Gateway Helistop

The closure was almost certainly due to economic or business-related reasons. Private corporate helistops are often closed when the primary user (a specific company or executive) no longer requires the service. This can happen due to corporate restructuring, cost-cutting initiatives, a move to a new location, or a general decline in the use of executive helicopter transport by the tenants of the business park.

The site of the former helistop is now an integrated part of the parking lot and grounds of the commercial building at 16200 Central Green Blvd, Houston, TX. There are no remaining markings (such as a painted 'H') or dedicated infrastructure indicating its past use as an aviation facility. The land is currently used for vehicle parking and general open space for the surrounding office and warehouse buildings.

Gateway Helistop was a private-use heliport serving the Gateway Northwest Houston corporate/industrial park. Its purpose was to facilitate rapid transportation for corporate executives, clients, and high-priority personnel, allowing them to bypass Houston's significant road traffic. Operations would have typically involved light single or twin-engine helicopters for flights to major airports like George Bush Intercontinental (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), or other corporate headquarters and heliports within the region. It did not serve the general public and held no major historical significance beyond its role in corporate logistics.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Gateway Helistop. The facility is officially and permanently closed. Re-establishing a heliport would require a new, lengthy certification process with the FAA and local authorities, along with a significant business case for its need, neither of which appears to exist.