FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JANUARY 2020
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 48382 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/2004 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FDC (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| 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): | 125.025 (248-886-8551) |
| 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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| 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 VOR/DME | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| YQGr311/36.2 | | WINDSOR VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 |
| Latitude: | 42-35.598333N | | |
| Longitude: | 083-29.996667W | | |
| Elevation: | 982.0 ft. | | |
| 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: | VHS - 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. |
| - | FOR CD CTC DETROIT APPROACH AT 800-499-8181. |
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 (17 nm NW)
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Times for 21-Jan-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunrise | | 07:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Jan-2020 02:30:25 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Jan-2020 21:30:25 |
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| METAR |
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KPTK
6nm NE | 220153Z 23006KT 10SM BKN240 M05/M09 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP316 T10501089
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KVLL
15nm E | 220216Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR M04/M08 A3046 RMK AO2 T10401077
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KPTK
6nm NE | 212120Z 2121/2218 27012KT P6SM BKN250 FM220000 26008KT P6SM BKN030 FM220200 22006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250
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