Kirk Heliport

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Merrillville Weather

Location

Latitude: 
41-27-08.1310N (41.452259)
Longitude: 
087-19-08.1270W (-87.318924)
Elevation: 
710.0 feet MSL (216 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
4.3 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. SE of Merrillville, Indiana
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Heliport
Activation Date: 
09/1987
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1710 feet (521 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 219

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Terre Haute(HUF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 43II

    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
    5.4 Griffith-Merrillville Airport
    (05C)
    318 322 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    6.7 Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
    (3HO)
    21 25 100LL
    10.7 Lansing Municipal Airport
    (KIGQ IGQ)
    297 301 100LL, Jet A
    10.8 Gary/Chicago International Airport
    (GYY KGYY GYY)
    336 340 100LL, Jet A
    14.0 Porter County Regional Airport
    (VPZ KVPZ VPZ)
    89 94 100LL, Jet A
    15.8 Lowell Airport
    (C97)
    212 216 100LL
    16.8 Bult Field Airport
    (C56)
    254 258 100LL, Jet A
    23.7 Flying U Ranch Airport
    (IN41)
    89 94 100LL
    26.9 Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field Airport
    (MGC KMGC MGC)
    55 60 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, UL94
    27.9 Chicago Midway International Airport
    (MDW KMDW MDW)
    315 319 100LL, Jet A-1+
    30.4 Starke County Airport
    (KOXI OXI)
    103 108 100LL, Jet A+
    30.9 Jasper County Airport
    (RNZ KRZL RZL)
    168 172 100LL, Jet A+
    33.0 Greater Kankakee Airport
    (IKK KIKK IKK)
    226 230 100LL, Jet A
    34.3 Kankakee Airport
    (3KK)
    232 236 100LL
    36.2 Lewis University Airport
    (LOT KLOT LOT)
    285 289 100LL, Jet A
    38.7 Joliet Regional Airport
    (JOT KJOT JOT)
    276 280 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    39.2 Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
    (1C5)
    292 296 100LL, Jet A
    41.1 Chicago O'hare International Airport
    (ORD KORD ORD)
    320 324 100LL, Jet A
    46.1 Plymouth Municipal Airport
    (PLY C65)
    96 101 100LL, Jet A
    47.5 South Bend International Airport
    (SBN KSBN SBN)
    70 75 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 PERMISSION NEEDED TO LAND
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
    A16 219-942-0044
    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.
    E111 PRVDD OPERS ARE COND FM 060 TO 120 DEG & FM 300 TO 360 DEG; AREA IS MKD; WND IND IS MAINTAINED.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 20 ft (6 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    43II Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  20 ft x 20 ft (6 m x 6 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Basic

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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    43II Diagram


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