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IS74 Caterpillar Aurora Heliport
Montgomery, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: IS74
Lat/Long: 41-43-01.1050N / 088-21-33.2570W
41-43.018417N / 088-21.554283W
41.7169736 / -88.3592381
(estimated)
Elevation: 660 ft. / 201 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of MONTGOMERY, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 60543

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1981
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at ARR (6 nm NW): PHONE 630-466-4024
WX ASOS at DPA (12 nm NE): PHONE 630-584-2728
WX AWOS-3 at LOT (14 nm SE): 118.525 (815-588-4802)
WX AWOS-3 at JOT (15 nm SE): 119.975 (815-730-9560)
WX AWOS-3 at C09 (18 nm S): 118.175 (815-941-1815)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JOTr348/10.4JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E
DPAr180/10.4DUPAGE VOR/DME108.4002E
ORDr229/26.0CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME113.9002E
OBKr213/35.3NORTHBROOK VOR/DME113.0002W
EONr314/37.0PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
CGTr287/37.5CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEKALB132/20.320902WDKB -.. -.- -...
OTTAWA045/30.826601EOIX --- .. -..-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 10 x 10 ft. / 3 x 3 m
Surface: concrete
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CATERPILLAR INC
PO BOX 348
AURORA, IL 60507
Phone 708-859-5000

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IS74.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (6 nm NW)
1C5 - Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (10 nm E)
KDPA - Dupage Airport (12 nm NE)
KLOT - Lewis University Airport (14 nm SE)
KJOT - Joliet Regional Airport (15 nm SE)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport-James R. Washburn Field (18 nm S)
 
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From to IS74

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3912:39
Sunrise07:1113:11
Sunset16:2222:22
Evening civil twilight16:5322:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Dec-2009 13:13:26
Local (UTC-6)  10-Dec-2009 07:13:26
 
METAR
KARR 
6nm NW 
101252Z AUTO 26016KT 10SM CLR M18/M22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP142 T11781217
KDPA 
13nm N 
101252Z 25016G20KT 10SM CLR M17/M21 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 23027/1218 SLP131 T11671211 $
KLOT 
13nm SE 
101244Z AUTO 27019G27KT 10SM CLR M17/M21 A2989 RMK AO2 T11701209
KJOT 
15nm SE 
101244Z AUTO 24012G24KT 10SM CLR M17/M21 A2991 RMK AO2 T11671206
KC09 
17nm S 
101245Z AUTO 27017G23KT 10SM CLR M17/M21 A2993 RMK AO2
TAF
KDPA 
13nm N 
101132Z 1012/1112 24016G26KT P6SM SCT018 FM101700 25018G26KT P6SM SCT200 FM102300 25015KT P6SM SKC FM110800 25012KT P6SM SCT100

 
 

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Hotels near Caterpillar Aurora Heliport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICINN OSWEGO 2.3 135-190
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES CHICAGO-OSWEGO 2.6 87-167
COMFORT SUITES AURORA 3.9 189-190
HOLIDAY INN AURORA 4.9 85-134
CANDLEWOOD SUITES AURORA-NAPERVILLE 5.0 73-250
HAMPTON INN & SUITES AURORA 5.2 110-249
BAYMONT INN & SUITES CHICAGO/NORTH AURORA 5.5 74-148
SUPER 8 YORKVILLE 5.9 66-130

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 Caterpillar Aurora Heliport

8 in Aurora
4 in Warrenville
19 in Naperville
1 in Sandwich
7 in Saint Charles
5 in Romeoville
6 in Bolingbrook
5 in Lisle
1 in Glen Ellyn, CO
3 in Glen Ellyn
6 in Downers Grove
16 in Joliet
1 in Glendale Heights
 

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