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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 08-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5610:56
Sunrise06:2511:25
Sunset19:2500:25
Evening civil twilight19:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Apr-2026 15:11:45
Local (UTC-5)  08-Apr-2026 10:11:45
 
METAR
KUGN 
19nm E 		081451Z 16013G21KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00611006 58024
KPWK 
21nm SE 		081452Z 18013KT 10SM FEW090 FEW110 08/M03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00831033 58019
K06C 
21nm S 		081455Z AUTO 18013G17KT 10SM SCT080 SCT090 09/M02 A3022 RMK AO2 T00851025
KBUU 
22nm N 		081450Z AUTO 17010G20KT 10SM SCT075 BKN085 08/M02 A3017 RMK AO2 T00771021 PWINO
KENW 
23nm NE 		081453Z 16011G25KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A3020
KDPA 
24nm S 		081452Z 16018KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3020 RMK AO2 PK WND 16028/1421 SLP233 T00781022 58016
KORD 
25nm SE 		081451Z 18014G22KT 10SM FEW050 SCT150 BKN250 09/M04 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP237 T00891039 58017
K57C 
29nm N 		081455Z AUTO 17013G20KT 10SM BKN075 07/M02 A3016 RMK AO2 T00691024
KDKB 
30nm SW 		081455Z AUTO 16019G24KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3019 RMK AO2 T00791010
KRAC 
34nm NE 		081453Z AUTO 17015G25KT 10SM BKN085 04/M01 A3022 RMK AO2 PK WND 16028/1432 SLP241 60000 T00441006 58023
TAF
KENW 
23nm NE 		081156Z 0812/0912 15012G22KT P6SM BKN070 OVC090 WS020/18045KT TEMPO 0812/0815 -SHRA OVC060 FM081500 16016G26KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM081800 19021G30KT P6SM FEW250 FM090400 20015G24KT 6SM -SHRA OVC070 WS020/21050KT FM090900 25009KT P6SM BKN060
KDPA 
24nm S 		081126Z 0812/0912 15011KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 OVC100 FM081300 16014G24KT P6SM FEW080 BKN200 FM081800 19020G32KT P6SM SCT150 FM090000 20015G25KT P6SM SCT080 SCT150 FM090500 20014G24KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT050 BKN100 FM091000 22013KT P6SM BKN100
KORD 
25nm SE 		081126Z 0812/0918 15011KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 OVC100 FM081300 16014G24KT P6SM FEW080 BKN200 FM081800 19020G32KT P6SM SCT150 FM090000 20015G25KT P6SM SCT080 SCT150 FM090600 20014G24KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT050 BKN100 FM091100 22013KT P6SM BKN100 FM091500 26010KT P6SM FEW200
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