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TF8 Tinley Park Helistop
Chicago/Tinley Park, Illinois, USA

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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
CGTr284/10.9CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
EONr356/17.4PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
JOTr086/23.0JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E
ORDr168/26.1CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME113.9002E
IKKr004/29.2KANKAKEE VOR/DME111.6000E
DPAr127/31.4DUPAGE VOR/DME108.4002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ERMIN173/9.733201WHK .... -.-
KEDZI206/12.124801WMX -- -..-

Heliport Services

Parking: tiedowns

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: leftleft

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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From to TF8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3012:30
Sunrise07:0013:00
Sunset16:2122:21
Evening civil twilight16:5222:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Dec-2009 11:30:40
Local (UTC-6)  02-Dec-2009 05:30:40
 
METAR
KIGQ 
12nm E 
021105Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A2978 RMK AO2
KLOT 
14nm W 
021104Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A2977 RMK AO2 T00051011
KMDW 
14nm N 
021051Z 21004KT 10SM BKN140 BKN200 03/M01 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP093 T00331011
KJOT 
16nm W 
021104Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A2978 RMK AO2 T00141008
KGYY 
18nm E 
021045Z 19007KT 15SM BKN120 OVC250 05/M01 A2979 RMK FIRST
TAF
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
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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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Tinley Park Helistop. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Tinley Park Helistop, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Tinley Park Helistop

Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN TINLEY PARK 0.5 79-117
WINGATE BY WYNDHAM - TINLEY PARK 0.5 100-140
COMFORT SUITES TINLEY PARK 0.5 110-120
HAMPTON INN TINLEY PARK 0.6 84-129
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT TINLEY PARK 0.6 110-111
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES CHICAGO/TINLEY PARK 0.6 89-109
HOLIDAY INN CHICAGO-TINLEY PARK-CONV CENTER 0.7 105-150
COUNTRY INN & SUITES, TINLEY PARK 2.4 98-107
SUPER 8 MOKENA FRANKFORT I 80 2.5 68-85
COMFORT INN ORLAND PARK 3.3 100-110
HOMEWOOD SUITES ORLAND PARK 3.4 132-209
HAMPTON STE CHICAGOMATTESON 4.7 110-149
BEST WESTERN OAK FOREST HOTEL 4.7 90-160
COUNTRY INN SUITES MATTESON 4.9 89-149
HOLIDAY INN MATTESON HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 5.1 93-175
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN AND SUITES - CHICAGO SOUTH/MATTESON 5.1 80-214
LA QUINTA INN CHICAGO/MATTESON 5.2 75-99

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Tinley Park Helistop

9 in Tinley Park
1 in Mokena
5 in Matteson
3 in Alsip
1 in Hazel Crest
3 in Harvey
2 in Monee
1 in Calumet Park
2 in South Holland
1 in Burbank
1 in Calumet City
3 in Bridgeview
7 in Lansing
8 in Bedford Park
4 in Burr Ridge
16 in Joliet
5 in Romeoville
9 in Hammond, IN
5 in Willowbrook
6 in Bolingbrook
1 in Lyons
3 in Westmont
1 in Clarendon Hills
7 in Oak Brook
 

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