FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 OCTOBER 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HEY |
| Lat/Long: | 31-21-20.6000N / 085-39-06.0300W 31-21.343333N / 085-39.100500W 31.3557222 / -85.6516750 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 318 ft. / 97 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (2010) |
| From city: | 4 miles SE of FORT RUCKER OZARK, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 36362 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OZR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-0030, EXCP HOL |
| Pattern altitude: | TFC PAT: TFC PAT ALT 900' MSL. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | white (unlighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Heliport Communications
| ATIS: | 141.375 |
| HANCHEY GROUND: | 142.55 225.575 [OPR 1245-0730Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TWR.] |
| HANCHEY TOWER: | 140.5 387.85 [OPR 1245-0730Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TWR.] |
| CAIRNS APPROACH: | 121.1 |
| CAIRNS DEPARTURE: | 121.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.075 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| RDR: | 134.1 135.4 229.6 242.6 |
| WX ASOS at DHN (11 nm E): | PHONE 334-983-5999 |
- APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/353.5 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HEYr180/(1.1) | | HANCHEY VOR | | 110.60 | | 03W |
| OZRr039/6.5 | | CAIRNS VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03W |
| RRSr289/12.1 | | WIREGRASS VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 02E |
| EDNr078/(13.4) | | ENTERPRISE VOR | | 116.60 | | 03W |
| FYLr004/(30.9) | | TRI COUNTY VOR | | 108.40 | | 08W |
| UIAr086/(38.1) | | ANDALUSIA VOR | | 110.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HANCHEY | | 178/1.2 | | 221 | | 03W | | HYE | .... -.-- . |
| LOWE | | 097/4.7 | | 269 | | 03W | | LOR | .-.. --- .-. |
| RUCKR | | 047/11.5 | | 212 | | 00E | | OZ | --- --.. |
| BOLL WEEVIL | | 090/17.0 | | 352 | | 03W | | BVG | -... ...- --. |
| SPRING HILL | | 143/25.7 | | 281 | | 03W | | XNE | -..- -. . |
| TRI COUNTY | | 358/30.4 | | 275 | | 03W | | BKK | -... -.- -.- |
| BRANTLEY | | 111/35.1 | | 410 | | 00E | | XBR | -..- -... .-. |
| SOYYA | | 325/36.4 | | 329 | | 02W | | SMY | ... -- -.-- |
| JUDD | | 087/38.0 | | 264 | | 02W | | JUY | .--- ..- -.-- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 467 x 50 ft. / 142 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-21.381863N | | 31-21.304900N |
| Longitude: | 085-39.101203W | | 085-39.099897W |
| Elevation: | 317.3 ft. | | 317.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY HANCHEY ARMY HELIPAD 9325 GUNSTON ROAD FT BELVOIR, VA 22060 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FUEL: 100, J8 |
| - | LGT: HI INTS ROT BCN, 60/80 WHITE FLASHES PER MIN. |
| - | OPR 1200-0630Z++MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TWR. SEE FLIP AP/1, FLT HAZ, FORT RUCKER. |
| - | RSTD: NO TRAN ACFT. |
| - | CAUTION: INTS STU TRNG. |
| - | (RWY LENGTH SOURCE DATE, RWY 17/35) HELICOPTER RWY |
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 17 October 2013 at 0901Z and 14 November 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| COPTER RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (143KB) |
| COPTER NDB RWY 17 | |
download (141KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
71J - Blackwell Field Airport (5 nm N)
KLOR - Lowe Army Heliport (Fort Rucker) (5 nm W)
KOZR - Cairns Army Airfield (Fort Rucker) (6 nm SW)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (11 nm E)
KEDN - Enterprise Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
0J6 - Headland Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 23:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 02:37:20 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 21:37:20 |
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| METAR |
| KHEY | 170153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP041 T01940172
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KLOR 5nm W | 170153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01890178 $
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KOZR 5nm SW | 170158Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02060182
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KDHN 11nm E | 170153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01940167
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| TAF |
KOZR 5nm SW | 1700/1806 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 SCT100 QNH2992INS BECMG 1718/1719 24009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 BKN080 QNH2991INS BECMG 1801/1802 33004KT 9999 NSW BKN020 BKN060 QNH2992INS BECMG 1803/1804 34005KT 8000 BR SCT015 BKN020 BKN060 QNH2996INS T29/1720Z T15/1710Z
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KDHN 11nm E | 161720Z 1618/1718 30004KT P6SM BKN040 FM170000 00000KT P6SM SCT040 FM170500 00000KT 6SM BR BKN015 FM171500 24007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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