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8IL6 Kingdon RLA-H Heliport
El Paso, Illinois, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8IL6
Lat/Long: 40-46-10.4100N 088-56-56.8500W
40-46.173500N 088-56.947500W
40.7695583,-88.9491250
(estimated)
Elevation: 713 ft. / 217 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles NE of EL PASO, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 61738

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2022
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at PNT (17 nm NE): 119.675 (815-844-0923)
WX AWOS-3PT at BMI (18 nm S): 135.35 (309-661-9478)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RBSr286/37.5ROBERTS VOR/DME116.8002E
PIAr078/38.7PEORIA VORTAC115.2004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
EGROW348/13.033403WLH .-.. ....

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: turf
Latitude: 40-46.173500N
Longitude: 088-56.947500W
Elevation: 713.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DON KINGDON
1221 COUNTY ROAD 3100 E
EL PASO, IL 61738
Phone 309-261-0158
Manager: DON KINGDON
1221 COUNTY ROAD 3100 E
EL PASO, IL 61738
Phone 309-261-0158
DKINGDONINC@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8IL6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPNT - Pontiac Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KBMI - Central Illinois Regional Airport/Bloomington-Normal (18 nm S)
C75 - Marshall County Airport (25 nm NW)
3MY - Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (30 nm W)
KPIA - General Downing - Peoria International Airport (34 nm W)
  
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From to 8IL6

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2412:24
Sunrise06:5212:52
Sunset17:2823:28
Evening civil twilight17:5623:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Feb-2026 11:21:00
Local (UTC-6)  14-Feb-2026 05:21:00
 
METAR
KPNT 
17nm NE 		141042Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO
KBMI 
18nm S 		141056Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00061033
KC75 
25nm NW 		141055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 T10081037
TAF
KBMI 
18nm S 		140520Z 1406/1506 19006KT P6SM SCT250 FM141800 17006KT P6SM BKN150 FM150100 15006KT P6SM OVC050
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