FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8A4 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-45-57.1550N / 086-08-55.9500W
39-45.952583N / 086-08.932500W
39.7658764 / -86.1488750
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 732 ft. / 223.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2000) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 46204 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1978 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1530, ALL SAT-SUN ON REQ
FOR ATTENDANT & INFO CALL 317-955-1271. FOR WEEK-END ASSISTANCE 317-487-5089. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT ODALS; PLASI; HIGH INTST PAD LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green-yellow (heliport) |
Heliport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.250 (317-955-3160) |
| INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH: | 125.275 |
| INDIANAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 125.275 |
| WX ASOS at IND (7 nm SW): | PHONE 317-241-0348 |
| WX ASOS at EYE (8 nm NW): | 121.575 (317-329-1754) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HFY (9 nm S): | 118.525 (317-882-5862) |
| WX AWOS-3 at UMP (11 nm NE): | 338 (317-842-3911) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MQJ (13 nm E): | 124.175 (317-335-3037) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TYQ (17 nm N): | 120.725 (317-769-3154) |
| WX ASOS at GEZ (19 nm SE): | 121.55 (317-398-0246) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VHPr105/10.5 | | BRICKYARD VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 01E |
| SHBr297/17.0 | | SHELBYVILLE VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 01E |
Heliport Services
| Fuel available: | A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR
MINOR REPAIRS AVBL ON REQ. CALL 317-487-5089. |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
| Visual slope indicator: | non-standard VASI system
NSTD PLASI - PULSATING APCH SLOPE INDICATOR - ON EAST APCH. | | |
| Approach lights: | ODALS WESTBND INGRSS | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | INDIANAPOLIS ARPT AUTH
2500 S HIGH SCHOOL RD STE 100
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-487-5024 |
| Manager: | MIKE MEDVESCEK
2500 S HIGH SCHOOL RD STE 100
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-955-1271 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 98% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | BLDG AREA TO NE IS LGTD. |
| - | OPNS SUB TO RULES & REGS FOR USE OF FACS & ARPTS PROMULGATED BY INDPLS ARPT AUTH. |
| - | INGRESS/EGRESS COORDN WITH INDPLS APCH CTL IS ENCOURAGED. - 125.275. |
| - | ARPT HAS NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CONTACT AMGR AT 317-955-1271. |
| - | ALL TFC REMAIN SOUTH OF HELIPORT; UTILIZE RR TRACKS & INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS FOR INGRESS/EGRESS. APCH & DEP ON EASTERLY OR WESTERLY HDGS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| COPTER RNAV (GPS) 291 | |
download (259KB) |
| COPTER VOR/DME 287 | |
download (265KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIND - Indianapolis International Airport (7 nm SW)
KEYE - Eagle Creek Airpark (8 nm NW)
KHFY - Greenwood Municipal Airport (9 nm S)
KUMP - Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (11 nm NE)
KMQJ - Mount Comfort Airport (13 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Fitzpatrick, 08-Jul-1993
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Aug-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2008 00:33:28 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-Aug-2008 20:33:28 |
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| METAR |
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KIND
7nm SW | 212354Z 12006KT 7SM BKN150 OVC200 27/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02670189 10283 20267 55008 $
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KEYE
8nm NW | 212353Z AUTO 15003KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02720183 10289 20267 55006
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KTYQ
17nm N | 220005Z AUTO 11003KT 5SM HZ CLR 25/21 A3006 RMK AO2
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KGEZ
19nm SE | 212353Z AUTO 14007G14KT 7SM FEW055 SCT075 26/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02610189 10278 20261 55004 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KIND
7nm SW | 212320Z 220024 16004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM1400 16009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080 FM1800 16010KT P6SM SCT040CB BKN090
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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