Franklin Hospital Heliport

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FAA: 53IS

Location

Latitude: 
 38-00-34.0000N (38.009444)
Longitude: 
 088-55-07.0000W (-88.918611)
Elevation: 
 445.0 feet MSL (136 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.8 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. N of Benton, Illinois
Found On: 
 St Louis Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
DAVID THERY
201 BAILEY LANE
BENTON, IL 62812
618-439-3161		 FRANKLIN HOSPITAL
201 BAILEY LANE
BENTON, IL 62812
618-439-3161

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 05/2004
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SS-SR
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1445 feet (440 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 618
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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 53IS

    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
    0.8 Benton Municipal Airport
    (H96)    		 265 268 100LL
    15.9 Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois Airport
    (MWA KMWA MWA)    		 196 199 100LL, Jet A
    19.0 Mount Vernon Airport
    (MVN KMVN MVN)    		 8 11 100LL, Jet A
    21.0 Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport
    (KPJY PJY)    		 264 267 100LL
    21.0 Southern Illinois Airport
    (MDH KMDH MDH)    		 228 231 100LL, Jet A
    21.1 Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
    (HSB KHSB HSB)    		 124 127 100LL, Jet A
    31.4 Centralia Municipal Airport
    (ENL KENL ENL)    		 345 348 100LL, Jet A
    32.6 Fairfield Municipal Airport
    (KFWC FWC)    		 46 49 100LL, Jet A
    37.8 Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport
    (SAR KSAR SAR)    		 283 285 100LL, Jet A
    37.9 Carmi Municipal Airport
    (KCUL CUL)    		 82 85 100LL, Jet A
    45.0 Flora Municipal Airport
    (KFOA FOA)    		 28 31 100LL, Jet A
    45.4 Perryville Regional Airport
    (PCD)    		 259 261 100LL, Jet A
    50.2 Metropolis Municipal Airport
    (M30)    		 170 173 100LL
    53.7 Sturgis Municipal Airport
    (KTWT TWT)    		 121 125 100LL, Jet A+
    54.1 Greenville Airport
    (GRE KGRE GRE)    		 336 339 100LL, Jet A
    55.2 Olney-Noble Airport
    (OLY KOLY OLY)    		 39 42 100LL, Jet A+
    56.3 Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
    (CGI KCGI CGI)    		 213 215 100LL, Jet A
    57.4 Barkley Regional Airport
    (PAH KPAH PAH)    		 173 176 100LL, Jet A
    59.6 Henderson City-County Airport
    (KEHR EHR)    		 101 105 100LL, Jet A+
    60.1 Vandalia Municipal Airport
    (VLA KVLA VLA)    		 348 351 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 NOTIFY BENTON MUNI WHEN CONDUCTING OPNS.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
    A40-H1 HELIPORT HAS FLOOD LGTS.
    A52-H1 OBSTRUCTIONS ALL QUADRANTS.
    E111 SEE AIRSPACE CASE 2003-AFL-722-NRA.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 40 ft (12 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    53IS Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 445.0
    Latitude: 
    		 38-00-34.0000N
    Longitude: 
    		 088-55-07.0000W
    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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