FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 APRIL 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 73IL |
| Lat/Long: | 39-10-52.0000N / 089-38-23.0000W 39-10.866667N / 089-38.383333W 39.1811111 / -89.6397222 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 690 ft. / 210 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 00W (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of LITCHFIELD, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 62056 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/2000 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | FOR PERIMETER LGTS RADIO REQUEST ON FREQ 155.34. |
| Beacon: | white-green-yellow (heliport) 24 HRS |
Heliport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at 3LF (2.0 nm SW): | 118.175 (217-324-4735) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| VLAr279/22.8 | | VANDALIA VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 04E |
| TOYr022/29.5 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
| SPIr178/39.6 | | SPINNER VORTAC | | 112.70 | | 01W |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL BOX 1215 LITCHFIELD, IL 62056-1215 Phone 217-324-2191 |
| Manager: | BRIAN GUINN BOX 1215 LITCHFIELD, IL 62056-1215 Phone 217-324-8590 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 73IL.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3LF - Litchfield Municipal Airport (2 nm SW)
KGRE - Greenville Airport (24 nm SE)
KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)
KTAZ - Taylorville Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
KALN - St Louis Regional Airport (26 nm SW)
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Times for 24-May-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 01:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-May-2012 20:15:21 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 24-May-2012 15:15:21 |
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| METAR |
K3LF 2nm SW | 241955Z AUTO 16023G34KT 10SM CLR 32/14 A2966 RMK AO2 T03190136
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| TAF |
KBLV 40nm S | 2416/2522 16015G25KT 9999 FEW250 510208 QNH2970INS BECMG 2417/2418 17025G35KT 9999 FEW250 510009 QNH2966INS BECMG 2423/2424 18012G18KT 9999 FEW070 510208 QNH2965INS BECMG 2502/2503 19009KT 9999 SCT060 WSCONDS 510208 QNH2975INS BECMG 2505/2506 19009KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2975INS BECMG 2513/2514 09012G18KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2995INS T31/2421Z T19/2512Z
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KSPI 40nm N | 241731Z 2418/2518 17018G35KT P6SM SKC FM250100 19013G23KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN200 FM250500 27009KT P6SM BKN100 FM251000 VRB06KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200
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KSTL 43nm SW | 241720Z 2418/2524 17020G30KT P6SM SCT250 FM250100 20012KT P6SM SCT050 FM250400 22007KT P6SM BKN050 FM250700 33008KT P6SM BKN050 FM251200 08007KT P6SM BKN050 FM251800 15011KT P6SM SCT050
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KCPS 44nm SW | 241720Z 2418/2518 17018G28KT P6SM SCT250 FM250100 19008KT P6SM SCT050 FM250400 21005KT P6SM BKN050 FM250700 33005KT P6SM BKN050 FM251200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050 FM251700 13008KT P6SM SCT050
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