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IS74 Caterpillar Aurora Heliport
Montgomery, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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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Area around IS74 (Caterpillar Aurora Heliport)
 
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From to IS74

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5209:52
Sunrise05:2610:26
Sunset20:3001:30
Evening civil twilight21:0402:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 22:53:57
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 17:53:57
 
METAR
KARR 
6nm NW 
052152Z AUTO 28008KT 9SM FEW049 BKN100 26/17 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 P0001 T02560167
KDPA 
13nm N 
052152Z AUTO 25012KT 10SM FEW050 SCT060 BKN075 27/16 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02720156
KLOT 
13nm SE 
052223Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2988 RMK AO2
KJOT 
15nm SE 
052225Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM SCT110 27/15 A2989 RMK AO2 T02680148
KC09 
17nm S 
052227Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM SCT050 SCT110 27/16 A2989 RMK AO2
TAF
KDPA 
13nm N 
051929Z 0519/0618 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 FM052200 30004KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM060100 02003KT P6SM SCT045 FM060300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM060800 00000KT P6SM MIFG SKC FM061200 29007KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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Hotels near Caterpillar Aurora Heliport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICINN OSWEGO 2.4 135-190
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES CHICAGO-OSWEGO 2.6 
COMFORT SUITES AURORA 3.9 109-129
HOLIDAY INN AURORA 4.9 
CANDLEWOOD SUITES AURORA CHICA 5.0 
HAMPTON INN & SUITES AURORA 5.2 129-179
BAYMONT INN & SUITES CHICAGO/NORTH AURORA 5.5 79-99
SUPER 8 MOTEL - YORKVILLE 5.8 66-116

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
17 in Naperville
7 in Saint Charles
5 in Romeoville
1 in Sandwich
4 in Bolingbrook
5 in Lisle
1 in Glen Ellyn, CO
3 in Glen Ellyn
6 in Downers Grove
14 in Joliet
1 in Glendale Heights
 

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