FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6IL7 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-04-40.0000N / 088-07-25.0000W 42-04.666667N / 088-07.416667W 42.0777778 / -88.1236111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 842 ft. / 257 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 60010 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 01/1997 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT ROTG BCN & PERIMETER LGTS - 123.075. |
| Beacon: | white-green-yellow (heliport) |
Heliport Communications
| UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX ASOS at PWK (10 nm E): | PHONE 847-465-0291 |
| WX ASOS at ORD (11 nm SE): | PHONE 773-462-0118 |
| WX ASOS at DPA (12 nm SW): | PHONE 630-584-2728 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ORDr297/11.1 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| OBKr224/11.5 | | NORTHBROOK VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 02W |
| DPAr040/15.1 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| ENWr197/32.4 | | KENOSHA VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 02W |
| JOTr013/33.1 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| BUUr169/37.5 | | BURBUN VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DEANA | | 327/7.9 | | 350 | | 00E | | ME | -- . |
| DEKALB | | 074/27.4 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | PERIMETER LGTS. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | AMERITECH 2501 N EAGLE WAY HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60638 Phone 847-248-6800 |
| Manager: | TERRY BRIDGMAN 5713 S CENTRAL CHICAGO, IL 60638 Phone 312-284-3718 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6IL7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport (10 nm E)
KORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (11 nm SE)
KDPA - Dupage Airport (12 nm SW)
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (12 nm NW)
C81 - Campbell Airport (15 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunset | | 16:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 03:07:10 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Nov-2009 21:07:10 |
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| METAR |
KORD 10nm SE | 010251Z 23013KT 10SM SCT110 BKN250 03/M02 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP116 T00331022 58013
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KPWK 10nm E | 010252Z 22012G20KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP117 T00391028 58017
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KDPA 11nm SW | 010252Z 21015KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP118 T00331022 56014
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| TAF |
KORD 10nm SE | 302329Z 0100/0206 23010KT P6SM BKN100 FM011700 21012G18KT P6SM SCT250
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KDPA 11nm SW | 302329Z 0100/0124 23010KT P6SM BKN100 FM011700 21012G18KT P6SM SCT250
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