FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings 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 | | 353/11.7 | | 419 | | 06W | | 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 04-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:00 | | 22:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 22:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Dec-2008 05:34:31 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Dec-2008 00:34:31 |
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| METAR |
KDTW 6nm SW | 040455Z 25009KT 8SM -RA BKN012 OVC022 03/01 A2985 RMK AO2 P0000
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KDET 11nm NE | 040453Z 25012KT 10SM OVC015 04/01 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP108 T00390006 400561017
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CYQG 11nm E | 040500Z 25010KT 7SM -RA BKN013 OVC026 04/02 A2984 RMK SC6SC2 SLP111
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KONZ 12nm S | 040516Z AUTO 24010KT 7SM -RA SCT014 BKN023 OVC060 04/03 A2985 RMK AO2
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KYIP 15nm W | 040453Z 24008KT 7SM SCT009 OVC018 02/01 A2984 RMK AO2 RAB08E19 SLP109 P0000 T00220006 400501028
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KVLL 15nm N | 040515Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM OVC013 03/01 A2983 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDTW 6nm SW | 040359Z 0404/0506 24013KT 6SM BR OVC010 FM040700 29012KT 5SM -RASN BR OVC015 FM041000 28012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM041500 27011KT P6SM BKN025
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KDET 11nm NE | 040400Z 0404/0424 24013KT 6SM BR OVC012 FM040700 29012KT 5SM -RASN BR OVC015 FM041000 29012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM041500 27011KT P6SM BKN025
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CYQG 11nm E | 040231Z 0402/0424 22015KT 3SM -RA -DZ BR OVC005 TEMPO 0402/0407 6SM -RA BR OVC012 FM040700 26015KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 0407/0410 5SM -SHRASN BECMG 0408/0410 29015G30KT FM041200 29015G25KT P6SM BKN020 TEMPO 0415/0419 BKN025 FM041900 27012G22KT P6SM BKN0
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