Yoakum-Defrenn Ahp Heliport
HLR · KHLR · Fort Hood (Killeen), Texas · Bell County · map
Yoakum-Defrenn Ahp Heliport is a private heliport owned by the US Army, 1 mile northeast of Fort Hood (Killeen), Texas, 910 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, 16/34, is 2,676 by 75 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KHLR · observed 3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC), 27 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 8 miles
- Temperature 89°F (32°C), dew point 49°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHLR 062055Z AUTO 05006KT 8SM CLR 32/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP133 T03150096 57026
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HLR · ICAO KHLR
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- US Army
- Elevation
- 910 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · operates 1400-0600z++ mon-fri except holidays, ot contact robert gray tower 120.75 285.5 airborne; 133.85 225.4 on gnd.
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 2:00 pm to 0600z++; every day, except holidays
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,676 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 138.6 | Hood |
| Ground | 133.85 | Hood |
| Tower | 119.65 | Hood |
| Approach and departure | 120.075 | Hood |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Hood |
| Flt and flw | 141.175 | Hood |
Aircraft registered in Fort Hood (Killeen) from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Fort Hood (Killeen), TX as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Caution: R6302 located 1.1 NM north of afld.
- LGT-MIRL Ahp 16-34 operates 2:00 pm to 6:00 am++ wkd except fed holidays OT pcl 119.65.
- 16 H
- 34 H
- Caution: some aircraft operates in area WO conspicuous mrk and blend with terrain.
- Caution: inst final approach crs cross 1 NM southwest killeen municipal.
- Caution: ints copter operates vicinity feet Hood.
- Oil: soap.
- Tran alert: ltd tran prk.
- Restricted: prior permission required all tran aircraft, C254-288-3811, dsn 738-3811 or C254-287-7585 dsn 737-7585. Restricted from F/west aircraft.
- Misc: no terminal fcst issued for YOAKUM-DEFRENN Ahp.
- See flip AP/1 supplementary airport rmks.
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 5, 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.