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53IS Franklin Hospital Heliport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 53IS
Lat/Long: 38-00-34.0000N 088-55-07.0000W
38-00.566667N 088-55.116667W
38.0094444,-88.9186111
(estimated)
Elevation: 445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile N of BENTON, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 62812

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2004
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: COLUMBIA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at MWA (16 nm S): 119.675 (618-942-8877)
WX AWOS-3PT at MVN (19 nm N): 118.2 (618-242-7933)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ENLr151/27.1CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JONNY013/10.538201EMW -- .--
WAYNE COUNTY228/32.725701WFWC ..-. .-- -.-.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
HELIPORT HAS FLOOD LGTS.
Latitude: 38-00.566667N
Longitude: 088-55.116667W
Elevation: 445.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FRANKLIN HOSPITAL
201 BAILEY LANE
BENTON, IL 62812
Phone 618-439-3161
Manager: DAVID THERY
201 BAILEY LANE
BENTON, IL 62812
Phone 618-439-3161

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 OBSTRUCTIONS ALL QUADRANTS.
- NOTIFY BENTON MUNI WHEN CONDUCTING OPNS.
- FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53IS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

H96 - Benton Municipal Airport (1 nm W)
KMWA - Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (16 nm S)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (19 nm N)
KPJY - Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport (21 nm W)
KMDH - Southern Illinois Airport (21 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4212:42
Sunrise07:1213:12
Sunset16:4222:42
Evening civil twilight17:1123:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Dec-2025 09:18:49
Local (UTC-6)  27-Dec-2025 03:18:49
 
METAR
KMWA 
16nm S 		270855Z AUTO 02003KT 4SM BR OVC010 07/07 A2997 RMK AO2 T00720066
KMVN 
19nm N 		270856Z AUTO 08004KT 8SM OVC006 09/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP153 T00890078 53003 $
KMDH 
21nm SW 		270902Z AUTO 01003KT 1 3/4SM BR CLR 07/07 A2996 RMK AO2 T00720072
KHSB 
21nm SE 		270855Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM OVC011 10/08 A2996 RMK AO2 T00990079
KENL 
32nm N 		270855Z AUTO RMK AO2 6//// PWINO PNO TSNO
TAF
KMVN 
19nm N 		270520Z 2706/2806 00000KT 4SM BCFG SCT010 TEMPO 2706/2710 1SM BCFG BKN010 FM271000 00000KT 1SM BCFG BKN006 TEMPO 2710/2714 1/4SM FG VV002 FM271400 08004KT 2SM BCFG BKN004 FM271900 12007KT P6SM BKN008 FM272100 15008KT P6SM BKN012
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