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52IS

Dresden Power Station Heliport
Minooka, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	52IS
Lat/Long:	41-23-13.5000N 088-15-57.2000W 41-23.225000N 088-15.953333W 41.3870833,-88.2658889 (estimated)
Elevation:	509 ft. / 155 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles S of MINOOKA, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	60450

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	12/2003
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	FOR PERIMETER & FLOOD LGTS CALL 815-416-2940/41 OR 43.

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at C09 (7 nm W):	118.175 (815-941-1815)
WX AWOS-3 at JOT (9 nm NE):	119.975 (815-730-9560)
WX AWOS-3PT at LOT (15 nm NE):	126.675 (815-588-4802)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
JOTr164/9.8	JOLIET VOR/DME	112.30	02E
EONr286/22.5	PEOTONE VORTAC	113.20	02E
DPAr171/30.4	DUPAGE VOR/DME	114.55	02E
CGTr255/32.1	CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC	114.20	02E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	60 x 40 ft. / 18 x 12 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	PERI FLOOD LGTS
Latitude:	41-23.225000N
Longitude:	088-15.953333W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION DRESDEN POWER STATION, 6500 N DRESDEN RD. MORRIS, IL 61364 Phone 815-416-3600
Manager:	JOHN HALIORAN 6500 N. DRESDEN RD MORRIS, IL 61364 Phone 815-416-3909 OR 815-416-2940.

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	58 FT POWER LINE 235 FT W, 292 FT STACK 1261 FT NW, 18 FT BLDG, 169 FT W, 43 FT TREES 175 FT N & 49 FT TREE 226 FT W OF PAD.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 52IS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C09 - Morris Municipal Airport/James R Washburn Field (7 nm W)
KLOT - Lewis University Airport (15 nm NE)
1C5 - Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (20 nm N)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (26 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:33	10:33
Sunrise	06:02	11:02
Sunset	19:41	00:41
Evening civil twilight	20:10	01:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2026 19:29:38
Local (UTC-5)	23-Apr-2026 14:29:38

METAR

KC09 7nm W	231915Z AUTO 20012G21KT 10SM SCT060 27/12 A2981 RMK AO2 T02700122
KJOT 9nm NE	231915Z AUTO 21009G16KT 10SM SCT060 28/13 A2983 RMK AO2 T02760130
KLOT 16nm NE	231845Z 19019G23KT 10SM FEW055 27/14 A2985

TAF

KDPA 32nm N	231726Z 2318/2418 19014G24KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM240100 17012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 WS020/20045KT FM240700 20012G21KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC080 PROB30 2407/2409 27020G35KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025 OVC050CB FM241200 24012KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 BKN100
KMDW 33nm NE	231726Z 2318/2424 19014G24KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM240100 18013G22KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM240800 20012G21KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC080 PROB30 2408/2410 27020G35KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025 OVC050CB FM241300 24012KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 BKN100 FM241800 25011KT P6SM BKN040 FM242100 31010KT P6SM FEW050
KORD 39nm NE	231726Z 2318/2424 19014G24KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM240100 18013G22KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM240800 20012G21KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC080 PROB30 2408/2410 27020G35KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025 OVC050CB FM241300 24012KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 BKN100 FM241800 25011KT P6SM BKN040 FM242100 31010KT P6SM FEW050

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