FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PS78 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-26-32.2480N / 079-57-36.1870W
40-26.537467N / 079-57.603117W
40.4422911 / -79.9600519
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1124 ft. / 343 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09W (2000) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 15213 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL USE. |
| Activation date: | 04/1986 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS
FOR ATTENDANT CALL 412-692-5000. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ
FOR ROTG BCN & PERIMETER LGTS CALL 412-692-5191. |
| Beacon: | white-green-yellow (heliport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at AGC (5 nm S): | PHONE 412-466-8968 |
| WX ASOS at PIT (13 nm W): | PHONE 412-472-0145 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FWQ (15 nm SE): | 118.475 (724-379-5815) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
|---|
| AGCr030/10.5 | | ALLEGHENY VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 09W |
| MMJr112/11.0 | | MONTOUR VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 08W |
| EWCr161/25.7 | | ELLWOOD CITY VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 08W |
| HLGr076/29.9 | | WHEELING VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 07W |
| IHDr322/39.4 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 96 x 48 ft. / 29 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Runway edge lights: | PERIMETER LGTS. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | UPMC PRESBYTERIAN
200 LOTHROP STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
Phone 412-647-5618 |
| Manager: | DON CHARLEY
200 LOTHROP STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
Phone 412-647-5618
OR 412-692-5000. |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | ELEVATOR TOWER & PENTHOUSE - EAST OF LANDING AREA; HOSPITAL TOWER & FLAGPOLE - NORTH OF LANDING AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PS78.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAGC - Allegheny County Airport (5 nm S)
KPIT - Pittsburgh International Airport (13 nm W)
KFWQ - Rostraver Airport (15 nm SE)
KBTP - Butler County Airport/K W Scholter Field (20 nm N)
KPJC - Zelienople Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
|---|
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 02:15:51 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 21:15:51 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
KAGC
6nm S | 130153Z 27009G18KT 10SM OVC030 M06/M12 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP231 T10611117
|
KPIT
14nm W | 130151Z 26006KT 10SM OVC028 M06/M11 A3013 RMK AO2 SNE38 SLP231 P0000 T10561111
|
KP53
15nm SE | 130156Z AUTO VRB05KT M01/M18 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP159 T10061178 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
KAGC
6nm S | 122005Z 1220/1318 28012G22KT P6SM -SHSN BKN035 TEMPO 1220/1223 3SM -SHSN BKN020 FM130000 26010G18KT P6SM BKN035 FM130300 24007KT P6SM SCT040
|
KPIT
14nm W | 122056Z 1221/1324 28012G20KT P6SM -SHSN BKN035 TEMPO 1221/1223 3SM -SHSN BKN020 FM130000 26010G18KT P6SM BKN035 FM130300 24007KT P6SM SCT040
|
|
| NOTAMs |
|---|
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|
