Detail from the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart, showing airspace, terrain and navigation features
Helicopter Route Chart

US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart

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Edition 9 Jul 2026 Superseded 3 Sep 2026 5 days remaining 23.8°N–31.0°N, 99.3°W–84.7°W Not for navigation

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Across the Gulf

From South Texas to the eastern Gulf, this sheet follows the broad arc of the American coastline and reaches far into offshore waters. Its northern edge includes the low coastal plain from Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to the Florida Panhandle, while the southern extent covers a large part of the central Gulf. At roughly 780 nautical miles across, it brings long coastal and offshore routes onto one chart.

Coastal and offshore character

The western side combines South Texas scrub and plain country with a deeply indented shore. Farther east, the landscape becomes a complex sequence of bays, barrier islands, river mouths and extensive Louisiana wetlands before continuing along the narrower shores of Mississippi and Alabama. The eastern portion reaches the sandy coastline and shallow coastal waters of the Florida Panhandle. Much of the sheet is open water, making the contrast between broad Gulf crossings, marsh-fringed coast and limited inland terrain its defining geographical feature.

Airports on this chart

IDAirportCityElev RwysLongest
KAUS AUSAustin-Bergstrom IntlAUSTIN, TX541 ft512,250 ft
KVPS VPSEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton BeachVALPARAISO/DESTIN-FT WALTON BEACH, FL84 ft212,004 ft
KIAH IAHGeorge Bush Intcntl/HoustonHOUSTON, TX95 ft512,001 ft
KSKF SKFKelly FldSAN ANTONIO, TX690 ft111,550 ft
KCWF CWFChennault IntlLAKE CHARLES, LA16 ft110,702 ft
KMSY MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans IntlNEW ORLEANS, LA3 ft410,104 ft
KECP ECPNorthwest Florida Beaches IntlPANAMA CITY, FL68 ft110,000 ft
KBFM BFMMobile IntlMOBILE, AL26 ft29,618 ft
KHRL HRLValley IntlHARLINGEN, TX36 ft39,400 ft
KVCT VCTVictoria RgnlVICTORIA, TX115 ft39,111 ft
KGPT GPTGulfport-Biloxi IntlGULFPORT, MS28 ft29,002 ft
KEFD EFDEllingtonHOUSTON, TX32 ft39,001 ft
KSAT SATSan Antonio IntlSAN ANTONIO, TX809 ft38,505 ft
KMOB MOBMobile RgnlMOBILE, AL218 ft58,502 ft
KHSA HSAStennis IntlBAY ST LOUIS, MS22 ft18,498 ft
KCEW CEWBob SikesCRESTVIEW, FL213 ft18,006 ft
KARA ARAAcadiana RgnlNEW IBERIA, LA24 ft38,002 ft
KPIL PILCameron CountyPORT ISABEL, TX18 ft48,001 ft
TX2Chase Fld IndustrialBEEVILLE, TX184 ft18,000 ft
KLFT LFTLafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet FldLAFAYETTE, LA40 ft38,000 ft
KSGR SGRSugar Land RgnlHOUSTON, TX81 ft18,000 ft
KHOU HOUWilliam P HobbyHOUSTON, TX46 ft37,602 ft
KCRP CRPCorpus Christi IntlCORPUS CHRISTI, TX46 ft27,510 ft
