Dallas CBD Vertiport

Dallas CBD Vertiport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Dallas
Serves Dallas, Texas
Location 801 S. Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas[1]
Elevation AMSL 480 ft / 146 m
Coordinates 32°46′24″N 096°48′01″W / 32.77333°N 96.80028°W / 32.77333; -96.80028Coordinates: 32°46′24″N 096°48′01″W / 32.77333°N 96.80028°W / 32.77333; -96.80028
Map
JDB
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 60 18 Concrete
H2 60 18 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 780
Based aircraft 0
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] unless noted otherwise

Dallas CBD Vertiport (IATA: JDB, FAA LID: 49T) is a city-owned public heliport/vertiport in the city of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States.[2][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.

Facilities

Dallas CBD Vertiport has two helipads:

  • H1: 60 x 60 ft. (18 x 18 m), Surface: Concrete
  • H2: 60 x 60 ft. (18 x 18 m), Surface: Concrete[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Dallas Executive Airport - Dallas CBD Heliport/Vertiport". Dallas Executive Airport. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 49T (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 26 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Texas Airport Directory - Dallas, CBD Vertiport (49T)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "JDB Dallas [Dallas CBD Vertiport Heliport], TX, US - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  • "Dallas, CBD Vertiport (49T)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
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