FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2PS4 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-02-13.3510N / 076-20-15.8550W 40-02.222517N / 076-20.264250W 40.0370419 / -76.3377375 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 360 ft. / 110 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 10W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of LANCASTER, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 17603 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 01/1987 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at LNS (5 nm N): | PHONE 717-569-8860 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LRPr212/5.4 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| MXEr292/31.5 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| RAVr170/33.2 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| PPMr356/35.1 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
| HARr125/37.1 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| PTWr262/37.4 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| DQOr313/40.0 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| YORK | | 085/25.8 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
| BELLGROVE | | 168/25.9 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| ABERDEEN | | 350/31.9 | | 349 | | 10W | | APG | .- .--. --. |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 65 x 65 ft. / 20 x 20 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WGAL-TV INC. LINCOLN HIGHWAY WEST LANCASTER, PA 17604 Phone 717-393-5851 |
| Manager: | ROBERT GOOD 600 WILSON DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17604 Phone 717-299-5726 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 2PS4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLNS - Lancaster Airport (5 nm N)
N71 - Donegal Springs Airpark (11 nm W)
58N - Reigle Field Airport (19 nm NW)
9D4 - Deck Airport (19 nm N)
KMDT - Harrisburg International Airport (22 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 07-May-2011
looking east from 3,000' altitude.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of WGAL-TV Heliport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 10:10:30 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 05:10:30 |
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| METAR |
KLNS 5nm N | 130953Z AUTO 25011KT 10SM FEW038 M04/M11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP193 T10441106
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| TAF |
KLNS 5nm N | 130235Z 1303/1324 28015KT P6SM BKN050 FM130400 28009KT P6SM FEW050 FM131500 27013G23KT P6SM SKC
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