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PS56 Morris Heliport
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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 11-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0112:01
Sunrise07:3112:31
Sunset17:0322:03
Evening civil twilight17:3322:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Jan-2026 02:17:10
Local (UTC-5)  11-Jan-2026 21:17:10
 
METAR
KDMW 
15nm SE 		120155Z AUTO 29015G26KT 10SM BKN039 OVC046 01/M06 A3010 RMK AO2
KTHV 
19nm NE 		120153Z AUTO 29014G24KT 10SM BKN044 01/M07 A3009 RMK AO2 PK WND 30026/0108 SNB16E26 SLP196 P0000 T00061067
TAF
KMDT 
34nm NE 		111856Z 1119/1218 30020G32KT P6SM SCT060 PROB30 1119/1121 6SM -SHRASN BKN060 FM112300 20018G28KT P6SM BKN040 FM120500 30012G24KT P6SM SCT030 FM121100 20010KT P6SM SCT250
KMRB 
41nm SW 		111726Z 1118/1218 28021G35KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 1118/1120 30023G39KT 1SM SHRASN FM120500 30014G25KT P6SM FEW050 FM121200 28007KT P6SM FEW250
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