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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-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0812:08
Sunrise06:3812:38
Sunset16:3722:37
Evening civil twilight17:0723:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 09:00:02
Local (UTC-6)  10-Nov-2009 03:00:02
 
METAR
KARR 
6nm NW 
100852Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM OVC090 09/04 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP284 T00940039 50001
KDPA 
13nm N 
100852Z 36006KT 10SM OVC090 09/04 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP283 T00940044 50000
KLOT 
13nm SE 
100845Z AUTO 04009KT 10SM SCT120 10/04 A3034 RMK AO2 T01010040
KJOT 
15nm SE 
100845Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM BKN070 BKN120 12/06 A3035 RMK AO2 T01200057
KC09 
17nm S 
100846Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM BKN060 BKN120 08/04 A3035 RMK AO2
TAF
KDPA 
13nm N 
100520Z 1006/1106 02008KT P6SM BKN090 OVC120 FM101500 05013KT P6SM BKN150 FM102200 04011KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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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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