Shell Ahp Heliport
SXS · KSXS · Fort Rucker, Alabama · Coffee County · map
Shell Ahp Heliport is a private heliport owned by the US Army Atca - Aso, 7 miles west of Fort Rucker, Alabama, 406 feet above sea level. It has 10 landing pads. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KSXS · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (090°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 3,200 feet, a few clouds at 4,600 feet
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 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 KSXS 062155Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM FEW032 FEW046 27/20 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02680199 $
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 SXS · ICAO KSXS
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- US Army Atca - Aso
- Elevation
- 406 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1230-0000z++mon-fri except holidays.
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1987
Landing pads 10
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H4 | 1,600 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| H5 | 819 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| HA | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | |
| HB | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | |
| HC | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | |
| HD | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | |
| HE | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, fair | |
| HF | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, fair | |
| HG | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | |
| HI | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 139.125 | Shell Ahp · 244.5 |
| Ground | 142.425 | Shell Ahp |
| Approach and departure | 133.45 | Shell Ahp |
| Dothan and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.3 | Shell Ahp |
Aircraft registered in Fort Rucker from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Rucker, Alabama: 5 piston singles, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alabama.
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
- 244.5
- Extensive copter stu tng in progress.
- For official use only - PPR/ base open V558-5434.
- Runway H-A/B closed for base aircraft parking.
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.