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MS87

Ben L Briggs Heliport
Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MS87
Lat/Long:	30-22-12.6600N 088-33-26.8600W 30-22.211000N 088-33.447667W 30.3701833,-88.5574611 (estimated)
Elevation:	14 ft. / 4 m (estimated)
Variation:	02E (1985)
From city:	3 miles W of PASCAGOULA, MS
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	39567

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1982
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at PQL (6 nm N):

135.175 (228-474-2836)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SJIr201/23.7	SEMMES VORTAC	115.30	05E
GPTr093/27.0	GULFPORT VORTAC	109.00	02E
BFMr237/29.8	BROOKLEY VORTAC	116.35	04E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WISLE		210/26.9		248		01W		MOB	-- --- -...

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	20 x 20 ft. / 6 x 6 m
Surface:	concrete ROOFTOP.
Latitude:	30-22.211000N
Longitude:	088-33.447667W
Elevation:	14.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF PASCAGOULA 611 LIVE OAK AVE PASCAGOULA, MS 39567
Manager:	SHANNON BROOM PO DRAWER 1385 PASCAGOULA, MS 39567 Phone 228-762-2211 MATT CHAPMAN

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MOBILE APCH AT 251-662-6236, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MS87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPQL - Trent Lott International Airport (6 nm N)
2R5 - St Elmo Airport (17 nm NE)
KBIX - Keesler Air Force Base (19 nm W)
KMOB - Mobile Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
KGPT - Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (27 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:57	10:57
Sunrise	06:22	11:22
Sunset	19:24	00:24
Evening civil twilight	19:49	00:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Apr-2026 21:16:26
Local (UTC-5)	21-Apr-2026 16:16:26

METAR

KPQL 6nm N	212053Z 12009KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T02500100 56013
KBIX 19nm W	212055Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM SCT160 24/12 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP233 T02410121 57012

TAF

KBIX
19nm W

211800Z 2118/2224 14010G15KT 9999 BKN180 QNH3019INS BECMG 2123/2124 15007KT 9999 BKN150 QNH3012INS BECMG 2213/2214 16012KT 9999 SCT025 BKN180 QNH3005INS TX25/2118Z TN18/2211Z

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