    27.7 Ralph M Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport
    (F46)    		 49 47 100LL, Jet A+
    28.0 Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
    (FTW KFTW FTW)    		 293 290 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    30.1 Terrell Municipal Airport
    (TRL KTRL TRL)    		 81 79 100LL, Jet A+
    31.5 Aero Valley Airport
    (52F)    		 322 319 100LL
    31.8 Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
    (AFW KAFW AFW)    		 312 309 100LL, Jet A-1+
    33.3 Hicks Airfield Airport
    (T67)    		 302 299 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 INSIDE KRBD CLASS D SFC AREA, CTC DALLAS EXEC TWR 127.25.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC REGIONAL APCH AT 972-615-2799.
    A110-3 1024 FT MSL (310 FT AGL) TWR, 310 DEG .73 MILE FM HELIPAD.
    A30-H1 INGRESS/EGRESS N &S.
    A40-H1 LGTS WITH RECESSED LGTS SRNDG LNDG PADS.
    A52-H1 49 FT PWR POLE 1529 FT N; 15 FT ROAD, 500 FT N; 42 FT BLDG, 270 FT NE.
    A57-H1 APCH RATIO TO N 33:1; TO S 22:1; TO W 2:1; TO E 8:1.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL SELF-SERVE FUEL.
    A81-APT SS-SR ON PHOTOCELL.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 54 ft (16 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    73T Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  54 ft x 54 ft (16 m x 16 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 02/13/2013
    Surface:  Concrete - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Non-standard lighting system Intensity

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 648.5
    Latitude: 
    		 32-37-53.9800N
    Longitude: 
    		 096-51-18.8200W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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