Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport
73T · Desoto, Texas · Dallas County · map
Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport is a public-use heliport owned by the City of Desoto, 3 miles north of Desoto, Texas, 648 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 54 by 54 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
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What is the airport code for Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport?
Its FAA code is 73T.
Where is Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport?
It is 3 miles north of Desoto, Texas, 648 feet above sea level.
Does Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Texas Soaring Association INC and Aviator Air Flight School LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Colonel Bobby Waddle/Desoto Heliport?
37 pilot examiners and 39 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 73T
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Desoto
- Elevation
- 648 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2015
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 54 × 54 ft | Concrete, good | Non-standard lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Dallas Executive (3 nm north), Lancaster Regional (8 nm southeast), Grand Prairie Municipal (10 nm northwest).
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
- Inside krbd class D surface area, contact Dallas exec tower 127.25.
- Sunset to sunrise on photocell.
- SELF-SERVE fuel.
- Ingress/egress north &S.
- Lights with recessed lights srndg landing pads.
- Approach ratio to north 33:1; to south 22:1; to west 2:1; to east 8:1.
- 49 feet pwr pole 1529 feet north; 15 feet road, 500 feet north; 42 feet building, 270 feet northeast.
- 1024 feet above sea level (310 feet above ground level) tower, 310 degrees.73 mile from helipad.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Desoto from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Desoto, Texas: 11 helicopters, 3 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
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, 9 miles away Texas Soaring Association is a flying club based in Midlothian, Texas that operates a gliderport offering sailplane soaring flights.
- Aviator Air Flight School LLC 10 aircraft · Grand Prairie, 12 miles away Aviator Academy of Texas is a flight school based at Mid-Way Regional Airport in Midlothian, Texas, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
- Skymates INC 7 aircraft · Grand Prairie, 12 miles away Skymates Flight Academy is an FAA Part 141 flight school located in Grand Prairie, Texas, offering pilot training courses from private pilot through airline transport pilot level.
- Dal Tex Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Arlington, 14 miles away Dal Tex Flyers Inc.
- Mesquite Metro Flying Club 1 aircraft · Dallas, 15 miles away Metro Flyers Club is a private flying club based at Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO) in Denton, Texas.
Repair stations in Desoto:
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
37 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 37 for private pilot, 37 for commercial and instrument, 28 for airline transport pilot, 33 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 32 for airplanes, 27 for multi-engine airplanes, 6 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 5 sport aviation examiners, 39 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 9 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 18 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 24 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 (8 nm) · (214) 948-0440 · [email protected]
- Peter Setian private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Midlothian, TX (8 nm) · (214) 287-8021 · [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 (10 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 (10 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 (12 nm) · (817) 721-0091 · [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 · Arlington, TX (12 nm) · (817) 394-8182 · [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 (12 nm) · (817) 944-8003 · [email protected]
- Terry Strange private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arlington, TX (12 nm) · (909) 553-3694 · [email protected]
All 414 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
- Aircraft registered in Desoto 14 aircraft · 11 helicopters, 3 piston singles
- Sky Helicopters INC 11 aircraft in town
- Texas Soaring Association INC 13 aircraft · flying club
- Aviator Air Flight School LLC 10 aircraft · flight school
- Skymates INC 7 aircraft · flight school
- Sumitomo Precision USA Repair Station · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,060 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/73T.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.