Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Dallas CBD Vertiport is assigned 49T by the FAA and JDB by the IATA.[4]
The facility is used solely for general aviation purposes, which can include air taxi operations.
H1: 60 x 60 ft. (18 x 18 m), approach/departure orientation: 04, surface: concrete
H2: 60 x 60 ft. (18 x 18 m), approach/departure orientation: 31, surface: concrete[2]
The airside features, on an approximately 169,000-square-foot wide elevated deck, five 60 ft. x 60 ft. squared helicopter stands. According to the Dallas Executive Airport website, three helicopters plus two vertical-take-off and landing aircraft can be accommodated at the same time. Large helicopters, tilt-rotor aircraft such as the V-22 Osprey, and other VTOL aircraft up to 43,000 lbs can operate from the vertiport. The facility has also a dedicated automobile parking lot, and a lobby with a conference room and a pilots waiting area.[6]
In the year ending December 31, 2015, the heliport had 780 aircraft operations, an average of 2 per day: 100% general aviation.[2]
