Ben L Briggs Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 30-22-12.6600N (30.370183)
Longitude: 
 088-33-26.8600W (-88.557461)
Elevation: 
 14.0 feet MSL (4 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.5 W (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. W of Pascagoula, Mississippi
Found On: 
 New Orleans Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
SHANNON BROOM
PO DRAWER 1385
PASCAGOULA, MS 39567
228-762-2211		 CITY OF PASCAGOULA
611 LIVE OAK AVE
PASCAGOULA, MS 39567

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/1982
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): 
 1014 feet (309 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    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
    5.7 Trent Lott International Airport
    (PGL KPQL PQL)    		 14 17 100LL, Jet A
    25.2 Mobile Regional Airport
    (MOB KMOB MOB)    		 40 43 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    26.6 Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
    (GPT KGPT GPT)    		 274 276 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    29.6 Mobile International Airport
    (BFM KBFM BFM)    		 58 61 100LL, Jet A
    35.6 H L Sonny Callahan Airport
    (KCQF CQF)    		 81 84 100LL, Jet A+
    42.2 Dean Griffin Meml Airport
    (M24)    		 312 314 100LL
    43.0 Diamondhead Airport
    (66Y)    		 269 271 100LL
    44.5 Holk Field At Foley Municipal Airport
    (5R4)    		 85 88 100LL
    46.4 Stennis International Airport
    (KHSA HSA)    		 270 272 100LL, Jet A+
    48.5 Bay Minette Municipal Airport
    (1R8)    		 51 54 100LL, Jet A+
    54.9 Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport
    (M13)    		 297 299 100LL
    62.6 Roscoe Field Airport
    (82J)    		 88 91 100LL, Jet A+
    64.5 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport
    (HBG KHBG HBG)    		 326 328 100LL, Jet A
    65.4 Slidell Airport
    (KASD ASD)    		 269 271 100LL, Jet A+
    69.2 Atmore Municipal Airport
    (0R1)    		 55 58 100LL
    71.2 Pensacola International Airport
    (PNS KPNS PNS)    		 84 87 100, 100LL, Jet A
    72.6 George R Carr Meml Air Field Airport
    (BXA KBXA BXA)    		 291 293 100LL, Jet A
    74.2 St Tammany Regional Airport
    (L31)    		 273 275 100LL
    76.5 Waynesboro Municipal Airport
    (2R0)    		 357 360 100LL, Jet A-1+
    77.1 Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport
    (PIB KPIB PIB)    		 328 330 100, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MOBILE APCH AT 251-662-6236, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
    A14 MATT CHAPMAN
    A33-H1 ROOFTOP.
    E111 VFR PRIVATE USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 20 ft (6 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    MS87 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  20 ft x 20 ft (6 m x 6 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 14.0
    Latitude: 
    		 30-22-12.6600N
    Longitude: 
    		 088-33-26.8600W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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