FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TF8 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-33-33.0000N / 087-48-21.0000W
41-33.550000N / 087-48.350000W
41.5591667 / -87.8058333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 760 ft. / 232 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (1995) |
| From city: | 20 miles SSW of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 60477 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1999 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) |
| NOTAMs facility: | IKK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTENDED |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Heliport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (12 nm E): | 119.275 (708-895-9526) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LOT (13 nm W): | 118.525 (815-588-4802) |
| WX ASOS at MDW (14 nm N): | PHONE 773-581-8094 |
| WX AWOS-3 at JOT (17 nm W): | 119.975 (815-730-9560) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GYY (18 nm E): | PHONE 219-944-0010 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CGTr284/10.9 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| EONr356/17.4 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
| JOTr086/23.0 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| ORDr168/26.1 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
| IKKr004/29.2 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| DPAr127/31.4 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ERMIN | | 173/9.7 | | 332 | | 01W | | HK | .... -.- |
| KEDZI | | 206/12.1 | | 248 | | 01W | | MX | -- -..- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
60 FT BY 60 FT HELICOPTER PARKING PAD LOCATED 75 FT NORTH OF LNDG PAD. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | FATO MEASURES 100 FT BY 100 FT. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF TINLEY PARK
16250 S. OAK PARK AVENUE
TINLEY PARK, IL 60477
Phone 708-444-5000
24 HR NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER 708-532-9111. |
| Manager: | SCOTT NIEHAUS
16250 S.OAK PARK AVENUE
TINLEY PARK, IL 60477
Phone 708-444-5000 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 30/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 32 FT UNLIT PLINES 95 FT SOUTH; 40 FT BLDG 120 FT NW; & 33 FT LGTD POLES 293 FT W; 90 FT LGTD TWR 250 FT NW OF PAD. |
| - | INGRESS/EGRESS ROUTES ARE 090 DEGS & 270 DEGS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at TF8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C56 - Bult Field Airport (12 nm SE)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (12 nm E)
KLOT - Lewis University Airport (13 nm W)
KMDW - Chicago Midway International Airport (14 nm N)
1C5 - Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport (17 nm NW)
KJOT - Joliet Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (18 nm E)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (18 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunset | | 16:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2009 11:30:40 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 02-Dec-2009 05:30:40 |
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| METAR |
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KIGQ
12nm E | 021105Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A2978 RMK AO2
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KLOT
14nm W | 021104Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A2977 RMK AO2 T00051011
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KMDW
14nm N | 021051Z 21004KT 10SM BKN140 BKN200 03/M01 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP093 T00331011
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KJOT
16nm W | 021104Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A2978 RMK AO2 T00141008
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KGYY
18nm E | 021045Z 19007KT 15SM BKN120 OVC250 05/M01 A2979 RMK FIRST
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KMDW
14nm N | 020830Z 0209/0306 20008KT P6SM BKN250 FM021300 35007KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM021600 02013G22KT P6SM SCT025 OVC120 FM022200 01016G28KT P6SM BKN022 OVC080 TEMPO 0222/0224 -RA FM030000 36018G30KT 6SM -RA OVC020 FM030500 34015G27KT 3SM -RASN OVC018
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KGYY
18nm E | 020235Z 0203/0224 23012KT P6SM BKN250 FM021000 23005KT P6SM OVC180 FM021600 35012KT P6SM OVC150 FM021900 02015G25KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100 AMD NOT SKED 0204/0212
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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