FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 53MI |
| Lat/Long: | 42-35-35.9000N / 083-29-59.8000W
42-35.598333N / 083-29.996667W
42.5933056 / -83.4999444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 982 ft. / 299 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of COMMERCE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48382 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/2004 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FDC (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | THREE COLORED FLASHING BCN ON THE ROOF OF THE WEST END OF THE MAIN BLDG SOUTH OF THE HELIPORT. NORTH ENTRANCE CORNERS AND WEST CORNER OF THE BLDG ARE MARKED WITH RED LIGHTS. |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at PTK (6 nm NE): | PHONE 248-666-1818 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VLL (15 nm E): | 119.475 (248-288-4649) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PSIr170/6.6 | | PONTIAC VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 03W |
| SVMr024/11.8 | | SALEM VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 03W |
| DXOr351/23.6 | | DETROIT VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 06W |
| FNTr160/24.9 | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
| CRLr360/32.8 | | CARLETON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| YQGr311/36.2 | | WINDSOR VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOWELL | | 101/21.4 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
| GROSSE ILE | | 339/33.3 | | 419 | | 07W | | RYS | .-. -.-- ... |
| TECUMSEH | | 033/37.7 | | 239 | | 06W | | TCU | - -.-. ..- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. tower, lighted, 500 ft. from runway | | |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER
HURON VALLEY SINAI HOSPITAL, 1 WILLIAM CARLS DRIVE
COMMERCE, MI 48382
Phone 248-937-3334 |
| Manager: | JAMES A. WILLIAMS
1 WILLIAM CARLS DRIVE
COMMERCE, MI 48382
Phone 248-937-3334 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NUMEROUS LGT POLES ALL QUADRANTS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 53MI.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTK - Oakland County International Airport (6 nm NE)
Y47 - Oakland Southwest Airport (8 nm SW)
KVLL - Oakland/Troy Airport (15 nm E)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (15 nm S)
9G2 - Price's Airport (18 nm NW)
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Times for 19-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2013 02:32:07 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 19-May-2013 22:32:07 |
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KPTK
6nm NE | 200153Z 16005KT 10SM SCT130 SCT250 23/16 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02330156
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KVLL
15nm E | 200155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2995 RMK AO2 T02430160
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KPTK
6nm NE | 191720Z 1918/2018 14008KT P6SM SCT060 FM200100 15005KT P6SM BKN250 FM200700 15005KT 4SM BR SCT150 FM201400 15007KT P6SM SCT025 FM201700 16008KT P6SM SCT050
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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