Koehler Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 40-53-18.5900N (40.888497)
Longitude: 
 089-07-20.9100W (-89.122475)
Elevation: 
 748.0 feet MSL (228 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. N of Benson, Illinois
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
RANDY KOEHLER
2040 C. R. 2200 EAST
BENSON, IL 61516
309-208-2555		 RANDY KOEHLER
2040 C. R. 2200 EAST
BENSON, IL 61516
309-208-2555

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 11/2021
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1748 feet (533 m)

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    14.3 Marshall County Airport
    (C75)    		 303 306 100LL, UL94
    22.7 Pontiac Municipal Airport
    (KPNT PNT)    		 84 87 100LL, Jet A
    23.0 Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport
    (3MY)    		 256 259 100LL, Jet A
    26.4 Central Il Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport
    (BMI KBMI BMI)    		 159 162 100LL, Jet A
    27.7 Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan Field Airport
    (VYS KVYS VYS)    		 357 360 100LL, Jet A+
    29.2 General Downing - Peoria International Airport
    (PIA KPIA PIA)    		 242 245 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    34.1 Skydive Chicago Airport
    (8N2)    		 25 28 100LL, Jet A
    34.3 Dwight Airport
    (KDTG DTG)    		 64 68 100LL
    34.8 Pekin Municipal Airport
    (C15)    		 226 229 100LL, Jet A
    42.6 Kewanee Municipal Airport
    (KEZI EZI)    		 296 298 100LL
    44.5 Cushing Field Ltd Airport
    (0C8)    		 31 34 100LL, Mogas
    44.8 Logan County Airport
    (KAAA AAA)    		 192 195 100LL
    45.2 Morris Municipal/James R Washburn Field Airport
    (C09)    		 44 48 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    45.9 Schertz Field Airport
    (9IS2)    		 121 125 100LL, Mogas
    47.4 Ingersoll Airport
    (KCTK CTK)    		 246 248 100LL
    52.4 Paxton Airport
    (1C1)    		 119 123 100LL, MOGAS
    52.5 Bresson Airport
    (C82)    		 1 4 100LL
    56.1 Kankakee Airport
    (3KK)    		 76 80 100LL
    56.2 Hinckley Airport
    (0C2)    		 19 22 80
    57.0 Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field Airport
    (KSQI SQI)    		 334 337 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    E111 DAYTIME USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 35 ft (11 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    3IL7 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  35 ft x 35 ft (11 m x 11 m)
    Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 11/22/2021
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 748.0
    Latitude: 
    		 40-53-18.5900N
    Longitude: 
    		 089-07-20.9100W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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