FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6IS9 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-31-43.1100N / 088-08-13.2170W
41-31.718500N / 088-08.220283W
41.5286417 / -88.1370047
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 641 ft. / 195 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of JOLIET, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 60435 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL USE. |
| Activation date: | 06/1985 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | 24 HRS |
| Beacon: | white-green-yellow (heliport) |
Heliport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at JOT (1.8 nm W): | 119.975 (815-730-9560) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LOT (5 nm N): | 118.525 (815-588-4802) |
| WX AWOS-3 at C09 (14 nm SW): | 118.175 (815-941-1815) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| JOTr095/8.2 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| EONr313/22.0 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
| DPAr154/23.7 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| CGTr271/25.4 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| ORDr199/29.4 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| IKKr335/30.2 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OTTAWA | | 072/33.8 | | 266 | | 01E | | OIX | --- .. -..- |
| DEKALB | | 136/35.3 | | 209 | | 02W | | DKB | -.. -.- -... |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 70 x 70 ft. / 21 x 21 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
333 N MADISON ST
JOLIET, IL 60435
Phone 815-725-7133 |
| Manager: | MEL WIENCEK, ENGR
333 N MADISON ST
JOLIET, IL 60435
Phone 815-725-7133 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | LIGHTED SMOKESTACK SOUTH. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6IS9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJOT - Joliet Regional Airport (2 nm W)
KLOT - Lewis University Airport (5 nm N)
1C5 - Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (10 nm N)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport-James R. Washburn Field (14 nm SW)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 09-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunrise | | 05:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:27 | | 01:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 02:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 08:46:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Jul-2008 03:46:59 |
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| METAR |
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KJOT
2nm SW | 090825Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A2989 RMK AO2
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KLOT
6nm N | 090825Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A2987 RMK AO2
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KC09
14nm SW | 090825Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A2988 RMK AO2
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KMDW
23nm NE | 090520Z 090606 29007KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 31012KT P6SM SCT060 FM0000 26004KT P6SM SKC
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KDPA
24nm N | 090520Z 090606 30006KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 31012KT P6SM SCT060 FM0000 00000KT P6SM SKC
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KORD
29nm N | 090520Z 090606 30007KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 31012KT P6SM SCT060 FM0000 25004KT P6SM SKC
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