FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 |
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| 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 |
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)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (5 nm SW)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (9 nm SW)
KVPZ - Porter County Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KMDW - Chicago Midway International Airport (21 nm NW)
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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 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 19:14 | | 00:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 05:46:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2008 00:46:01 |
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| METAR |
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KGYY
3nm W | 050245Z 02004KT 4SM -RA BR BKN009 OVC014 21/20 A2959 RMK LAST
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KIGQ
9nm SW | 050525Z AUTO 35009G18KT 10SM RA BKN010 OVC016 18/17 A2966 RMK AO2
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KVPZ
18nm SE | 050518Z AUTO 27006KT 7SM -RA BKN005 BKN019 OVC024 19/19 A2964 RMK AO2 P0006
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KGYY
3nm W | 050048Z 050124 04012G22KT 4SM RA BR SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 0105 1SM +RA BR BKN006 FM0600 33010KT 6SM BR OVC007 FM1400 33009KT P6SM SCT007 BKN015 OVC035 FM1900 06010KT P6SM SCT035 AMD NOT SKED 03Z-10Z
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