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5Q2 USFS Chester Heliport
Chester, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 5Q2
Lat/Long: 40-17-18.5830N 121-14-35.8740W
40-17.309717N 121-14.597900W
40.2884953,-121.2432983
(estimated)
Elevation: 4526 ft. / 1380 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of CHESTER, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 96020

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1972
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: JUNE-OCT 0900-1800
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at O05 (0.4 nm S): 118.275 (530-230-0642)

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H2

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: concrete
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: U.S. FOREST SERVICE
Manager: PETE MARTENS, FOREST AVIATION OFFR
BOX 767
CHESTER, CA 96020
Phone 530-258-5106

Additional Remarks

- PADS 75'APART.
- FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5Q2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

O05 - Rogers Field Airport (0 nm S)
KSVE - Susanville Municipal Airport (31 nm E)
KCIC - Chico Regional Airport (41 nm SW)
KRBL - Red Bluff Municipal Airport (47 nm W)
O02 - Nervino Airport (50 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2714:27
Sunrise06:5714:57
Sunset16:4400:44
Evening civil twilight17:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Nov-2025 12:26:14
Local (UTC-8)  19-Nov-2025 04:26:14
 
METAR
KSVE 
31nm E 		191215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC016 00/00 A3000 RMK A01 P000
KCIC 
41nm SW 		190755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC040 10/09 A3002 RMK AO1
KO54 
47nm W 		191215Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN003 OVC015 07/07 A3000 RMK A01
KRBL 
47nm W 		191154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW030 OVC038 11/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01110100 10111 20094 51004 $
TAF
KRBL 
47nm W 		191120Z 1912/2012 VRB03KT P6SM OVC035 FM192000 17006KT P6SM BKN035 FM200400 17010KT P6SM -RA BKN025 OVC050
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