KCXO CXOConroe/North Houston RgnlHOUSTON, TX244 ft27,501 ft
KBTR BTRBaton Rouge Metro, Ryan FldBATON ROUGE, LA69 ft37,500 ft
KBRO BROBrownsville/South Padre Island IntlBROWNSVILLE, TX22 ft27,399 ft
KMFE MFEMc Allen IntlMC ALLEN, TX107 ft27,120 ft
KDWH DWHDavid Wayne Hooks MemlHOUSTON, TX152 ft77,009 ft
KPNS PNSPensacola IntlPENSACOLA, FL120 ft27,004 ft
KCLL CLLEasterwood FldCOLLEGE STATION, TX320 ft27,000 ft
KLBX LBXTexas Gulf Coast RgnlANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX25 ft17,000 ft
KJKA JKAGulf Shores Intl/Jack Edwards FldGULF SHORES, AL17 ft26,962 ft
KNEW NEWLakefrontNEW ORLEANS, LA7 ft36,879 ft
KBPT BPTJack Brooks RgnlBEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX14 ft26,751 ft
KTME TMEHouston ExecHOUSTON, TX165 ft16,610 ft
KCQF CQFH L Sonny CallahanFAIRHOPE, AL91 ft16,604 ft
KHUM HUMHouma-TerrebonneHOUMA, LA8 ft26,509 ft
KBAZ BAZNew Braunfels NtlNEW BRAUNFELS, TX658 ft26,503 ft
KHDC HDCHammond Northshore RgnlHAMMOND, LA46 ft26,502 ft
KPQL PQLTrent Lott IntlPASCAGOULA, MS16 ft16,501 ft
KLCH LCHLake Charles RgnlLAKE CHARLES, LA14 ft26,500 ft
KGAO GAOSouth Lafourche Leonard Miller JrGALLIANO, LA0 ft26,500 ft
KHYI HYISan Marcos RgnlAUSTIN, TX594 ft36,330 ft
KEDC EDCAustin ExecAUSTIN, TX620 ft26,025 ft
KBKS BKSBrooks CountyFALFURRIAS, TX111 ft26,006 ft
KCOT COTCotulla-La Salle CountyCOTULLA, TX474 ft16,005 ft
KERV ERVKerrville Muni/Louis Schreiner FldKERRVILLE, TX1,616 ft26,004 ft
11RBrenham MuniBRENHAM, TX317 ft16,003 ft
KTXW TXWMid ValleyWESLACO, TX69 ft16,002 ft
KHDO HDOSouth Texas Rgnl At HondoHONDO, TX930 ft46,002 ft
KMAI MAIMarianna MuniMARIANNA, FL110 ft26,001 ft
KGLS GLSScholes Intl At GalvestonGALVESTON, TX5 ft26,001 ft
KIKG IKGKleberg CountyKINGSVILLE, TX130 ft16,000 ft
KOPL OPLSt Landry ParishOPELOUSAS, LA74 ft25,999 ft
KALI ALIAlice IntlALICE, TX178 ft25,997 ft
KDZB DZBHorseshoe Bay ResortHORSESHOE BAY, TX1,093 ft15,977 ft
KRKP RKPAransas CountyROCKPORT, TX23 ft25,608 ft
1R8Bay Minette MuniBAY MINETTE, AL248 ft15,500 ft
KJAS JASJasper County/Bell FldJASPER, TX212 ft15,500 ft
KORG ORGOrange CountyORANGE, TX13 ft25,500 ft
KDRI DRIBeauregard RgnlDE RIDDER, LA201 ft25,494 ft
KAAF AAFApalachicola Rgnl-Cleve Randolph FldAPALACHICOLA, FL19 ft35,425 ft
KPTN PTNHarry P Williams MemlPATTERSON, LA8 ft25,399 ft
KBCR BCRTri-CountyBONIFAY, FL86 ft15,398 ft
KAPS APSPort Of South Louisiana Exec RgnlRESERVE, LA6 ft15,151 ft
KBYY BYYBay City RgnlBAY CITY, TX44 ft15,107 ft
54TRwj AirparkBAYTOWN, TX33 ft35,035 ft
T30Mc Kinley FldPEARSALL, TX586 ft15,027 ft
5C1Boerne Stage AirfieldSAN ANTONIO, TX1,383 ft15,006 ft
KUTS UTSHuntsville MuniHUNTSVILLE, TX362 ft15,005 ft
KPKV PKVCalhoun CountyPORT LAVACA, TX32 ft25,004 ft
KGTU GTUGeorgetown ExecGEORGETOWN, TX789 ft25,004 ft
KARM ARMWharton RgnlWHARTON, TX100 ft15,004 ft
KHZR HZRFalse River RgnlNEW ROADS, LA39 ft15,003 ft
KHBV HBVJim Hogg CountyHEBBRONVILLE, TX662 ft15,003 ft
