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FA61 Shands Jacksonville Hospital Heliport
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: FA61
Lat/Long: 30-20-58.3900N 081-39-55.7100W
30-20.973167N 081-39.928500W
30.3495528,-81.6654750
(estimated)
Elevation: 25 ft. / 8 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (2010)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 32209

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use, MEDICAL.
Activation date: 05/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FDC (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR

Heliport Communications

JACKSONVILLE APPROACH: 124.9
WX AWOS-3 at NIP (7 nm S): 119.275
WX ASOS at CRG (8 nm E): 125.4 (904-646-4670)
WX AWOS-3 at HEG (8 nm SW): 119.275 (904-741-2224)
WX ASOS at JAX (9 nm N): 125.85 (904-549-9655)
WX AWOS-3 at VQQ (13 nm SW): 125.275 (904-778-6934)
WX AWOS-3 at FHB (19 nm NE): 118.075 (904-277-7323)
  • 123.025
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE INTL ATCT (JAX) 124.9.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CRGr278/8.1CRAIG VORTAC114.5003W
SGJr330/29.3ST AUGUSTINE VOR/DME109.4006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DINNS141/9.934406WJA .--- .-
REYNOLDS006/23.033807WRYD .-. -.-- -..

Heliport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface: concrete
ROOFTOP.
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 30-20.973167N
Longitude: 081-39.928500W
Elevation: 25.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: none

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SHANDS JACKSONVILLE HOSPITAL
655 WEST 8TH STREET, C-251
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209
Phone 904-244-0411
Manager: TONY HAYES
655 WEST 8TH STREET, C-251
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209
Phone 904-244-3400

Additional Remarks

A54-H1 LGTD 40FT ELEC POLES; LGTD/MRKD 165FT BLDG
- FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE APCH AT 904-741-0284.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FA61.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNIP - Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (7 nm S)
KCRG - Jacksonville Executive Airport at Craig (8 nm E)
KHEG - Herlong Recreational Airport (8 nm SW)
KJAX - Jacksonville International Airport (9 nm N)
KNRB - Mayport Naval Station (Adm David L. McDonald Field) (13 nm E)
KVQQ - Cecil Airport (13 nm SW)
KFHB - Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4311:43
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset18:1423:14
Evening civil twilight18:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Feb-2026 01:03:35
Local (UTC-5)  15-Feb-2026 20:03:35
 
METAR
KCRG 
8nm E 		160053Z 22014G22KT 10SM FEW010 18/17 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01830172 $
KNIP 
8nm S 		160053Z 21011G20KT 10SM SCT100 BKN250 18/17 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP085 T01830167 $
KHEG 
8nm SW 		160055Z AUTO 18011KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2980 RMK AO2 TSNO
KJAX 
9nm N 		160056Z 21015G21KT 10SM SCT010 BKN090 18/17 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP082 T01830167 $
KNEN 
10nm W 		152353Z AUTO 19011G24KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01890161 10261 20183 58008 PWINO $
KNRB 
13nm E 		160052Z AUTO 22015G22KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP082 T01830167 $
KVQQ 
14nm SW 		160050Z 19012KT 10SM BKN040 18/17 A2979
KFHB 
19nm NE 		160055Z AUTO 21012KT 10SM SCT013 17/16 A2978 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
TAF
KCRG 
8nm E 		152255Z 1523/1618 21013G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 FM160600 26009KT P6SM SCT008 BKN020 FM161100 32008KT P6SM OVC006 FM161500 02011G22KT P6SM BKN012
KNIP 
8nm S 		1523/1623 23015G25KT 9999 VCTS SCT012CB OVC040 520005 QNH2975INS TEMPO 1523/1603 VRB25G45KT 3200 SHRA BKN010 OVC025 FM160200 22012KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 OVC040 500000 QNH2974INS TEMPO 1602/1608 4800 SHRA SCT010 BKN025 FM160800 29009KT 9999 SCT006 OVC012 QNH2979INS TX20/1619Z TN15/1610Z FN00XXX
KJAX 
9nm N 		152255Z 1523/1618 21010G15KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 FM160600 26009KT P6SM SCT008 BKN020 FM161000 32008KT P6SM OVC006 FM161500 02011G22KT P6SM BKN012
KVQQ 
14nm SW 		152255Z 1523/1618 22012G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035 FM160600 25008KT P6SM SCT008 BKN020 TEMPO 1606/1610 BKN007 FM161000 32008KT P6SM OVC006 FM161600 02011KT P6SM BKN015
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