FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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)
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 10-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 07:20:13 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Nov-2009 01:20:13 |
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| METAR |
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KGYY
3nm W | 100345Z 02008KT 100SM BKN120 OVC250 11/07 A3034 RMK LAST
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KIGQ
9nm SW | 100644Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM SCT080 11/05 A3035 RMK AO2
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KVPZ
18nm SE | 100653Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM FEW060 09/08 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP271 T00940078
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KGYY
3nm W | 092332Z 1000/1024 04008KT P6SM BKN080 FM101500 05013KT P6SM BKN150 FM102100 06008KT P6SM SKC
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