Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport

Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport (IATA: HLR, ICAO: KHLR, FAA LID: HLR) is a military airport located at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas, U.S.^[1][2][3] Formerly Hood Army Airfield, the airport was renamed on 4 May 2023 in honor of Keith Yoakum and Jason DeFrenn.^[4]

Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport
IATA: HLR ICAO: KHLR FAA LID: HLR
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	U.S. Army
Location	Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Elevation AMSL	924 ft / 282 m
Coordinates	31°08′19″N 097°42′52″W
Maps
FAA airport diagram of Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport as of June 2023
Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport Location of Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport in Texas
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16 3,701a 1,128 Asphalt 34 3,701 1,128 Asphalt
a Runway available for landing on Runway 16 is 3134 feet due to displaced threshold

Facilities

Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport has a single 3,701-by-144-foot (1,128 m × 44 m) asphalt runway, identified as 16/34. In the 16 direction, the threshold is displaced by 567 feet (173 m), resulting in a usable length for landing of 3,134 feet (955 m).^[1][2][3]

The base is also served by Robert Gray Army Airfield (IATA: GRK, ICAO: KGRK, FAA LID: GRK) and two asphalt auxiliary landing strips used for training at North Fort Hood:

• Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 23XS) – 2,130 by 46 feet (649 m × 14 m) (RWY 15 1,583 feet (482 m) usable, RWY 33 1,897 feet (578 m) usable) at 31.361°N 97.673°W / 31.361; -97.673, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E^[5][6]
• Longhorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 22XS) – 3,490 by 75 feet (1,064 m × 23 m) (unmarked numbers, but same magnetic heading as Shorthorn at 153 degrees) at 31.374°N 97.667°W / 31.374; -97.667, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E^[7][8]