FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (11 nm E)
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (12 nm NE)
KMDW - Chicago Midway International Airport (17 nm N)
C97 - Lowell Airport (18 nm S)
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 08:43:31 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Jul-2008 03:43:31 |
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| METAR |
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KIGQ
5nm E | 090805Z AUTO 27003KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 23/22 A2987 RMK AO2
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KGYY
12nm NE | 090245Z VRB04KT 10SM -RA BKN027 BKN060 OVC250 22/ A2983 RMK TE42 TS SE MOV SE LAST
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KMDW
17nm N | 090751Z 31008KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 22/18 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02220178
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KGYY
12nm NE | 090204Z 090224 24008KT P6SM VCTS BKN030CB OVC250 TEMPO 0203 2SM TSRA OVC025CB FM0300 25006KT P6SM SCT100 OVC200 FM0500 33012KT P6SM BKN250 FM0900 36006KT P6SM SKC FM1800 31008KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED 03Z-10Z
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KMDW
17nm N | 090520Z 090606 29007KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 31012KT P6SM SCT060 FM0000 26004KT P6SM SKC
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