FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 56MI |
| Lat/Long: | 42-17-30.0000N / 083-12-49.0000W 42-17.500000N / 083-12.816667W 42.2916667 / -83.2136111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 597 ft. / 182 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (1995) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48124 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL USE. |
| Activation date: | 08/1998 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ FOR FLOOD LGT CALL 313-593-7358. |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at DTW (8 nm SW): | PHONE 734-941-7848 |
| WX ASOS at DET (11 nm NE): | PHONE 313-371-9696 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ONZ (12 nm S): | 119.675 (734-692-9686) |
| WX ASOS at YIP (14 nm W): | 132.35 (734-485-9056) |
| WX AWOS-3 at VLL (15 nm N): | 119.475 (248-288-4649) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DXOr061/8.3 | | DETROIT VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 06W |
| YQGr284/17.3 | | WINDSOR VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 06W |
| CRLr040/18.2 | | CARLETON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| SVMr116/18.3 | | SALEM VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 03W |
| PSIr153/28.3 | | PONTIAC VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GOLF | | 296/7.9 | | 398 | | 05W | | G | --. |
| GROSSE ILE | | 354/11.7 | | 419 | | 07W | | RYS | .-. -.-- ... |
| CARGL | | 256/12.1 | | 230 | | 05W | | VQ | ...- --.- |
| HOWELL | | 126/39.9 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete CIRCULAR PAD. |
| Runway edge lights: | FLOOD LGT ON POLE. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | OAKWOOD HOSPITAL 18101 OAKWOOD BLVD DEARBORN, MI 48123-2500 Phone 313-593-7000 |
| Manager: | LARRY HICKS 18101 OAKWOOD BLVD DEARBORN, MI 48123-2500 Phone 313-593-7358 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 56MI.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDTW - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (8 nm SW)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (11 nm W)
KDET - Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KONZ - Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (12 nm S)
KYIP - Willow Run Airport (14 nm W)
KVLL - Oakland/Troy Airport (15 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 09:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunset | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:46 | | 01:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 06:07:38 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 02:07:38 |
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| METAR |
KDTW 6nm SW | 050553Z 00000KT 5SM HZ FEW002 BKN060 18/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01780139 10217 20178 56004 $
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KDET 11nm NE | 050553Z 00000KT 4SM HZ CLR 18/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01780133 10228 20178 55001
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CYQG 11nm E | 050500Z 00000KT 15SM SCT052 BKN260 17/14 A2996 RMK SC4CI2 SLP144
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KONZ 12nm S | 050555Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN060 18/15 A2994 RMK AO2
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KYIP 15nm W | 050553Z 00000KT 3SM BR FEW049 14/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 60000 T01390128 10217 20139 56004
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KVLL 15nm N | 050555Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 18/14 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDTW 6nm SW | 050548Z 0506/0612 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 FM051800 26005KT P6SM SCT060 FM060200 28004KT P6SM SCT050
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KDET 11nm NE | 050548Z 0506/0606 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 FM051800 26005KT P6SM SCT060 FM060200 28004KT P6SM SCT050
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CYQG 11nm E | 050539Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 BECMG 0514/0516 33006KT FM060300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 RMK NXT FCST BY 051200Z
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