AirNav: N46 - U S Heliport

N46

U S Heliport
Wingate, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	N46
Lat/Long:	34-59-03.6250N / 080-25-08.9250W 34-59.060417N / 080-25.148750W 34.9843403 / -80.4191458 (estimated)
Elevation:	590 ft. / 180 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (1985)
From city:	3 miles N of WINGATE, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	28174

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1989
Sectional chart:	CHARLOTTE
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700 PPR WKDAYS 1700-SUNRISE & WKENDS/HOLS; CALL 704-233-4254.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.075
WX ASOS at EQY (10 nm W):	135.775 (704-283-5185)
WX AWOS-3 at AFP (17 nm E):	119.325 (704-695-0623)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CTFr343/21.3	CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME	108.20	03W
FMLr093/26.3	FORT MILL VORTAC	112.40	02W
CLTr120/28.9	CHARLOTTE VOR/DME	115.00	05W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
WESLEY	088/14.2	204	06W	TWL	- .-- .-..
PAGELAND	351/14.9	270	06W	PYG	.--. -.-- --.
LANCASTER	061/26.8	400	07W	LKR	.-.. -.- .-.
CHERAW	306/30.9	409	08W	CQW	-.-. --.- .--
ROSCOE	289/36.6	375	07W	RCZ	.-. -.-. --..
HARTSVILLE	344/37.7	341	07W	HVS	.... ...- ...
STONIA	115/38.3	260	06W	GHJ	--. .... .---

Heliport Services

Fuel available:	A
Parking:	hangars
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	63 ft. trees, 633 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	US HELICOPTERS INC PO BOX 625 MARSHVILLE, NC 28103 Phone 704-233-5000
Manager:	GREG PARSONS PO BOX 625 MARSHVILLE, NC 28103 Phone 704-233-5000

Heliport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		3
Helicopters:		3

Aircraft operations: avg 30/week *
77%	local general aviation
16%	air taxi
6%	transient general aviation
<1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 15 September 2010

Additional Remarks

-	NUMEROUS UNMARKED OBSTNS IN ALL QUADRANTS: TREES & POWER LINES.
-	HELS WITH GWT OVER 10000 LBS USE TURF WEST OF CONC PAD BUT WITHIN FENCED AREA.
-	PAD HAS 6 FT PERIMETER FENCE AS CLOSE AS 35 FT FROM S & W ENDS OF PAD
-	UNMKD POWER LINES N & S OF PAD; UNMKD HANGAR WITH ANT E OF PAD.
-	TKOF & LNDG IN ALL QUADRANTS INTO PREVAILING WIND.
-	PPR FOR NIGHT OPNS CALL 704-233-5000.
-	CONCRETE PADS FOR PARKING ONLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at N46.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEQY - Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (10 nm W)
KPYG - Pageland Airport (15 nm S)
KAFP - Anson County Airport - Jeff Cloud Field (17 nm E)
N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport (18 nm SW)
KLKR - Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport (27 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Aug-2013

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:14	10:14
Sunrise	06:41	10:41
Sunset	20:12	00:12
Evening civil twilight	20:39	00:39

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2013 18:15:36
Local (UTC-4)	13-Aug-2013 14:15:36

METAR

KEQY 10nm W	131753Z AUTO 25012G19KT 10SM FEW036 32/23 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLP114 T03170233 10322 20239 58018
KAFP 17nm E	131755Z AUTO 26007KT 200V290 10SM SCT039 BKN045 32/22 A2986 RMK AO2 T03200223 10325 20244

TAF

KCLT
30nm NW

131720Z 1318/1418 25009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 TEMPO 1318/1320 6SM -TSRA OVC030CB FM132000 25009KT P6SM BKN045 FM140300 28005KT P6SM BKN045 FM140500 32005KT P6SM BKN026 FM141400 02010G18KT P6SM BKN060

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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U.S. Helicopters

704-233-5000

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	Jet A
FS		$5.59
Updated 17-Apr-2013

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FS=Full service

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Hotels near U S Heliport
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AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN		5.3	32-53
KNIGHTS INN MONROE NC		5.7	47-55

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