AirNav: IN79 - Northwest Family Hospital Heliport

IN79

Northwest Family Hospital Heliport
Gary, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	IN79
Lat/Long:	41-35-59.1300N / 087-20-56.1380W 41-35.985500N / 087-20.935633W 41.5997583 / -87.3489272 (estimated)
Elevation:	598 ft. / 182 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	4 miles SE of GARY, IN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	46402

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use, MEDICAL USE.
Activation date:	03/1974
Sectional chart:	CHICAGO
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Beacon:	ONE MILLION CP STROBE AND WINDSOCK MOUNTED ON PENTHOUSE OF THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX.

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at GYY (3 nm W):	PHONE 219-944-0010
WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (9 nm SW):	119.275 (708-895-9526)
WX ASOS at VPZ (18 nm SE):	125.875 (219-531-1770)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CGTr060/11.4	CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC	114.20	02E
EONr043/28.1	PEOTONE VORTAC	113.20	02E
ORDr131/34.1	CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME	113.90	02E
OXIr298/35.6	KNOX VOR/DME	115.60	00E
IKKr036/38.8	KANKAKEE VOR/DME	111.60	00E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
MICHIGAN CITY	256/24.7	203	01W	MGC	-- --. -.-.
LA PORTE	286/26.6	356	03W	IUL	.. ..- .-..
RENSSELAER	351/39.9	362	02W	RZL	.-. --.. .-..

Heliport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface:	asphalt
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Manager:	ISMAEL ALICEA 501 FAMILY PLAZA GARY, IN 46402 Phone 219-886-5394

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IN79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (3 nm W)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (5 nm SE)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (5 nm SW)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (9 nm SW)
KVPZ - Porter County Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (20 nm SW)

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Area around IN79 (Northwest Family Hospital Heliport)

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Aerial photo

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Jul-2009

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:48	09:48
Sunrise	05:22	10:22
Sunset	20:26	01:26
Evening civil twilight	20:59	01:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Jul-2009 23:26:46
Local (UTC-5)	05-Jul-2009 18:26:46

METAR

KGYY 3nm W	052246Z 05007KT 10SM SCT060 BKN110 26/11 A2986
KIGQ 9nm SW	052305Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM SCT055 SCT080 27/15 A2988 RMK AO2
KVPZ 18nm SE	052253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02670089

TAF

KGYY
3nm W

051720Z 0518/0618 04004KT P6SM SCT035 FM060100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM060300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM060800 00000KT P6SM MIFG SKC FM061200 29005KT P6SM SKC

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Hotels near Northwest Family Hospital Heliport
	Miles		Price ($)
BEST WESTERN NORTHWEST INDIANA		4.9	77-110
HOME TOWNE LODGE HAMMOND		5.5

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

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