# UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital Heliport (TX17)

**UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital Heliport** (FAA: TX17) is a heliport in Athens, Texas, United States. It opened in Mar 2005.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tx17

## At a glance

- FAA: TX17
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Athens, Texas, United States
- Opened: Mar 2005
- Elevation: 503 ft / 153 m
- Coordinates: 32.1688, -95.8462
- Helipads: 2
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61719722
- Weather station: KF44
- Ident: TX17

## Timeline

- Mar 2005: UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 100 ft / 31 m | 120 ft / 37 m | Concrete |  | yes |
| H2 | 40 ft / 12 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [TYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktyr.md) Tyler Pounds Regional Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [76F](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k76f.md) Van Zandt County Regional Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [KJWY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjwy.md) Mid-Way Regional Airport · 65 mi / 105 km
- [GGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kggg.md) East Texas Regional Airport · 68 mi / 109 km
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · 75 mi / 120 km
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 86 mi / 138 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tx17/data