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35MPrivate
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Vortex

Long Beach, MS
Phone: 228-864-7357
www.vortex-helicopters.com
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended Year-round, 7 Days a Week,0800-1700
Tower:	No
Elevation:	24 ft (7.3 m) (Estimated)
Location:	4.00 mi. N of Long Beach
Beacon:	Present (white-green-yellow)
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	H1 (unpaved)
Fees:	No data

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Maintain Tfc Pats East of Helipad

30 Ft Power Line West, 45 Ft Trees & 30 Ft Power Line South of Helipad

High Volume Student Training on & Invof Heliport

Intensive Flight Training

Fly TFC pattern on E side of heliport; Concrete helipads for parking

NOTAMs | TFR's

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	75 x 75ft. / 22.9 x 22.9m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, condition not reported	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Markings	Approach Lights	TD Point	ILS/LOC	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
H1	No Data			No Data				Ry Numbers Replaced with X Marks

Business/Service Information

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Services at this airport:

Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead
Transportation:
Rental Cars:

Enterprise	Book Now!	866-315-9155
Avis
Thrifty
Hertz

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Shin Island Excursions 228-864-1014

Fun Time USA 228-896-7315

Marine Life 228-864-2511

Grand Bear Golf Course 228-870-7777

Grand Casino 228-870-7777

Drew's 228-868-6888

Lil Rays 228-822-2400

Crawfish Hut 228-863-5588

Steve's Marina 228-864-8988

Sunshine Express 228-863-8002

Executive Cars 228-396-5115

Yellow Cab 228-392-1111

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N30 23.3167' / W89 9.9167'30.3886111-89.1652778
Charts:	NACO: New Orleans Sectional
Mag Var:	01E (1995)
ARTCC:	Houston (ZHU)
FSS:	Greenwood (GWO) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	GWO
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Rotorcraft: 500 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:
Multi Engine:
Jets:
Helicopters:	10
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	8,640
GA Itinerant:	NaN
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:

(12-month period ending on 12/6/2010)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
CTAF	N/A	122.9

Expand Navaids

ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
GPT	VORTAC	109.0	255	5 nm
BIX	TACAN	.0	264	12 nm
HS	NDB	221.0	103	16 nm
PCU	VOR/DME	112.2	104	31 nm
SJI	VORTAC	115.3	239	46 nm
GVB	NDB	353.0	127	47 nm
MO	NDB	248.0	245	50 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Vortex Helicopters Inc	Joe Sheeran
7120 Jones Truck Line Road	7120 Jones Truck Line Road
Long Beach, MS 39560	Long Beach, MS 39560
228-864-7357 (Office)	228-864-7357 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin