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5IS8 Northwestern Medicine Hospital McHenry Heliport
Mc Henry, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5IS8
Lat/Long: 42-19-00.5900N 088-16-49.2200W
42-19.009833N 088-16.820333W
42.3168306,-88.2803389
(estimated)
Elevation: 815 ft. / 248 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of MC HENRY, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 60050

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use, MEDICAL USE.
Activation date: 10/1984
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: HELIPAD LGTD WITH PERIMETER LGTS.
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at UGN (19 nm E): PHONE 847-782-0876

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OBKr293/15.7NORTHBROOK VOR/DME113.0002W
DPAr005/25.8DUPAGE VOR/DME114.5502E
JVLr109/39.3JANESVILLE VOR/DME114.3003E

Heliport Services

Fuel available: A
A:FUEL FOR PVT USE OF BASED HELICOPTERS.

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 65 x 65 ft. / 20 x 20 m
Surface: concrete
CONC PAD WITHIN 100 X 100'SOD APRON.
Runway edge lights: PERI
Operational restrictions: INGRESS/EGRESS 110-300 DEG.
Latitude: 42-19.027500N
Longitude: 088-16.800000W
Elevation: 815.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H2

Dimensions: 48 x 48 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Runway edge lights: PERI
Operational restrictions: INGRESS/EGRESS 090-270 DEG.
Latitude: 42-19.015000N
Longitude: 088-16.799833W
Elevation: 815.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H3

Dimensions: 45 x 45 ft. / 14 x 14 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete
Latitude: 42-18.987000N
Longitude: 088-16.861167W
Elevation: 815.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE HOSP MCHENRY
4201 MEDICAL CNTR DR
MC HENRY, IL 60050
Phone 815-344-5000
Manager: MIKE BUCHCANON
4201 MEDICAL CNTR DR
MC HENRY, IL 60050
Phone 815-759-1622
EXT 760.

Additional Remarks

- LMTD USE TO HELI TRNSPG MEDICAL PATIENTS.
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
A52-H1 93'BLDG 180'NW; 84'PLINES 3200'WEST.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5IS8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

10C - Galt Field Airport (7 nm NW)
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (7 nm S)
C81 - Campbell Airport (9 nm E)
KUGN - Waukegan National Airport (19 nm E)
KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport (21 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3811:38
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset18:1323:13
Evening civil twilight18:4123:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Oct-2026 13:17:15
Local (UTC-5)  14-Oct-2026 08:17:15
 
METAR
KUGN 
19nm E 		141251Z 03003KT 10SM BKN012 16/15 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01560150
KPWK 
21nm SE 		141259Z 02004KT 10SM FEW009 SCT014 OVC023 17/16 A3005 RMK AO2 T01670161
K06C 
21nm S 		141255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN008 BKN015 OVC055 17/16 A3003 RMK AO2 T01660163
KBUU 
22nm N 		141255Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM OVC011 16/14 A3004 RMK AO2 T01580142
KENW 
23nm NE 		141253Z 02005KT 10SM BKN039 15/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01500144
KDPA 
24nm S 		141301Z 01004KT 10SM SCT008 BKN009 OVC055 17/16 A3003 RMK AO2 T01670156
KORD 
25nm SE 		141251Z 02012KT 9SM SCT008 BKN055 OVC120 17/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01720156
K57C 
29nm N 		141255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC006 A3003 RMK AO2
KDKB 
30nm SW 		141255Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC006 16/16 A3005 RMK AO2 T01620162
KRAC 
34nm NE 		141253Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM BKN012 OVC020 16/14 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01560139
TAF
KENW 
23nm NE 		141120Z 1412/1512 02006KT P6SM BKN025 FM141900 04010KT P6SM BKN050 FM150600 09009KT P6SM BKN015
KDPA 
24nm S 		141120Z 1412/1512 03011KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1412/1415 5SM -DZ BR BKN006 FM150700 10010KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035
KORD 
25nm SE 		141120Z 1412/1518 03011KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1412/1415 5SM -DZ BR BKN005 FM150600 10010KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM151600 10011KT 6SM -SHRA SCT010 OVC020
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