FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HEY |
| Lat/Long: | 31-20-45.6000N / 085-39-15.6000W 31-20.760000N / 085-39.260000W 31.3460000 / -85.6543333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 317 ft. / 97 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles SE of FORT RUCKER OZARK, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 36362 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | CAIRNS BASEOPS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [205-255-2314] FSS-ANNISTON ANB-NOTAM OZR |
| NOTAMs facility: | OZR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-0030, EXCP HOL |
| Pattern altitude: | TFC PAT: TFC PAT ALT 900' MSL. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white (unlighted land airport) |
Heliport Communications
| ATIS: | 141.375 |
| HANCHEY GROUND: | 149.6 225.575 [OPR 1245-0730Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TW, R.] |
| HANCHEY TOWER: | 141.8 387.7 [OPR 1245-0730Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TW, R.] |
| CAIRNS APPROACH: | 121.1 |
| CAIRNS DEPARTURE: | 121.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.075 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| RDR: | 134.1 135.4 229.6 242.6 |
| WX ASOS at DHN (11 nm E): | PHONE 334-983-5999 |
- APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/353.5 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HEYr181/(1.7) | | HANCHEY VOR | | 110.60 | | 02E |
| OZRr037/5.9 | | CAIRNS VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| RRSr286/12.0 | | WIREGRASS VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 02E |
| EDNr080/(13.1) | | ENTERPRISE VOR | | 116.60 | | 03W |
| UIAr087/(37.9) | | ANDALUSIA VOR | | 110.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HANCHEY | | 190/1.3 | | 221 | | 00E | | HYE | .... -.-- . |
| LOWE | | 104/4.6 | | 269 | | 03W | | LOR | .-.. --- .-. |
| RUCKR | | 049/11.0 | | 212 | | 00E | | OZ | --- --.. |
| BOLL WEEVIL | | 085/16.9 | | 352 | | 03E | | BVG | -... ...- --. |
| TRI COUNTY | | 357/29.8 | | 275 | | 02W | | BKK | -... -.- -.- |
| BRANTLEY | | 112/35.2 | | 410 | | 00E | | XBR | -..- -... .-. |
| SOYYA | | 324/36.0 | | 329 | | 02W | | SMY | ... -- -.-- |
| JUDD | | 088/37.8 | | 264 | | 02W | | JUY | .--- ..- -.-- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 500 x 50 ft. / 152 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY HANCHEY ARMY HELIPAD 9325 GUNSTON ROAD FT BELVOIR, VA 22060 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FUEL: 100, J8 |
| - | LGT: HI INTS ROT BCN, 60/80 WHITE FLASHES PER MIN. |
| - | OPR 1200-0630Z++MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TWR. SEE FLIP AP/1, FLT HAZ, FORT RUCKER. |
| - | RSTD: NO TRAN ACFT. |
| - | CAUTION: INTS STU TRNG. |
| - | (RWY LENGTH SOURCE DATE, RWY 17) HELICOPTER RWY |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| COPTER NDB OR GPS 176 | |
download (127KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLOR - Lowe Army Heliport (Fort Rucker) (5 nm W)
KOZR - Cairns Army Airfield (Fort Rucker) (5 nm SW)
71J - Blackwell Field Airport (5 nm N)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (11 nm E)
KEDN - Enterprise Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 03:56:43 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Jul-2008 22:56:43 |
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| METAR |
| KHEY | 090253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP073 T02500228 53015 $
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KOZR 5nm SW | 090255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02550229 53015 RVRNO
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KDHN 11nm E | 090253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW040 26/22 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02610217 53017
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| TAF |
KOZR 5nm SW | 090202 VRB05KT 9999 FEW050 SCT250 QNH3003INS TEMPO 1012 3200 BR SCT005 BECMG 1718 21005KT 6000 -TSRA BKN030CB QNH3007INS BECMG 0001 20005KT 9999 NSW SCT030 SCT150 BKN250 QNH3007INS T33/21Z T23/12Z
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KDHN 11nm E | 082331Z 090024 16005KT P6SM VCSH FEW035CB SCT150 FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW015 FEW150 FM0900 VRB04KT 6SM BR FEW002 SCT012 TEMPO 0912 3SM BR SCT002 FM1400 20006KT P6SM SCT020 SCT060 FM1700 21008KT P6SM SCT040CB SCT100 TEMPO 1923 3SM +TSRA BKN025CB
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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