KREG REGLouisiana RgnlGONZALES, LA14 ft15,003 ft
60RNavasota MuniNAVASOTA, TX229 ft15,003 ft
KBXA BXAGeorge R Carr Meml Air FldBOGALUSA, LA119 ft15,002 ft
T82Gillespie CountyFREDERICKSBURG, TX1,694 ft15,002 ft
KAXH AXHHouston/SouthwestHOUSTON, TX68 ft15,002 ft
3R7JenningsJENNINGS, LA22 ft35,002 ft
TX0Shank N BankLA WARD, TX29 ft15,002 ft
KASD ASDSlidellSLIDELL, LA28 ft15,002 ft
KBMQ BMQBurnet Muni/Kate Craddock FldBURNET, TX1,283 ft15,001 ft
KCVB CVBCastroville MuniCASTROVILLE, TX773 ft15,001 ft
6R3Cleveland MuniCLEVELAND, TX150 ft15,001 ft
KDTS DTSDestin ExecDESTIN, FL22 ft15,001 ft
4R7EuniceEUNICE, LA42 ft15,001 ft
KPSX PSXPalacios MuniPALACIOS, TX14 ft35,001 ft
KUXL UXLSouthland FldSULPHUR, LA10 ft15,001 ft
KIYA IYAAbbeville Chris Crusta MemlABBEVILLE, LA15 ft25,000 ft
KACP ACPAllen ParishOAKDALE, LA107 ft15,000 ft
3T5Fayette Rgnl Air CenterLA GRANGE, TX324 ft15,000 ft
KMJD MJDPicayune MuniPICAYUNE, MS55 ft15,000 ft
KEBG EBGSouth Texas Intl At EdinburgEDINBURG, TX75 ft15,000 ft
KSSF SSFStinson MuniSAN ANTONIO, TX577 ft25,000 ft
KAPY APYZapata CountyZAPATA, TX422 ft15,000 ft
KTFP TFPIngleside RgnlINGLESIDE, TX17 ft14,999 ft
5R8De Quincy Industrial AirparkDE QUINCY, LA82 ft14,997 ft
KBEA BEABeeville MuniBEEVILLE, TX272 ft24,553 ft
2H5Houston Fort BendHOUSTON, TX105 ft14,400 ft
KRFG RFGRooke FldREFUGIO, TX54 ft14,361 ft
KHPY HPYBaytownBAYTOWN, TX33 ft14,334 ft
T69SintonSINTON, TX47 ft24,323 ft
KLVJ LVJPearland RgnlHOUSTON, TX43 ft14,313 ft
3R2Le Gros MemlCROWLEY, LA14 ft24,304 ft
45RHawthorne FldKOUNTZE/SILSBEE, TX70 ft14,303 ft
KELA ELAEagle LakeEAGLE LAKE, TX184 ft14,280 ft
A51CostinPORT ST JOE, FL13 ft14,230 ft
KAQO AQOLlano MuniLLANO, TX1,101 ft24,202 ft
88RSpicewoodSPICEWOOD, TX830 ft14,185 ft
T41La Porte MuniLA PORTE, TX25 ft24,165 ft
54JDefuniak SpringsDEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL289 ft24,146 ft
KBMT BMTBeaumont MuniBEAUMONT, TX31 ft14,001 ft
KLHB LHBHearne MuniHEARNE, TX284 ft14,001 ft
50RLockhart MuniLOCKHART, TX531 ft14,001 ft
X13Carrabelle-ThompsonCARRABELLE, FL20 ft14,000 ft
KCFD CFDCoulter FldBRYAN, TX366 ft14,000 ft
KGYB GYBGiddings-Lee CountyGIDDINGS, TX484 ft14,000 ft
61RNewton MuniNEWTON, TX322 ft14,000 ft
KPEZ PEZPleasanton MuniPLEASANTON, TX430 ft14,000 ft
M13Poplarville/Pearl River CountyPOPLARVILLE, MS318 ft14,000 ft
67RRio Grande City MuniRIO GRANDE CITY, TX290 ft14,000 ft
84RSmithville Crawford MuniSMITHVILLE, TX323 ft14,000 ft
T74Taylor MuniTAYLOR, TX600 ft14,000 ft
09RTyler CountyWOODVILLE, TX388 ft14,000 ft
2R5St ElmoST ELMO, AL132 ft13,998 ft
KIWS IWSWest HoustonHOUSTON, TX111 ft13,953 ft
3R9Lakeway AirparkLAKEWAY, TX909 ft13,930 ft
KRYW RYWLago Vista Tx/Rusty AllenLAGO VISTA, TX1,230 ft13,808 ft
T78Liberty MuniLIBERTY, TX69 ft13,801 ft
66YDiamondheadDIAMONDHEAD, MS14 ft13,800 ft
66RRobert R Wells JrCOLUMBUS, TX242 ft13,800 ft
8T6Live Oak CountyGEORGE WEST, TX128 ft13,799 ft
