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8XS5 San Luis Resort Heliport
Galveston, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 8XS5
Lat/Long: 29-16-18.0000N 094-49-07.0000W
29-16.300000N 094-49.116667W
29.2716667,-94.8186111
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1995)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 77551

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1998
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 409-744-1500.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at GLS (2.2 nm W): 123.950 (409-740-5483)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VUHr081/2.6SCHOLES VOR/DME113.0006E
MHFr186/16.9TRINITY VOR/DME114.7507E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 20 x 20 ft. / 6 x 6 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 29-16.300000N
Longitude: 094-49.116667W
Elevation: 10.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LANDRY'S INC.
1510 WEST LOOP SOUTH
HOUSTON, TX 77027
Phone 713-850-1010
Manager: ADAM OWENS
8251 TRAVELAIR ST
HOUSTON, TX 77061
Phone (713) 645-9191

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 170 FT BLDG 200 FT NORTH & 25 FT BLDG 100 FT WEST OF HELIPAD.
- FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8XS5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGLS - Scholes International Airport at Galveston (2 nm W)
KLVJ - Pearland Regional Airport (27 nm NW)
KEFD - Ellington Airport (27 nm NW)
T41 - La Porte Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
54T - RWJ Airpark (29 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4912:49
Sunrise07:1413:14
Sunset17:4723:47
Evening civil twilight18:1300:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Jan-2026 17:20:09
Local (UTC-6)  21-Jan-2026 11:20:09
 
METAR
KGLS 
3nm W 		211704Z 17017G25KT 2SM -RA BR BKN005 BKN024 OVC042 18/17 A3017 RMK AO1 RAB1658 P0001 T01780172
TAF
KGLS 
3nm W 		211120Z 2112/2212 10008KT P6SM FEW014 BKN040 OVC070 FM211400 13009KT P6SM VCSH OVC028 FM211600 14010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC022 FM212000 15010KT 4SM -RA BR OVC012 FM212300 15009KT 3SM BR OVC009 FM220800 16004KT 2SM BR OVC003
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