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53IS Franklin Hospital Heliport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 53IS
Lat/Long: 38-00-34.0000N 088-55-07.0000W
38-00.566667N 088-55.116667W
38.0094444,-88.9186111
(estimated)
Elevation: 445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile N of BENTON, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 62812

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2004
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at MWA (16 nm S): 119.675 (618-942-8877)
WX AWOS-3PT at MVN (19 nm N): 118.2 (618-242-7933)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ENLr151/27.1CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JONNY013/10.538201EMW -- .--
WAYNE COUNTY228/32.725701WFWC ..-. .-- -.-.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
HELIPORT HAS FLOOD LGTS.
Latitude: 38-00.566667N
Longitude: 088-55.116667W
Elevation: 445.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FRANKLIN HOSPITAL
201 BAILEY LANE
BENTON, IL 62812
Phone 618-439-3161
Manager: DAVID THERY
201 BAILEY LANE
BENTON, IL 62812
Phone 618-439-3161

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 OBSTRUCTIONS ALL QUADRANTS.
- NOTIFY BENTON MUNI WHEN CONDUCTING OPNS.
- FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53IS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

H96 - Benton Municipal Airport (1 nm W)
KMWA - Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (16 nm S)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (19 nm N)
KPJY - Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport (21 nm W)
KMDH - Southern Illinois Airport (21 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Sep-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0611:06
Sunrise06:3211:32
Sunset19:1400:14
Evening civil twilight19:4100:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2025 14:11:56
Local (UTC-5)  08-Sep-2025 09:11:56
 
METAR
KMWA 
16nm S 		081247Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3030
KMVN 
19nm N 		081356Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP270 T01610083 PNO $
KMDH 
21nm SW 		081352Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP261 T01440089
KHSB 
21nm SE 		081355Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3032 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W T01510086
KENL 
32nm N 		081355Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A3032 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W T01650074
TAF
KMVN 
19nm N 		081125Z 0812/0912 03003KT P6SM SKC FM081400 09006KT P6SM SKC FM090000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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