AirIndex Research · FAA LID 73T
COLONEL BOBBY WADDLE/DESOTO
DESOTO, TX — Dallas metro. Operational · Public use.
OperationalPublic usePublic
← All Dallas heliportsData integrity
94/100
VerifiedData Integrity IndexIndependent inspection
Agency-inspected (C)
Last inspection record: 2024/11/08
Location confidence
No coordinate anomaly detected
Terrain cross-check (USGS 3DEP)
FAA 648.5 ft MSL · USGS ground 649 ft · Δ -1 ft
Structure cross-check (Overture / OSM)
Ground-level — no building footprint at the coordinate
Cross-checked against independent public data — USGS 3DEP terrain, Overture/OSM building footprints, the federal hospital registry, and measured dimensions. The State of the U.S. Heliport Record →
eVTOL readiness
FeasibleConversion feasibility · obstruction screen
The recorded pad is 46 ft short of the 100 ft footprint an eVTOL would need — shown to scale.
recorded pad eVTOL FATO
Recorded pad (limiting side)
54 ft
eVTOL FATO required
100 ft
FAA EB-105 vertiport pattern — 2× a ~50 ft eVTOL controlling dimension, plus a 125 ft safety-area side.
Load-bearing FATO
100 × 100 ft must be structural
No heliport precedent — typically the binding gate for rooftop and hospital pads.
Obstruction clearance
Clear — no obstructions within 0.5 nm on the FAA obstacle file
Measured against FAA pad geometry and federal FATO sizing (EB-105). A dimensional pre-screen — site-level validation required, and independent of the underwriting risk score.
FAA compliance
Q1 · FAA registrationPASS
Active FAA NASR 5010 record.
Q2 · Airspace determinationUNKNOWN
FAA OE/AAA airspace determination data integration pending.
Q3 · State enforcementLIMITED
State has limited enforcement of FAA standards.
Q4 · NFPA 418PARTIAL
IBC references NFPA 418 for rooftop facilities. Standalone fire code reference not confirmed.
FAA facility data
FAA LID
73T
AIX ID
aix:hp:T8J98G4M
Lat / Lng
32.63166, -96.85523
Elevation
648.5 ft MSL
Activation date
2015/02
Last inspection
2024/11/08
FAA OEAAA airspace determinations0
No FAA OEAAA determinations linked to this facility.
Full risk assessment
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Provenance FAA NASR 5010 · pad dims APT cycle 2026/03/19 · USGS 3DEP terrain · Overture structure · eVTOL screen conversion-feasibility-1.1 · AIX-ID aix:hp:T8J98G4M · Methodology →