Erie County Medical Center Heliport

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FAA: 6NK5

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Location

Latitude: 
 42-55-44.9200N (42.929144)
Longitude: 
 078-49-49.4100W (-78.830392)
Elevation: 
 728.0 feet MSL (222 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 10.4 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. N of Buffalo, New York
Found On: 
 Detroit Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
KEVIN MADOO, PLANT OPERATIONS
462 GRIDER ST
BUFFALO, NY 14215
(716) 898-5528		 ERIE CO MEDICAL CENTER
462 GRIDER ST
BUFFALO, NY 14215
(716) 898-5528

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 06/1999
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1728 feet (527 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 716
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Buffalo(BUF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 6NK5

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    4.4 Buffalo Niagara International Airport
    (BUF KBUF BUF)    		 81 92 100LL, Jet A
    6.4 Buffalo Airfield Airport
    (9G0)    		 128 139 100LL, Jet A+
    9.6 Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport
    (KBQR BQR)    		 92 103 100LL
    11.8 Niagara Falls International Airport
    (IAG KIAG IAG)    		 334 344 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    14.2 Hamburg Airport
    (4G2)    		 195 205 100LL, MOGAS
    16.2 Akron/Jesson Field Airport
    (9G3)    		 70 81 100LL
    19.3 Royalton Airport
    (9G5)    		 38 49 100LL, MOGAS
    28.4 Pine Hill Airport
    (9G6)    		 58 69 100LL, Mogas
    29.6 Genesee County Airport
    (KGVQ GVQ)    		 77 88 100LL, Jet A-1+
    32.5 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
    (DKK KDKK DKK)    		 216 226 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    36.0 Perry-Warsaw Airport
    (01G)    		 107 118 100LL
    39.4 Le Roy Airport
    (5G0)    		 85 96 100LL
    42.9 Ledgedale Airpark Airport
    (7G0)    		 69 80 100LL, Jet A
    48.6 Toronto/City Centre Airport
    (YTZ CYTZ CYTZ)    		 329 339 Jet A-1 Jet A-1 w FSII 100LL Avgas
    50.2 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport
    (JHW KJHW JHW)    		 202 212 100LL, Jet A
    52.1 Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport
    (ROC KROC ROC)    		 76 87 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
    53.7 Dansville Municipal Airport
    (DSV KDSV DSV)    		 113 124 100LL
    60.4 Hornell Municipal Airport
    (KHTF HTF)    		 122 133 100LL, Jet A
    60.6 Scandia Air Park Airport
    (6PA4)    		 188 198 MOGAS
    66.1 Canandaigua Airport
    (IUA)    		 90 101 100LL, Jet A+

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0490.
    A14 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: DANIEL P MCCARTAN - 716-898-4784 - DMCCARTAN@ECMC.EDU.
    A30-H1 ROOFTOP.
    A40-H1 PERIMETER & FLOODLGTS. HELIPAD MKD WITH WHITE HOSPITAL CROSS WITH RED 'H' IN CENTER.
    A52-H1 9 FT LGTD BLDG 25 FT EAST & 92 FT LGTD SMOKESTACK 650 FT NORTH.
    A81-APT FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 716-898-3505 OR 3506.
    E111 PRVDD CLEAR 8:1 INGRESS/EGRESS, APPROPRIATE INGRESS/EGRESS MKGS, VEHICULAR TFC AROUND SITE CONTROLLED, & VFR ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 45 ft (14 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    6NK5 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  45 ft x 45 ft (14 m x 14 m)
    Surface:  Mats - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 728.0
    Latitude: 
    		 42-55-44.9200N
    Longitude: 
    		 078-49-49.4100W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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