Lester E Cox Medical Center South Heliport

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FAA: 56MU

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Location

Latitude: 
 37-08-40.3800N (37.14455)
Longitude: 
 093-16-49.8500W (-93.280514)
Elevation: 
 1270.0 feet MSL (387 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.4 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. S of Springfield, Missouri
Found On: 
 Kansas City Chart
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
STEVE EDWARDS, ADMIN.
3801 S. NATIONAL
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
417-269-6107		 LESTER E. COX MEDICAL CENTER
3801 S. NATIONAL
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
417-269-6000

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 11/1985
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2270 feet (692 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Multi Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Unicom:  123.050

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 417
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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 56MU

    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
    4.9 Downtown Airport
    (3DW)    		 18 18 100LL, Jet A
    8.0 Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport
    (SGF KSGF SGF)    		 319 319 100LL, Jet A
    22.7 Jerry Sumners Sr Aurora Municipal Airport
    (2H2)    		 241 240 100LL
    29.3 Mount Vernon Municipal Airport
    (2MO)    		 261 260 100LL
    30.5 Ava Bill Martin Meml Airport
    (KAOV AOV)    		 109 109 100LL
    31.2 M Graham Clark Downtown Airport
    (PLK KPLK PLK)    		 175 175 100LL, Jet A+
    38.0 Monett Regional Airport
    (KHFJ HFJ)    		 247 246 100LL, Jet A
    40.1 Cassville Municipal Airport
    (94K)    		 228 227 100LL
    42.5 Floyd W Jones Lebanon Airport
    (KLBO LBO)    		 44 44 100LL, Jet A-1+
    46.4 Mountain Grove Meml Airport
    (1MO)    		 91 91 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    48.7 Carroll County Airport
    (4M1)    		 199 198 100LL
    53.3 Lamar Municipal Airport
    (KLLU LLU)    		 292 291 100LL, Jet A
    53.3 Boone County Airport
    (HRO KHRO HRO)    		 173 173 100LL, Jet A
    56.0 Sean D Sheldon Meml Airfield Airport
    (23MU)    		 339 338 100LL, MOGAS
    56.9 Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport
    (EOS KEOS EOS)    		 249 248 100LL, Jet A-1+
    57.1 Camdenton Meml-Lake Regional Airport
    (KOZS OZS)    		 29 29 100LL, Jet A+
    57.2 Cabool Meml Airport
    (KTVB TVB)    		 90 91 100LL (phillips), MOGAS (conoco)
    58.3 Joplin Regional Airport
    (JLN KJLN JLN)    		 270 269 100LL, Jet A
    59.1 Gastons Airport
    (3M0)    		 143 143 100LL
    60.7 Baxter County Airport
    (WMH KBPK BPK)    		 139 139 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC SPRINGFIELD APCH AT 417-868-5620/5619.
    A14 OTHER CONTACT: SUSAN CRUM, RN 417-269-4040
    A18 MEDICAL.
    E111 PRVDD CLEAR APCH/DEP PATHS FOR A MIN 8:1 GLIDE SLOPE; A CLEAR TRANSITIONAL SFC FOR A MIN 2:1 SLOPE; THIS SITE ABD ONCE NEW HELIPAD IS ACTIVATED; PRIOR TO ACTIVATION SOME TREES ARE TO BE REMOVED AND 2 LGT POLES ARE REPLACED WITH HELIPORT LGTS.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    H2
    H3
    H4
    Longest Runway: H3 is 50 ft (15 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    56MU Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  30 ft x 30 ft (9 m x 9 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 1270.0
    Latitude: 
    		 37-08-40.3800N
    Longitude: 
    		 093-16-49.8500W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Helipad H2  45 ft x 45 ft (14 m x 14 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H2
    Elevation: 
    		 1270.0
    Latitude: 
    		 37-08-40.3500N
    Longitude: 
    		 093-16-48.5600W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Helipad H3  50 ft x 50 ft (15 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H3
    Elevation: 
    		 1270.0
    Latitude: 
    		 37-08-45.6200N
    Longitude: 
    		 093-16-44.2600W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Helipad H4  50 ft x 50 ft (15 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H4
    Elevation: 
    		 1270.0
    Latitude: 
    		 37-08-45.5900N
    Longitude: 
    		 093-16-43.4800W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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