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RI08

South County Hospital Heliport
Wakefield, Rhode Island, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	RI08
Lat/Long:	41-25-50.3700N 071-29-52.9900W 41-25.839500N 071-29.883167W 41.4306583,-71.4980528 (estimated)
Elevation:	26 ft. / 8 m (estimated)
Variation:	15W (1985)
From city:	1 mile S of WAKEFIELD, RI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	02879

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use, CTC MGR PRIOR TO USE.
Activation date:	02/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at OQU (11 nm N):	PHONE 401-294-2197
WX ASOS at UUU (11 nm NE):	132.075 (401-846-5910)
WX ASOS at WST (15 nm W):	132.375 (401-596-9543)
WX AWOS-3PT at BID (16 nm S):	134.775 (401-466-5495)
WX ASOS at PVD (18 nm N):	124.2 (401-734-2818)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SEYr028/16.2	SANDY POINT VOR/DME	117.80	15W
PVDr204/17.9	PROVIDENCE VOR/DME	115.60	14W
ORWr123/23.8	NORWICH VOR/DME	110.00	14W
GONr090/25.7	GROTON VOR/DME	110.85	14W
PUTr168/35.1	PUTNAM VOR/DME	117.40	14W
MVYr288/39.9	MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME	114.50	15W

Heliport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:

100 x 40 ft. / 30 x 12 m

Surface:

asphalt

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

/2001

Runway edge lights:

FLD

Latitude:

41-25.839500N

Longitude:

071-29.883167W

Elevation:

26.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PAUL DESMARAIS 100 KENYON AVENUE WAKEFIELD, RI 02879 Phone (401) 788-1427
Manager:	GREG PARISEAULT 100 KENYON AVENUE WAKEFIELD, RI 02879-4216 Phone 401-788-2450

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	52 FT BLDG 160 FT E; 300 FT LGTD TWR 260 FT SE; 60 FT BLDG 300 FT NE.
-	FOR CD CTC PROVIDENCE APCH AT 401-738-8945, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at RI08.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOQU - Quonset State Airport (11 nm N)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (11 nm NE)
KWST - Westerly State Airport (15 nm W)
KBID - Block Island State Airport (16 nm S)
KPVD - Rhode Island TF Green International Airport (18 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	09:51
Sunrise	06:19	10:19
Sunset	19:09	23:09
Evening civil twilight	19:37	23:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Sep-2026 18:57:41
Local (UTC-4)	07-Sep-2026 14:57:41

METAR

KOQU 11nm N	071835Z AUTO 34009KT 10SM SCT065 26/10 A3002 RMK AO2
KWST 14nm W	071853Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02560106
KBID 16nm S	071756Z AUTO 26011KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 6//// T02390150 10239 20172 58014
KPVD 17nm N	071851Z 33008KT 10SM FEW070 27/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02670094 $

TAF

KPVD
17nm N

071720Z 0718/0818 33011KT P6SM FEW030 FM080000 30006KT P6SM SKC

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