T12KirbyvilleKIRBYVILLE, TX121 ft23,746 ft
F95Calhoun CountyBLOUNTSTOWN, FL121 ft13,729 ft
T92Mason CountyMASON, TX1,514 ft13,716 ft
00RLivingston MuniLIVINGSTON, TX150 ft13,704 ft
2R4Peter Prince FldMILTON, FL81 ft13,703 ft
5R4Holk Fld At Foley MuniFOLEY, AL74 ft13,700 ft
KRBO RBONueces CountyROBSTOWN, TX79 ft13,700 ft
T90Chambers County/Winnie StowellWINNIE/STOWELL, TX24 ft13,600 ft
M24Dean Griffin MemlWIGGINS, MS273 ft13,500 ft
5R2Ocean SpringsOCEAN SPRINGS, MS20 ft13,500 ft
2TXSaladoSALADO, TX689 ft13,494 ft
KRAS RASMustang BeachPORT ARANSAS, TX5 ft13,482 ft
T85Yoakum MuniYOAKUM, TX365 ft13,444 ft
T51Dan Jones IntlHOUSTON, TX166 ft13,440 ft
E70Huber Airpark Civic Club LlcSEGUIN, TX556 ft13,415 ft
24RDilley AirparkDILLEY, TX542 ft13,400 ft
23RDevine MuniDEVINE, TX702 ft13,399 ft
26RJackson CountyEDNA, TX61 ft13,393 ft
X09Covey TrailsFULSHEAR, TX130 ft13,352 ft
F47St George IslandAPALACHICOLA, FL3 ft13,339 ft
KRWV RWVCaldwell MuniCALDWELL, TX390 ft13,252 ft
82JRoscoe FldPENSACOLA, FL32 ft13,225 ft
2R9Kenedy RgnlKENEDY, TX288 ft13,218 ft
34RHallettsville MuniHALLETTSVILLE, TX277 ft13,210 ft
51RMadisonville MuniMADISONVILLE, TX286 ft13,205 ft
07RBishop-WindhamBISHOP, TX55 ft13,200 ft
T35Cameron Muni AirparkCAMERON, TX402 ft13,200 ft
T05Charles R JohnsonPORT MANSFIELD, TX10 ft13,200 ft
T19Duval-FreerFREER, TX564 ft13,200 ft
T20Roger M Dreyer MemlGONZALES, TX354 ft13,200 ft
67TOld Hoppe PlaceAGUA DULCE, TX96 ft13,164 ft
T54Lane AirparkROSENBERG, TX94 ft13,013 ft
2R6Bunkie MuniBUNKIE, LA62 ft13,005 ft
T00Chambers CountyANAHUAC, TX21 ft23,005 ft
L31St Tammany RgnlCOVINGTON, LA37 ft13,004 ft
LA3Feliciana AirparkJACKSON, LA204 ft13,000 ft
2R7FranklintonFRANKLINTON, LA175 ft13,000 ft
4R9Jeremiah DentonDAUPHIN ISLAND, AL4 ft13,000 ft
1T7Kestrel AirparkSAN ANTONIO, TX1,261 ft13,000 ft
2R1Le Maire MemlJEANERETTE, LA14 ft13,000 ft
8T8San Geronimo AirparkSAN ANTONIO, TX1,040 ft13,000 ft
L83Thibodaux MuniTHIBODAUX, LA9 ft12,999 ft
T26Flying V RanchLOUISE, TX60 ft12,990 ft
KRCK RCKH H Coffield RgnlROCKDALE, TX474 ft12,962 ft
3T2Wolfe Air ParkMANVEL, TX55 ft12,910 ft
T71Cuero MuniCUERO, TX214 ft12,800 ft
53TCannon FldSOMERSET, TX610 ft12,790 ft
1T8Bulverde AirparkSAN ANTONIO, TX1,088 ft12,783 ft
6R1WelshWELSH, LA18 ft22,700 ft
2KLSunrise BeachSUNRISE BEACH VILLAGE, TX854 ft12,649 ft
T79Skyway ManorPEARLAND, TX55 ft12,525 ft
74RHorizonSAN ANTONIO, TX551 ft22,360 ft
9R5HuntPORTLAND, TX38 ft22,350 ft
81DFlyin TigerANGLETON, TX30 ft22,261 ft
T94Twin-OaksSAN ANTONIO, TX873 ft12,225 ft
94RGav AirWHARTON, TX90 ft12,167 ft
1J9Fort Walton BeachNAVARRE, FL22 ft12,100 ft
7R9BailesANGLETON, TX21 ft12,060 ft
2G5Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester AirparkGRANITE SHOALS, TX860 ft12,000 ft
15AMark Reynolds/North Mobile CountyCREOLA, AL8 ft12,000 ft
5R7Roy E RayBAYOU LA BATRE, AL87 ft12,000 ft
6R5Alvin AirparkALVIN, TX43 ft31,500 ft

