University Medical Center Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 33-35-19.5300N (33.588758)
Longitude: 
 101-53-43.5000W (-101.895417)
Elevation: 
 3232.0 feet MSL (985 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 5.4 E (as of October 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. N of Lubbock, Texas
Found On: 
 Dallas-Ft Worth Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
NICOLE APEL
602 INDIANA AVE.
LUBBOCK, TX 79415
806-775-8451		 UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
602 INDIANA AVE.
LUBBOCK, TX 79415
806-775-8517

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 06/1989
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZFW (Fort Worth)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZFW (Fort Worth)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 4232 feet (1290 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  131.500

       

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    Area Code: 806
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade

    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near TA79

    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
    5.8 Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
    (LBB KLBB LBB)    		 39 34 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    13.2 City Of Slaton/Larry T Neal Meml Airport
    (F49)    		 117 112 100LL, Jet A
    24.0 Levelland Municipal Airport
    (KLLN LLN)    		 264 258 100LL, Jet A
    29.1 Terry County Airport
    (KBFE BFE)    		 210 205 100LL, Jet A
    32.8 Crosbyton Municipal Airport
    (8F3)    		 86 81 100LL
    35.9 Hale County Airport
    (PVW KPVW PVW)    		 14 9 100LL, Jet A-1+
    37.5 Floydada Municipal Airport
    (41F)    		 48 43 100LL, Jet A
    48.7 Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport
    (29F)    		 7 2 100LL, Jet A
    50.0 Lamesa Municipal Airport
    (KLUV LUV)    		 181 176 100LL, Jet A-1+
    59.0 City Of Tulia/Swisher County Municipal Airport
    (I06)    		 5 360 100LL
    66.7 Gaines County Airport
    (KGNC GNC)    		 214 208 100LL, Jet A
    71.7 Winston Field Airport
    (SNK KSNK SNK)    		 138 133 100LL, Jet A-1
    77.4 Clovis Regional Airport
    (CVN KCVN CVN)    		 310 304 100LL, Jet A+
    79.2 Hereford Municipal Airport
    (KHRX HRX)    		 344 338 100LL, Jet A
    82.0 Andrews County Airport
    (E11)    		 203 197 100LL, Jet A
    82.5 Portales Municipal Airport
    (KPRZ PRZ)    		 294 288 100LL, Jet A
    83.2 Colorado City Airport
    (T88)    		 143 138 100LL
    84.7 Big Spring/Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport
    (KBPG BPG)    		 167 162 100LL, Jet A
    85.7 Lea County Regional Airport
    (HOB KHOB HOB)    		 231 225 100LL, Jet A
    88.5 Buffalo Airport
    (1E7)    		 0 355 100LL, MOGAS

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
    A81-APT FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 806-743-4444.
    A14 NICOLLE.APEL@UMCHEALTHSYSTEM.COM. ADNL CTC: ZACH.SAWYER@UMCHEALTHSYSTEM.COM
    A11 MARK FUNDERBURK - CEO PRESIDENT
    A31-H1 FATO 69 FT X 69 FT.
    A31-H2 FATO 69 FT X 69 FT.
    A52-H1 90 FT BLDG 600 FT AND 108 FT BLDG 300 FT SSW; 4043 FT TWR 2900 FT S; AND 29 FT BLDG 970 FT NE OF LNDG AREA.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    H2
    Longest Runway: H1 is 40 ft (12 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    TA79 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 05/19/2026
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 3231.7
    Latitude: 
    		 33-35-19.5200N
    Longitude: 
    		 101-53-44.0700W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Helipad H2  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 07/02/2026
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H2
    Elevation: 
    		 3232.0
    Latitude: 
    		 33-35-19.5300N
    Longitude: 
    		 101-53-42.9700W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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