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8IN5

Portage Community Hospital Heliport
Portage, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8IN5
Lat/Long:	41-32-49.2100N 087-11-03.9300W 41-32.820167N 087-11.065500W 41.5470028,-87.1844250 (estimated)
Elevation:	640 ft. / 195 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles S of PORTAGE, IN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	46368

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/2004
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at VPZ (10 nm SE):	125.875 (219-531-1770)
WX AWOS-3PT at GYY (11 nm W):	134.575 (219-944-0010)
WX AWOS-3PT at IGQ (16 nm W):	124.925 (708-889-6319)
WX AWOS-3 at MGC (19 nm NE):	128.450 (219-878-1106)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CGTr081/17.5		CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC		114.20		02E
EONr057/32.0		PEOTONE VORTAC		113.20		02E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SEDLY		295/14.9		212		02W		VP	...- .--.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	41-32.820167N
Longitude:	087-11.065500W
Elevation:	640.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PORTER HOSPITAL LLC 3630 WILLOW CREEK RD PORTAGE, IN 46368 Phone 219-364-3661
Manager:	JOSEPH ORTT 85 EAST US HWY 6 VALPARAISO, IN 46363 Phone (219) 983-8579 DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES FOR NORTHWEST HEALTH

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	TREES, POLES AND POWERLINES IN THE APCH AND DEP ROUTES.
-	OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8IN5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (4 nm W)
KVPZ - Porter County Regional Airport (10 nm SE)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (10 nm W)
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (11 nm W)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
KMGC - Michigan City Municipal Airport-Phillips Field (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	11:10
Sunrise	06:38	11:38
Sunset	19:09	00:09
Evening civil twilight	19:37	00:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Mar-2026 14:04:57
Local (UTC-5)	29-Mar-2026 09:04:57

METAR

KGYY 11nm W	291350Z 21009G19KT 10SM BKN110 09/M03 A3025
KIGQ 16nm W	291355Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM OVC110 07/M02 A3026 RMK AO2 T00731022
KMGC 19nm NE	291355Z AUTO 20011G18KT 10SM OVC120 07/M03 A3027 RMK AO2

TAF

KGYY
11nm W

291120Z 2912/3012 20009KT P6SM BKN100 FM291700 20013G21KT P6SM BKN200 FM300000 19008KT P6SM SCT050

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