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45IL Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Heliport
Lake Forest, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 45IL
Lat/Long: 42-15-16.9100N 087-51-51.8800W
42-15.281833N 087-51.864667W
42.2546972,-87.8644111
(estimated)
Elevation: 684 ft. / 208 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 1 mile W of LAKE FOREST, IL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 60045

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use, MEDICAL USE.
Activation date: 02/1989
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 847-234-5600.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at PWK (9 nm S): PHONE 847-465-0291
WX ASOS at UGN (10 nm N): PHONE 847-782-0876
WX ASOS at ORD (17 nm S): PHONE 773-800-0035
WX AWOS-3 at 06C (19 nm SW): 128.275 ((847) 895-2887)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OBKr065/4.4NORTHBROOK VOR/DME113.0002W
DPAr043/30.8DUPAGE VOR/DME114.5502E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAUKE196/12.937903WUG ..- --.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 46 x 46 ft. / 14 x 14 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
Operational restrictions: TLOF 46X46 FT; FATO 83X83 FT; SA 15X15 FT; INGRESS/EGRESS 004/184-112/292.
Latitude: 42-15.281833N
Longitude: 087-51.864667W
Elevation: 684.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: NORTHWESTERN LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL
1000 N. WESTMORELAND ROAD
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
Phone 847-234-5600
Manager: DON COLBERT
1000 N. WESTMORELAND ROAD
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
Phone (847) 535-6565

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 150' TOWER LCTD NORTH OF HELIPAD APRXLY 130' FM CENTER OF PAD; 200' TOWERS LCTD EAST OF HELIPAD APRXLY 200' FM CENTER OF PAD.
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 45IL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport (9 nm S)
KUGN - Waukegan National Airport (10 nm N)
C81 - Campbell Airport (10 nm NW)
KORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (17 nm S)
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (21 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3811:38
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset18:5523:55
Evening civil twilight19:2300:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Mar-2026 19:01:34
Local (UTC-5)  14-Mar-2026 14:01:34
 
METAR
KPWK 
8nm S 		141852Z 13006KT 10SM SCT031 OVC090 02/M05 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00171050
KUGN 
10nm N 		141851Z 12006KT 10SM BKN027 OVC090 01/M05 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP230 T00111050
KORD 
17nm S 		141851Z 11006KT 9SM -SN FEW032 BKN075 OVC085 02/M06 A3016 RMK AO2 SNB46 SLP220 P0000 T00221056 $
K06C 
19nm SW 		141855Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM SCT031 BKN065 OVC085 02/M05 A3016 RMK AO2 T00211046
TAF
KORD 
17nm S 		141727Z 1418/1524 10010KT P6SM BKN070 FM150700 14013G22KT P6SM BKN050 WS020/18050KT FM151500 19018G31KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 1515/1519 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM152100 19020G34KT 6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 1522/1524 3SM SHRA BKN025
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