DeSoto Heliport

DeSoto Heliport (FAA LID: 73T) is a city-owned public heliport in DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, United States, located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of the central business district.[1][2] The heliport has no IATA or ICAO designation.[3]

DeSoto Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of DeSoto
OperatorSKY Helicopters, Inc.
ServesDeSoto, Texas
Location150 E. Danieldale Road, DeSoto, TX 75115
Elevation AMSL648.5 ft / 197.7 m
Coordinates32°37′54″N 096°51′19″W
Map
73T
Location
73T
73T (the United States)
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 54 16 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations0
Based aircraft0

The facility opened in August 2014 under joint ownership by the City of DeSoto, the Texas Department of Transportation, and the DeSoto Economic Development Corporation.[4] It is operated by SKY Helicopters,[4][5] which also operates the Garland/DFW Heloplex.[6]

Facilities

DeSoto Heliport covers 19 acres (7.7 ha) at an elevation of 648.5 feet (197.7 m) above mean sea level (AMSL), and has one helipad:

In the year ending 31 December 2018, 6 helicopters were based at the heliport, but there were no reported aircraft operations.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 73T (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 26 April 2018.
  2. "Texas Airport Directory - DeSoto, DeSoto Heliport (73T)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. "73T - Desoto [Desoto Heliport], TX, US - Heliport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. Epstein, Curt (8 October 2014). "New Heliport Opens in Texas". Aviation International News. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. "SKY Helicopters – DeSoto Heliport". SKY Helicopters, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. "SKY Helicopters – Facilities". SKY Helicopters, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2015.


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