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5TA7

Varnell Heliport
Austin, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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
CWKr236/25.3		CENTEX VORTAC		112.80		06E
STVr084/38.7		STONEWALL VORTAC		113.80		08E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
GARYS		350/13.4		272		07E		RU	.-. ..-

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:	left	left

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 20-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	11:36
Sunrise	07:00	12:00
Sunset	20:01	01:01
Evening civil twilight	20:26	01:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2026 19:43:52
Local (UTC-5)	20-Apr-2026 14:43:52

METAR

KAUS 15nm NE	201853Z 35004KT 6SM -RA BR BKN035 OVC110 15/13 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 P0005 T01500133
KATT 15nm NE	201910Z AUTO VRB03KT 2 1/2SM BR SCT029 BKN050 OVC100 15/14 A3027 RMK AO1 P0002 T01500139
KHYI 19nm S	201918Z 02005KT 10SM OVC031 13/13 A3027 RMK AO2 P0003 $
KRYW 19nm N	201915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM RA OVC032 14/12 A3031 RMK AO2 T01350124
KEDC 24nm NE	201915Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -RA BKN041 OVC055 17/13 A3025 RMK AO2
KBAZ 28nm S	201918Z 35007KT 2SM RA BR OVC008 13/12 A3025 RMK AO2 P0020 T01280122
KDZB 29nm NW	201915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN030 OVC085 14/11 A3029 RMK AO2 P0001 T01360113

TAF

KAUS
15nm NE

201740Z 2018/2124 10006KT P6SM -RA BKN060 BKN110 FM201930 09007KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015 TEMPO 2020/2021 2SM +RA BR FM210600 09004KT 4SM RA BR OVC009 PROB30 2106/2109 2SM TSRA BR BKN004 OVC030CB FM211500 10009KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007

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