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8A4 Indianapolis Downtown Heliport
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
VHPr105/10.5BRICKYARD VORTAC116.3001E
SHBr297/17.0SHELBYVILLE VORTAC112.0001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GREENWOOD343/8.439802WHFY .... ..-. -.--
METROPOLITAN207/11.333803WUMP ..- -- .--.
ZIONSVILLE159/11.424803WHZP .... --.. .--.
GREENCASTLE087/30.552103WTVX - ...- -..-
FRANKFORT150/35.827802WFKR ..-. -.- .-.
CRAWFORDSVILLE112/37.638802WCFJ -.-. ..-. .---
NEW CASTLE262/38.938502WUWL ..- .-- .-..

Heliport Services

Fuel available: A1+
SELF SERVE
Parking: 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: leftleft
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
7800 COL. H. WEIR. COOK MEMORIAL DR
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-487-5024
Manager: MIKE MEDVESCEK
7800 COL. H. WEIR. COOK MEMORIAL DR
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-955-1271

Heliport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
98% transient general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009

Additional Remarks

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.
A52-H1 BLDG AREA TO NE IS LGTD.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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)
2R2 - Hendricks County Airport-Gordon Graham Field (15 nm W)
KTYQ - Indianapolis Executive Airport (17 nm N)
KGEZ - Shelbyville Municipal Airport (19 nm SE)
 
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Photo by Bob Fitzpatrick, 08-Jul-1993

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5311:53
Sunrise07:2112:21
Sunset17:3622:36
Evening civil twilight18:0423:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 00:59:45
Local (UTC-5)  07-Nov-2009 19:59:45
 
METAR
KIND 
7nm SW 
072354Z 19004KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01670094 10211 20156 53021
KEYE 
8nm NW 
080053Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01440089
KTYQ 
17nm N 
080045Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3000 RMK AO2
KGEZ 
19nm SE 
080053Z AUTO 18005KT 6SM HZ CLR 14/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01390089
TAF
KIND 
7nm SW 
072321Z 0800/0906 21008KT P6SM SKC FM080800 19005KT 6SM BR SCT012 FM081400 16007KT P6SM SCT025 FM081800 18010KT P6SM SCT200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Indianapolis Airport Authority 317-955-1271
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Jet A 
$3.90 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Indianapolis Downtown Heliport

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 0.1 56-65
HILTON GARDEN INN INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 0.4 107-219
HAMPTON INN INDIANAPOLIS-DWTN CIRCLE CENTRE 0.5 118-214
THE COLUMBIA CLUB 0.5 119-159
CONRAD INDIANAPOLIS 0.5 159-479
OMNI SEVERIN HOTEL 0.6 119-180
CANTERBURY HOTEL - INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 0.6 209-499
SHERATON INDIANAPOLIS CITY CENTRE 0.6 119-199
EMBASSY SUITES INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 0.6 129-389
HILTON INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 0.6 161-269
CROWNE PLAZA INDIANAPOLIS - DOWNTOWN UNION STATION 0.6 119-209
THE WESTIN INDIANAPOLIS 0.7 109-349
HYATT REGENCY INDIANAPOLIS 0.7 158-409
MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 0.8 150-280
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS AT THE CAPITOL 0.9 119-259
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN ON THE CANAL 0.9 130-180
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES INDIANAPOLIS CITY CENTRE 0.9 100-162
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 1.0 259
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 1.0 
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN 1.0 
COMFORT SUITES CITY CENTRE 1.1 110-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Indianapolis Downtown Heliport

153 in Indianapolis
6 in Greenwood
1 in Avon
8 in Carmel
10 in Plainfield
3 in Brownsburg
7 in Fishers
 

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