FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | 03W (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 |
| HEYr186/(1.7) | | HANCHEY VOR | | 110.60 | | 03W |
| OZRr042/5.9 | | CAIRNS VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03W |
| 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 | | 193/1.3 | | 221 | | 03W | | HYE | .... -.-- . |
| LOWE | | 104/4.6 | | 269 | | 03W | | LOR | .-.. --- .-. |
| RUCKR | | 049/11.0 | | 212 | | 00E | | OZ | --- --.. |
| BOLL WEEVIL | | 092/16.8 | | 352 | | 03W | | BVG | -... ...- --. |
| SPRING HILL | | 144/26.1 | | 281 | | 03W | | XNE | -..- -. . |
| 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: | 467 x 50 ft. / 142 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 17/35) 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| COPTER NDB RWY 17 | |
download (168KB) |
| COPTER RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (92KB) |
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)
0J6 - Headland Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 23:20:54 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 18:20:54 |
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| METAR |
| KHEY | 052124Z AUTO 25008G17KT 10SM VCTS FEW049 35/22 A2984 RMK AO2 TSE06B18 T03500217 $
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KLOR 5nm W | 052253Z AUTO A2980 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO TSNO PNO $
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KOZR 5nm SW | 052255Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM FEW080 31/21 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 21030/2216 SLP107 T03090207 RVRNO
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KDHN 11nm E | 052253Z 04015KT 10SM TS FEW004 SCT033 OVC047 26/23 A2993 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2212 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB15E51 SLP130 T02560228 $
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| TAF |
KDHN 11nm E | 051800Z 0518/0618 25005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM052000 24012G18KT P6SM BKN040 BKN100 OVC200 TEMPO 0520/0524 VRB18G28KT 2SM +TSRA BKN020CB OVC070 FM060100 22010G15KT P6SM SHRA BKN030CB OVC080 FM060700 23008KT P6SM SCT020 OVC080 FM061500 26009KT P6SM SH
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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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