FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8A4 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-45-57.1550N / 086-08-55.9500W
39-45.952583N / 086-08.932500W
39.7658764 / -86.1488750
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 732 ft. / 223.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2000) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 46204 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1978 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1530, ALL SAT-SUN ON REQ
FOR ATTENDANT & INFO CALL 317-955-1271. FOR WEEK-END ASSISTANCE 317-487-5089. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT ODALS; PLASI; HIGH INTST PAD LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green-yellow (heliport) |
Heliport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.250 (317-955-3160) |
| INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH: | 125.275 |
| INDIANAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 125.275 |
| WX ASOS at IND (7 nm SW): | PHONE 317-241-0348 |
| WX ASOS at EYE (8 nm NW): | 121.575 (317-329-1754) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HFY (9 nm S): | 118.525 (317-882-5862) |
| WX AWOS-3 at UMP (11 nm NE): | 338 (317-842-3911) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MQJ (13 nm E): | 124.175 (317-335-3037) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TYQ (17 nm N): | 120.725 (317-769-3154) |
| WX ASOS at GEZ (19 nm SE): | 121.55 (317-398-0246) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VHPr105/10.5 | | BRICKYARD VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 01E |
| SHBr297/17.0 | | SHELBYVILLE VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 01E |
Heliport Services
| Fuel available: | A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR
MINOR REPAIRS AVBL ON REQ. CALL 317-487-5089. |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
| Visual slope indicator: | non-standard VASI system
NSTD PLASI - PULSATING APCH SLOPE INDICATOR - ON EAST APCH. | | |
| Approach lights: | ODALS WESTBND INGRSS | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | INDIANAPOLIS ARPT AUTH
2500 S HIGH SCHOOL RD STE 100
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-487-5024 |
| Manager: | MIKE MEDVESCEK
2500 S HIGH SCHOOL RD STE 100
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-955-1271 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 98% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | BLDG AREA TO NE IS LGTD. |
| - | OPNS SUB TO RULES & REGS FOR USE OF FACS & ARPTS PROMULGATED BY INDPLS ARPT AUTH. |
| - | INGRESS/EGRESS COORDN WITH INDPLS APCH CTL IS ENCOURAGED. - 125.275. |
| - | ARPT HAS NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CONTACT AMGR AT 317-955-1271. |
| - | ALL TFC REMAIN SOUTH OF HELIPORT; UTILIZE RR TRACKS & INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS FOR INGRESS/EGRESS. APCH & DEP ON EASTERLY OR WESTERLY HDGS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| COPTER RNAV (GPS) 291 | |
download (259KB) |
| COPTER VOR/DME 287 | |
download (265KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIND - Indianapolis International Airport (7 nm SW)
KEYE - Eagle Creek Airpark (8 nm NW)
KHFY - Greenwood Municipal Airport (9 nm S)
KUMP - Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (11 nm NE)
KMQJ - Mount Comfort Airport (13 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Fitzpatrick, 08-Jul-1993
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunrise | | 07:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 23:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:43 | | 23:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2008 19:39:44 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Oct-2008 15:39:44 |
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| METAR |
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KIND
7nm SW | 071854Z 16011G18KT 5SM -RA SCT045 BKN100 OVC130 23/11 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB52 SLP174 P0000 T02330106
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KEYE
8nm NW | 071853Z AUTO 16009G16KT 10SM FEW050 SCT095 23/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02330106 $
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KTYQ
17nm N | 071905Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM SCT095 25/11 A3005 RMK AO2
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KGEZ
19nm SE | 071853Z AUTO 17012G16KT 9SM CLR 25/10 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02500100 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KIND
7nm SW | 071724Z 071818 15012KT P6SM BKN080 FM1900 15012KT 5SM -RA BKN040 FM0000 16010KT 6SM -RA BKN030 FM0600 17010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN015 FM1000 18006KT 3SM -RA BR BKN008 FM1500 23006KT 5SM BR BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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