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FA61 Shands Jacksonville Hospital Heliport
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 05-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1510:15
Sunrise06:4110:41
Sunset20:0600:06
Evening civil twilight20:3200:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-May-2026 15:40:16
Local (UTC-4)  05-May-2026 11:40:16
 
METAR
KCRG 
8nm E 		051453Z 12008KT 090V160 10SM CLR 25/13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02500133 51008
KNIP 
8nm S 		051453Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW035 SCT250 24/14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02440144 51008 $
KHEG 
8nm SW 		051515Z AUTO VRB03G10KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3007 RMK AO2 TSNO
KJAX 
9nm N 		051456Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW035 SCT250 26/13 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02560128 51006
KNEN 
10nm W 		051353Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP241 T02390144 $
KNRB 
13nm E 		051452Z 12008KT 10SM FEW040 FEW250 24/14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02440139 51012
KVQQ 
14nm SW 		051450Z 10005KT 10SM FEW050 25/15 A3005
KFHB 
19nm NE 		051515Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KCRG 
8nm E 		051120Z 0512/0612 12006KT P6SM SCT250 FM051900 11013KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM060100 15006KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250
KNIP 
8nm S 		050700Z 0507/0607 VRB05KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2995INS FM051400 13008KT 9999 FEW040 SCT250 QNH2999INS BECMG 0520/0522 12014G22KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2991INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0507 TIL 0509 TX29/0519Z TN17/0509Z FN00282
KJAX 
9nm N 		051120Z 0512/0612 14005KT P6SM SCT250 FM052000 11012KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM060100 15006KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250
KNRB 
13nm E 		050700Z 0507/0607 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS BECMG 0514/0516 12012KT 9999 FEW050 SCT250 QNH3000INS BECMG 0520/0522 13010G19KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2994INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0507 TIL 0510 TX26/0519Z TN19/0510Z FN00282
KVQQ 
14nm SW 		051120Z 0512/0612 14005KT P6SM SCT250 FM052000 11012KT P6SM SCT045 SCT250 FM060100 15005KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
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