Dallas CBD Vertiport explained

Dallas CBD Vertiport
Iata:JDB
Faa:49T
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label:JDB
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Public
Owner:City of Dallas
City-Served:Dallas, Texas
Location:801 S. Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas[1]
Elevation-F:480
Elevation-M:146
Coordinates:32.7733°N -96.8003°W
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:60
H1-Length-M:18
H1-Surface:Concrete
H2-Number:H2
H2-Length-F:60
H2-Length-M:18
H2-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:780
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:0
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] unless noted otherwise

Dallas CBD Vertiport is a city-owned public heliport/vertiport in the city of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States.[3] The facility is located at the south end of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in the Dallas Central Business District, and is claimed to be the world's largest elevated heliport/vertiport.[1]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Dallas CBD Vertiport is assigned 49T by the FAA and JDB by the IATA.[4]

The facility is used solely for general aviation purposes, which can include air taxi operations.

The 2022 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan investigated the future location and configuration of the vertiport.[5]

Facilities

Dallas CBD Vertiport has two FATO/TLOFs:

The airside features, on an approximately 169,000-square-foot wide elevated deck, five 60 ft. x 60 ft. squared helicopter stands. According to the Dallas Executive Airport website, three helicopters plus two vertical-take-off and landing aircraft can be accommodated at the same time. Large helicopters, tilt-rotor aircraft such as the V-22 Osprey, and other VTOL aircraft up to 43,000 lbs can operate from the vertiport. The facility has also a dedicated automobile parking lot, and a lobby with a conference room and a pilots waiting area.[6]

In the year ending December 31, 2015, the heliport had 780 aircraft operations, an average of 2 per day: 100% general aviation.[2]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Dallas Executive Airport - Dallas CBD Heliport/Vertiport . . 6 May 2018.
  2. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 26 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Texas Airport Directory - Dallas, CBD Vertiport (49T) . . 6 May 2018.
  4. Web site: JDB Dallas [Dallas CBD Vertiport Heliport], TX, US - Airport ]. Great Circle Mapper . 6 May 2018.
  5. https://www.dallasccmasterplan.com/work-1/transportation Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan, Transportation Study. Accessed November 14, 2022.
  6. http://www.dallasexecairport.com/vertiport/ Dallas CBD Heliport/Vertiport. Accessed November 14, 2022.

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