FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TF8 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-33-33.0000N / 087-48-21.0000W
41-33.550000N / 087-48.350000W
41.5591667 / -87.8058333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 760 ft. / 232 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (1995) |
| From city: | 20 miles SSW of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 60477 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1999 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) |
| NOTAMs facility: | IKK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTENDED |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Heliport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (12 nm E): | 119.275 (708-895-9526) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LOT (13 nm W): | 118.525 (815-588-4802) |
| WX ASOS at MDW (14 nm N): | PHONE 773-581-8094 |
| WX AWOS-3 at JOT (17 nm W): | 119.975 (815-730-9560) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GYY (18 nm E): | PHONE 219-944-0010 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CGTr284/10.9 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| EONr356/17.4 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
| JOTr086/23.0 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| ORDr168/26.1 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| IKKr004/29.2 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| DPAr127/31.4 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ERMIN | | 173/9.7 | | 332 | | 01W | | HK | .... -.- |
| KEDZI | | 206/12.1 | | 248 | | 01W | | MX | -- -..- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
60 FT BY 60 FT HELICOPTER PARKING PAD LOCATED 75 FT NORTH OF LNDG PAD. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | FATO MEASURES 100 FT BY 100 FT. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF TINLEY PARK
16250 S. OAK PARK AVENUE
TINLEY PARK, IL 60477
Phone 708-444-5000
24 HR NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER 708-532-9111. |
| Manager: | SCOTT NIEHAUS
16250 S.OAK PARK AVENUE
TINLEY PARK, IL 60477
Phone 708-444-5000 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 30/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 32 FT UNLIT PLINES 95 FT SOUTH; 40 FT BLDG 120 FT NW; & 33 FT LGTD POLES 293 FT W; 90 FT LGTD TWR 250 FT NW OF PAD. |
| - | INGRESS/EGRESS ROUTES ARE 090 DEGS & 270 DEGS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at TF8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C56 - Bult Field Airport (12 nm SE)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (12 nm E)
KLOT - Lewis University Airport (13 nm W)
KMDW - Chicago Midway International Airport (14 nm N)
1C5 - Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (17 nm NW)
KJOT - Joliet Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (18 nm E)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (18 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunrise | | 05:24 | | 10:24 |
| Sunset | | 20:27 | | 01:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 02:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 22:41:39 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 17:41:39 |
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| METAR |
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KIGQ
12nm E | 052205Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM SCT055 28/14 A2988 RMK AO2
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KLOT
14nm W | 052203Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM SCT050 SCT075 SCT120 26/16 A2989 RMK AO2
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KMDW
14nm N | 052151Z 23006KT 10SM SCT060 BKN080 27/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP108 T02670133 $
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KJOT
16nm W | 052205Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 27/15 A2989 RMK AO2 T02730150
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KGYY
18nm E | 052147Z 05005KT 10SM SCT060 27/11 A2986
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KMDW
14nm N | 051720Z 0518/0618 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM052200 33004KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM060100 03004KT P6SM SCT045 FM060300 34003KT P6SM SKC FM060800 00000KT P6SM MIFG SKC FM061200 29005KT P6SM SKC
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KGYY
18nm E | 051720Z 0518/0618 04004KT P6SM SCT035 FM060100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM060300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM060800 00000KT P6SM MIFG SKC FM061200 29005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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