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IL70 WGN-TV Heliport
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: IL70
Lat/Long: 41-56-54.0000N / 087-41-36.0000W
41-56.900000N / 087-41.600000W
41.9483333 / -87.6933333
(estimated)
Elevation: 591 ft. / 180 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 60618

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1962
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IKK (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
AS SCHEDULED FOR COMPANY USE.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
SEGMENTED TRIANGLE
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at ORD (10 nm W): PHONE 773-462-0118
WX ASOS at MDW (10 nm S): PHONE 773-581-8094
WX ASOS at PWK (14 nm NW): PHONE 847-465-0291

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORDr102/9.7CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME113.9002E
OBKr147/20.0NORTHBROOK VOR/DME113.0002W
CGTr346/26.9CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
DPAr081/29.5DUPAGE VOR/DME108.4002E
JOTr047/36.9JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KEDZI000/12.424801WMX -- -..-
DEANA094/14.935000EME -- .

Heliport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt
Runway edge lights: BOUNDARY AND FLOOD LGTS.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WGN TELEVISION
2501 W. BRADLEY PLACE
CHICAGO, IL 60618
Phone 773-528-2311
Manager: MARC DRAZIN, DIR OF ENG
2501 WEST BRADLEY PLACE
CHICAGO, IL 60618
Phone 773-883-3287

Additional Remarks

A30 APCH ZONES 180 DEG & 355 DEG.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IL70.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (10 nm W)
KMDW - Chicago Midway International Airport (10 nm S)
KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport (14 nm NW)
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (24 nm SE)
1C5 - Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (25 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2312:23
Sunrise06:5212:52
Sunset17:1823:18
Evening civil twilight17:4723:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 23:20:34
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 17:20:34
 
METAR
KMDW 
10nm S 
122251Z 27009KT 10SM CLR 01/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP256 T00111111 $
KORD 
11nm W 
122251Z 26009KT 10SM CLR 01/M11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00111106
KPWK 
14nm NW 
122252Z 27010KT 10SM CLR 02/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP249 T00171111
TAF
KMDW 
10nm S 
121740Z 1218/1318 28012G18KT P6SM SKC FM130100 26007KT P6SM SKC FM131500 21009KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250
KORD 
11nm W 
121740Z 1218/1324 28012G18KT P6SM SKC FM130100 26007KT P6SM SKC FM131500 21009KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250 FM131800 20011KT P6SM BKN070 OVC120 FM132100 20012KT 5SM -SN BKN050 OVC090 FM132300 19011KT 3SM -SN BKN025 OVC050
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the WGN-TV Heliport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the WGN-TV Heliport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near WGN-TV Heliport

Miles Price ($)
CITY SUITES HOTEL 2.1 164-282
BEST WESTERN HAWTHORNE TERRACE 2.5 195-350
THE MAJESTIC HOTEL 2.6 152-214
DAYS INN CHICAGO 2.7 99-202
THE WILLOWS HOTEL 2.7 153-255
INN AT LINCOLN PARK 2.8 119-184
HEART 'O' CHICAGO MOTEL 3.1 88-99
AME BOUTIQUE HOTEL 3.5 125-126
PARK VIEW HOTEL 3.8 
PARK VIEW HOTEL 3.8 189-279
EUGENIE TERRACE 3.9 
HOTEL INDIGO CHICAGO DOWNTOWN GOLD COAST 4.4 140-469
AMBASSADOR EAST HOTEL 4.4 118-459
THE SUTTON PLACE HOTEL BY THE MAGNIFICENT MILE 4.7 109-1172
ELYSIAN 4.7 395-890
THE TALBOTT HOTEL 4.8 189-399
SUPER 8 CHICAGO 4.8 100-196
HOWARD JOHNSON DOWNTOWN 4.8 76-199
SOFITEL CHICAGO WATER TOWER 4.8 185-613
THE WHITEHALL HOTEL 4.9 159-839
HOTEL FELIX CHICAGO 4.9 175-499

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near WGN-TV Heliport

1 in Chicago
5 in Skokie
2 in Oak Park
4 in Evanston
143 in Chicago
3 in Niles
1 in River Grove
2 in Morton Grove
3 in Franklin Park
1 in Melrose Park
6 in Schiller Park
8 in Glenview
14 in Rosemont
7 in Des Plaines
1 in Lyons
1 in Bensenville
5 in Elmhurst
1 in Bedford Park
6 in Northbrook
6 in Oak Brook
2 in Wood Dale
11 in Elk Grove Village
3 in Bridgeview
1 in Mount Prospect
3 in Addison
1 in Burbank
7 in Oakbrook Terrace
2 in Prospect Heights
5 in Itasca
11 in Lombard
6 in Deerfield
5 in Willowbrook
9 in Arlington Heights
2 in Wheeling
3 in Westmont
4 in Burr Ridge
6 in Downers Grove
1 in Bannockburn
2 in Alsip
3 in Buffalo Grove
1 in Glendale Heights
1 in Calumet Park
3 in Glen Ellyn
3 in Bloomingdale
5 in Lincolnshire
 

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