FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 APRIL 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 53MI |
| Lat/Long: | 42-35-35.9000N / 083-29-59.8000W
42-35.598333N / 083-29.996667W
42.5933056 / -83.4999444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 982 ft. / 299 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of COMMERCE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48382 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/2004 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | THREE COLORED FLASHING BCN ON THE ROOF OF THE WEST END OF THE MAIN BLDG SOUTH OF THE HELIPORT. NORTH ENTRANCE CORNERS AND WEST CORNER OF THE BLDG ARE MARKED WITH RED LIGHTS. |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at PTK (6 nm NE): | PHONE 248-666-1818 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VLL (15 nm E): | 119.475 (248-288-4649) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PSIr170/6.6 | | PONTIAC VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 03W |
| SVMr024/11.8 | | SALEM VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 03W |
| DXOr351/23.6 | | DETROIT VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 06W |
| FNTr160/24.9 | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
| CRLr360/32.8 | | CARLETON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| YQGr311/36.2 | | WINDSOR VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOWELL | | 101/21.4 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
| GROSSE ILE | | 339/33.3 | | 419 | | 07W | | RYS | .-. -.-- ... |
| TECUMSEH | | 033/37.7 | | 239 | | 06W | | TCU | - -.-. ..- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. tower, lighted, 500 ft. from runway | | |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER
HURON VALLEY SINAI HOSPITAL, 1 WILLIAM CARLS DRIVE
COMMERCE, MI 48382
Phone 248-937-3334 |
| Manager: | JAMES A. WILLIAMS
1 WILLIAM CARLS DRIVE
COMMERCE, MI 48382
Phone 248-937-3334 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NUMEROUS LGT POLES ALL QUADRANTS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 53MI.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTK - Oakland County International Airport (6 nm NE)
Y47 - Oakland Southwest Airport (8 nm SW)
KVLL - Oakland/Troy Airport (15 nm E)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (15 nm S)
9G2 - Price's Airport (18 nm NW)
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Times for 16-May-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2012 20:47:32 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-May-2012 16:47:32 |
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KPTK
6nm NE | 161753Z 35012G21KT 10SM FEW055 SCT200 BKN250 14/01 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 36026/1701 SLP170 T01440011 10156 20094 51004
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KVLL
15nm E | 161834Z AUTO 36009G16KT 340V040 10SM CLR 17/00 A3007 RMK AO2 T01690001
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KPTK
6nm NE | 161733Z 1618/1718 36013G20KT P6SM SCT040 FM162000 34010KT P6SM SCT060 FM170100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM171400 04005KT P6SM BKN250
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