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84TS Weather Tourist Ride Services Heliport

Galveston, TexasElevation 18 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGLS · 1 NM N · 44 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGLS
WIND
080@12
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 80° at 10 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 25C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 80F, low near 71F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 80/71 E 13 kt – 0%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 80/72 E 13 kt – 19%
Wednesday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 81/72 E 13 kt – 24% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Sunny 81/71 E 13 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 78/71 E 13 kt – 18%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 79/72 E 9 kt – 15%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 80/73 E 9 kt – 3%

Source: National Weather Service (office HGX). Forecast issued 2235Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 84TS. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
50 x 50 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
18 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2338Z 6:38 PM
Sunrise
1228Z 7:28 AM
Loggable night
0002Z (7:02 PM local) → 1204Z (7:04 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2338Z (6:38 PM local) → 1228Z (7:28 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0038Z (7:38 PM local) → 1128Z (6:28 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Tourist Ride Services Heliport is in Galveston, Texas. Field elevation 18 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA84TS
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.2461, -94.8646
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

84TS traffic patterns

2026-07-21 to 2026-10-23, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
2
AVG OPS/DAY
3
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Jet 67%Twin 33%

Mostly jet aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›A4 (Jet) · ~2 landings/mo
›DA42 (Twin) · ~1 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

84TS has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGLS (1 NM N, VFR).

KGLS Scholes International At Galveston Airport
1 NM N
VFR
KEFD Ellington Airport
27 NM NW
VFR
KHOU William P. Hobby Airport
32 NM NW
VFR
KLBX Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
32 NM W
VFR
KSGR Sugar Land Regional Airport
47 NM NW
VFR
KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport
51 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗84TS on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 84TS have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 84TS. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 84TS have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 84TS. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 84TS?
84TS sits at 18 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 84TS?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.