FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 9IS4 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-30-28.0000N / 087-38-40.0000W
41-30.466667N / 087-38.666667W
41.5077778 / -87.6444444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 694 ft. / 212 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 60411 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL USE. |
| Activation date: | 09/1986 |
| 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 IGQ (5 nm E): | 119.275 (708-895-9526) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GYY (12 nm NE): | PHONE 219-944-0010 |
| WX ASOS at MDW (17 nm N): | PHONE 773-581-8094 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CGTr266/3.3 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| EONr023/15.7 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
| IKKr020/27.6 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| JOTr092/30.4 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| ORDr156/31.1 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| DPAr124/39.1 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KEDZI | | 173/14.2 | | 248 | | 01W | | MX | -- -..- |
| MICHIGAN CITY | | 253/39.0 | | 203 | | 01W | | MGC | -- --. -.-. |
| LA PORTE | | 274/39.2 | | 356 | | 03W | | IUL | .. ..- .-.. |
| RENSSELAER | | 330/39.6 | | 362 | | 02W | | RZL | .-. --.. .-.. |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
| Surface: | mats
STEEL MATS. ROOFTOP HELIPAD. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SISTERS OF ST FRANCIS
1515 DRAGOON TRAIL, BOX 1290
MISHAWAKA, IN 46544-9290
Phone 708-756-1000 |
| Manager: | JOHN GUIDOTTI
1423 CHICAGO ROAD
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411-3483
Phone 708-756-1000 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 9IS4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (5 nm E)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (8 nm S)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (11 nm E)
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (12 nm NE)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (17 nm E)
KMDW - Chicago Midway International Airport (17 nm N)
C97 - Lowell Airport (18 nm S)
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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 08-Dec-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunset | | 16:20 | | 22:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2009 12:04:41 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Dec-2009 06:04:41 |
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| METAR |
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KIGQ
5nm E | 081146Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM -SN SCT025 BKN038 OVC070 M01/M04 A3022 RMK AO2
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KGYY
12nm NE | 081145Z 00000KT 05SM -SN SCT027 OVC046 00/M03 A3023
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KMDW
17nm N | 081151Z 10004KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR BKN024 OVC042 M02/M03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP249 P0001 60001 70002 T10221033 11017 21022 58019 $
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KGYY
12nm NE | 080300Z 0803/0824 VRB05KT P6SM OVC030 FM081100 11006KT 5SM -SNRA OVC015 FM081700 12014G22KT 4SM -DZSN BR OVC006 FM082200 11018G26KT 4SM RA BR OVC006 AMD NOT SKED 0804/0812
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KMDW
17nm N | 081138Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM081400 11012KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM082200 10018G28KT 2SM -SN BR OVC005 FM090600 09020G30KT 2SM -SNRA OVC004 FM091000 22015G25KT 1SM -SN BR OVC007
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