FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IN78 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-35-28.1300N / 087-20-10.1360W
41-35.468833N / 087-20.168933W
41.5911472 / -87.3361489
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 591 ft. / 180 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 46407 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 08/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at GYY (4 nm NW): | PHONE 219-944-0010 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (9 nm W): | 119.275 (708-895-9526) |
| WX ASOS at VPZ (17 nm SE): | 125.875 (219-531-1770) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CGTr063/11.6 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| EONr045/28.1 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
| ORDr131/34.8 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| OXIr298/34.9 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
| IKKr037/38.7 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
Heliport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 319 x 125 ft. / 97 x 38 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | GARY POLICE DEPT
1301 BROADWAY
GARY, IN 46406
Phone 219-881-1260 |
| Manager: | CLEMMON JULKES
6051 INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY
GARY, IN 46406
Phone 219-949-6294 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | LIGHTED POLE LINES EAST SIDE 1/2 BLOCK RWY, MARKED RADIO TOWER SO. END POLICE STATION,MARKED HI CHIMNEY ON BLDG-NORTH END. |
| - | MANY POLICE CARS NEAR LANDING AREA-MARKED. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at IN78.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (4 nm NW)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (4 nm SE)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (5 nm SW)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (9 nm W)
KVPZ - Porter County Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunset | | 16:20 | | 22:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 22:09:32 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 29-Nov-2009 16:09:32 |
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| METAR |
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KGYY
4nm NW | 292145Z 34012G24KT 7SM BKN011 OVC020 07/05 A2977 RMK RAE32
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KIGQ
10nm W | 292145Z AUTO 35007G14KT 10SM OVC019 06/04 A2978 RMK AO2
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KVPZ
17nm SE | 292153Z AUTO 35008KT 5SM BR OVC008 07/06 A2976 RMK AO2 CIG 007V012 SLP081 T00670056
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KGYY
4nm NW | 291938Z 2920/3018 01008KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 FM292300 35012KT 5SM BR BKN008 BKN020 FM300200 33012KT P6SM SCT009 OVC020 FM300300 34010KT P6SM SCT009 OVC020 FM300600 33009KT P6SM SCT020 OVC035 FM301100 31007KT P6SM FEW035 FM301700 29009KT P6SM SCT040 BK
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