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PS56 Morris Heliport
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: PS56
Lat/Long: 39-46-45.3480N 077-15-04.9460W
39-46.755800N 077-15.082433W
39.7792633,-77.2513739
(estimated)
Elevation: 500 ft. / 152 m (estimated)
Variation: 10W (1985)
From city: 4 miles NE of GETTYSBURG, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 17325

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1989
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at DMW (15 nm SE): 121.25 (410-876-1281)
WX ASOS at THV (19 nm NE): 119.275 (717-792-5529)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EMIr332/21.2WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
FDKr023/22.8FREDERICK VOR/DME116.8508W
HGRr087/(28.3)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W
HARr205/32.5HARRISBURG VORTAC115.3510W
MRBr056/36.3MARTINSBURG VORTAC112.1007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELLICOTT334/36.837111WFND ..-. -. -..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 70 x 70 ft. / 21 x 21 m
Surface: turf
Latitude: 39-46.755800N
Longitude: 077-15.082433W
Elevation: 500.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOHN R. MORRIS
196 RIDGE ROAD
GETTYSBURG, PA 17325
Phone 717-778-8205
Manager: JOHN R. MORRIS
196 RIDGE ROAD
GETTYSBURG, PA 17325
Phone 717-778-8205
OTR CTC SUSAN MORRIS 717-778-8205; KIWISUZIE@YAHOO.COM.

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 TREES EAST AND WEST OF HELIPAD.
- FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PS56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W05 - Gettysburg Regional Airport (4 nm N)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (15 nm SE)
KTHV - York Airport (19 nm NE)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (21 nm NW)
2W2 - Clearview Airpark (22 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5411:54
Sunrise07:2212:22
Sunset17:2122:21
Evening civil twilight17:5022:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Jan-2026 21:27:16
Local (UTC-5)  27-Jan-2026 16:27:16
 
METAR
KDMW 
15nm SE 		272115Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM BKN043 OVC060 M04/M15 A2995 RMK AO2
KTHV 
19nm NE 		272053Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM OVC065 M06/M18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP157 T10561178 55017
TAF
KMDT 
34nm NE 		272013Z 2720/2818 20006KT P6SM BKN130 OVC200 FM272100 25012G20KT P6SM -SHSN BKN050 OVC080 FM280000 27010G15KT P6SM SCT050
KMRB 
41nm SW 		271731Z 2718/2818 21009KT P6SM FEW050 BKN200 FM272000 25009KT P6SM OVC050 FM272200 27012G20KT P6SM OVC050 FM280900 29008KT P6SM FEW050 SCT200
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