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53IS

Franklin Hospital Heliport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
ENLr151/27.1		CENTRALIA VORTAC		115.00		04E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
JONNY		013/10.5		382		01E		MW	-- .--
WAYNE COUNTY		228/32.7		257		01W		FWC	..-. .-- -.-.

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:	left	left

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 16-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:53	10:53
Sunrise	06:20	11:20
Sunset	19:31	00:31
Evening civil twilight	19:58	00:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Apr-2025 23:46:14
Local (UTC-5)	16-Apr-2025 18:46:14

METAR

KMWA 16nm S	162245Z 13006KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A3004
KMVN 19nm N	162256Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 20/02 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02000022
KMDH 21nm SW	162252Z 20012KT 10SM CLR 20/02 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02000017
KHSB 21nm SE	162335Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A3004 RMK AO2 T01950031
KENL 32nm N	162335Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3003 RMK AO2 T01930026

TAF

KMVN
19nm N

161726Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM162300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM170900 16005KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 1709/1712 P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM171200 14007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN070 FM171500 16011G19KT P6SM -SHRA BKN011 FM171700 16015G27KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035

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