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43II

Kirk Heliport
Merrillville, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	43II
Lat/Long:	41-27-08.1310N 087-19-08.1270W 41-27.135517N 087-19.135450W 41.4522586,-87.3189242 (estimated)
Elevation:	710 ft. / 216 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	2 miles SE of MERRILLVILLE, IN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	46410

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1987
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at IGQ (11 nm NW):	124.925 (708-889-6319)
WX AWOS-3PT at GYY (11 nm NW):	134.575 (219-944-0010)
WX ASOS at VPZ (14 nm E):	125.875 (219-531-1770)
WX AWOS-AV at C56 (17 nm W):	119.125 (708-534-5256)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CGTr105/11.9		CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC		114.20		02E
EONr061/23.9		PEOTONE VORTAC		113.20		02E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	20 x 20 ft. / 6 x 6 m
Surface:	concrete
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	basic

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KIRK 3218 E 84TH PLACE, SUITE D MERRIVILLE, IN 46410 Phone 954-629-8027
Manager:	EDWARD A KIRK 1314 E LAS OLAS BLVD FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33301-2334 Phone 954-629-8027 219-942-0044

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	130' PLINE 2150' SW; LIGHTED 100' F.M. TWR 300' NNE; LIGHTED 175' MICROWAVE TWR 1200' N; LIGHTED 100' PHONE TWR 500' S.
-	PERMISSION NEEDED TO LAND
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 43II.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (5 nm NW)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (7 nm N)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (11 nm NW)
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (11 nm NW)
KVPZ - Porter County Regional Airport (14 nm E)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (17 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:37	10:37
Sunrise	06:06	11:06
Sunset	19:31	00:31
Evening civil twilight	20:00	01:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Apr-2025 20:36:43
Local (UTC-5)	18-Apr-2025 15:36:43

METAR

KIGQ 11nm NW	182015Z AUTO 23020G27KT 10SM OVC041 A2971 RMK AO2
KGYY 11nm NW	181954Z 23010G33KT 170V260 10SM OVC045 26/17 A2968
KVPZ 14nm E	181956Z AUTO 22021G32KT 10SM BKN043 26/16 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 22034/1905 SLP052 T02610156

TAF

KGYY
11nm NW

181732Z 1818/1918 22018G29KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 1902/1905 3SM -TSRA BKN020CB FM190500 28011G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM190800 32012KT P6SM BKN020 FM191000 02010KT P6SM BKN020

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