Ferris Red Oak Municipal Heliport
12T · Ferris/Red Oak, Texas · Ellis County · map
Ferris Red Oak Municipal Heliport is a public-use heliport, 4 miles north of Ferris/Red Oak, Texas, 510 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 40 by 40 feet of concrete.
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What is the airport code for Ferris Red Oak Municipal Heliport?
Its FAA code is 12T.
Where is Ferris Red Oak Municipal Heliport?
It is 4 miles north of Ferris/Red Oak, Texas, 510 feet above sea level.
Does Ferris Red Oak Municipal Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Ferris Red Oak Municipal Heliport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Texas Soaring Association INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ferris Red Oak Municipal Heliport?
32 pilot examiners and 38 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 12T
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 510 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1997
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete, fair |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lancaster Regional (3 nm north), Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport (9 nm northwest), Mid-Way Regional (10 nm southwest), Dallas Executive (11 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lancaster Regional (3 nm north), Dallas South Port Airport (4 nm southeast), Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport (9 nm northwest), Mid-Way Regional (10 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- And city of red Oak, 411 west red Oak road, red Oak TX 75154
- City of Ferris
- Approach ratio to north 12:1, east 8:1, south 17:1, west 6:1.
- 3 feet fence 80 feet north, 35 feet trees, 625 feet north, 115 feet unmkd powerline 960 feet east, road 102 feet south and 35 feet unmkd powerline 416 feet west.
- 5 feet chain link perimeter fence, 80-100 feet from center of pad.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ferris/Red Oak from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Ferris/Red Oak, TX as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Texas Soaring Association INC 13 aircraft · Midlothian, 11 miles away Texas Soaring Association is a flying club based in Midlothian, Texas that operates a gliderport offering sailplane soaring flights.
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
32 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 32 for private pilot, 32 for commercial and instrument, 24 for airline transport pilot, 28 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 27 for airplanes, 22 for multi-engine airplanes, 6 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 5 sport aviation examiners, 38 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 10 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 17 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 23 engineering representatives, 6 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 105 training center evaluators, 151 aircrew program designees, 7 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Carol Lynn Walker private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Midlothian, TX (10 nm) · (214) 948-0440 · [email protected]
- Peter Setian private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Midlothian, TX (10 nm) · (214) 287-8021 · [email protected]
- Jolynn Marie Davila private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wing Bird Aviation · Mesquite, TX (17 nm) · (817) 394-8182 · [email protected]
- Kenny James Seaman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Mesquite Aviation · Mesquite, TX (17 nm) · (430) 306-4685 · [email protected]
- Matthew David Morgan Evans private pilot, commercial and instrument, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Airbus Helicopters Inc · Grand Prairie, TX (19 nm) · (972) 754-7775 · [email protected]
- Poliana Guimaraes Perotto private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters · Grand Prairie Municipal Airport - KGPM · Grand Prairie, TX (19 nm) · (240) 917-5797 · [email protected]
- James Harry Lightfoot private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arlington, TX (20 nm) · (817) 721-0091 · [email protected]
- Keith Douglas Weems private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arlington, TX (20 nm) · (817) 944-8003 · [email protected]
All 407 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,058 in the last ten years
- Texas Soaring Association INC 13 aircraft · flying club
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,939 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/12T.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.