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5TA7 Varnell Heliport
Austin, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5TA7
Lat/Long: 30-10-55.6700N 097-57-39.5500W
30-10.927833N 097-57.659167W
30.1821306,-97.9609861
(estimated)
Elevation: 950 ft. / 290 m (estimated)
From city: 12 miles SW of AUSTIN, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 78737

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/2018
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATTND
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS at AUS (15 nm E): PHONE 512-369-7881
WX AWOS-3PT at HYI (18 nm S): PHONE 512-353-8005
WX AWOS-3PT at RYW (19 nm N): 119.375 (512-267-1365)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CWKr236/25.3CENTEX VORTAC112.8006E
STVr084/38.7STONEWALL VORTAC113.8008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GARYS350/13.427207ERU .-. ..-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 50 x 70 ft. / 15 x 21 m
Surface: concrete
Latitude: 30-10.927833N
Longitude: 097-57.659167W
Elevation: 950.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHAD VARNELL
700 PLANT LADY LN
DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX 78620
Phone 512-845-6649
Manager: CHAD VARNELL
10107 SIGNAL HILL
AUSTIN, TX 78737
Phone 512-845-6649

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5TA7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3R9 - Lakeway Airpark (11 nm N)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (15 nm E)
KHYI - San Marcos Regional Airport (18 nm S)
KRYW - Lago Vista TX/Rusty Allen Airport (19 nm N)
KEDC - Austin Executive Airport (24 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0511:05
Sunrise06:3211:32
Sunset20:2801:28
Evening civil twilight20:5501:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Jun-2026 21:58:16
Local (UTC-5)  01-Jun-2026 16:58:16
 
METAR
KAUS 
15nm NE 		012153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 SCT070 SCT250 33/20 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03280200
KATT 
15nm NE 		012151Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 33/21 A2994 RMK AO1 SLP123 T03330206
KHYI 
19nm S 		012056Z 20007KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03330217 58013
KRYW 
19nm N 		012115Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM SCT050 32/19 A3000 RMK AO2 T03190193
KBAZ 
28nm S 		012151Z 07003KT 10SM CLR 33/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03280211
KDZB 
29nm NW 		012135Z AUTO 19004KT 5SM HZ CLR 33/18 A2995 RMK AO2 T03260181
TAF
KAUS 
15nm NE 		011731Z 0118/0224 18006KT P6SM BKN035 FM011900 14006KT P6SM SCT035 FM021000 13004KT P6SM BKN015 FM021500 09008KT P6SM BKN035
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