DeSoto Heliport

DeSoto Heliport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 73T
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of DeSoto
Operator	SKY Helicopters, Inc.
Serves	DeSoto, Texas
Location	150 E. Danieldale Road, DeSoto, TX 75115
Elevation AMSL	648.5 ft / 197.7 m
Coordinates	32°37′54″N 096°51′19″W
Map
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Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 54 16 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 0 Based aircraft 0
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

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:

• H1: 54 x 54 ft. (16 x 16 m), Surface: Concrete[1]

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

See also

• List of airports in Texas

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 73T 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. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

External links

• Official website
• DeSoto Heliport at SKY Helicopters
• "DeSoto, DeSoto Heliport (73T)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 73TT
  • AirNav airport information for K73TT
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures