AirNav: AR48 - Union Medical Center Heliport

AR48

Union Medical Center Heliport
El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	AR48
Lat/Long:	33-12-52.4660N 092-40-04.5630W 33-12.874433N 092-40.076050W 33.2145739,-92.6679342 (estimated)
Elevation:	265 ft. / 81 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	71730

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use, MEDICAL.
Activation date:	06/1986
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at ELD (7 nm W):

118.325 (870-862-3090)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ELDr116/4.6		EL DORADO VOR/DME		115.50		07E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
LADOS		142/5.2		418		03E		EL	. .-..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	non-standard BLUE CORNER LGTS.
Latitude:	33-12.874433N
Longitude:	092-40.076050W
Elevation:	265.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	UNION MEDICAL CENTER 700 WEST GROVE STREET EL DORADO, AR 71730 Phone 501-864-3200
Manager:	KEITH WARD 700 WEST GROVE STREET EL DORADO, AR 71730 Phone 870-864-3499

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	PAD SURROUNDED BY 3' FENCE.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AR48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KELD - South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (7 nm W)
KCDH - Harrell Field Airport (25 nm N)
KAGO - Ralph C Weiser Field Airport (28 nm W)
3M9 - Warren Municipal Airport/John B Frazer Jr. Field (36 nm NE)
KCRT - Z M Jack Stell Field Airport (40 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:21	11:21
Sunrise	06:47	11:47
Sunset	19:34	00:34
Evening civil twilight	19:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Sep-2025 22:02:50
Local (UTC-5)	02-Sep-2025 17:02:50

METAR

KELD
7nm W

022153Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 29/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02890189

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