196 public-use airports within this chart's coverage, ordered by runway length. A further 608 private and restricted landing facilities are not listed. Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where this chart sits

HoustonUS GULF COAST
US Gulf Coast shown against the other helicopter route charts, drawn from each sheet's published bounding coordinates.

Adjoining charts

Airport charts by state

Approach plates and airport diagrams for every airport in the states this sheet covers:

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Common questions

What area does the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart cover?

It spans 23.8°N to 31.0°N and 99.3°W to 84.7°W. Airports on the sheet fall within Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The full list of public-use airports within its coverage is on this page.

Should I download the GeoTIFF or the PDF?

Take the GeoTIFF if you are loading the chart into moving-map software or a flight planner — it is georeferenced, so the software can place it correctly on a map, and it ships with a world file and FGDC metadata at 300 dpi (36.2 MB). Take the PDF to print it or read it on a second screen (77.7 MB); it is the same chart without georeferencing.

Is this the current US Gulf Coast chart?

This is the FAA edition effective 9 July 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. Visual charts are reissued every 56 days and we publish each new edition on the day it takes effect. It is for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

Which charts adjoin the US Gulf Coast sheet?

Houston to the north-west. Each is linked from this page, so a route running off one edge can be continued on the next sheet.

Is the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart free to download?

Yes, with no account required. FAA charts are United States Government works and are not subject to copyright protection in the US under 17 U.S.C. § 105. Guest downloads are speed-capped, so a sheet this size takes a while; PRO members download at full line speed and can take the whole family as one archive.

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