Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 42-15-16.9100N (42.254697)
Longitude: 
 087-51-51.8800W (-87.864411)
Elevation: 
 684.0 feet MSL (208 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 4 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. W of Lake Forest, Illinois
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DON COLBERT
1000 N. WESTMORELAND ROAD
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
(847) 535-6565		 NORTHWESTERN LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL
1000 N. WESTMORELAND ROAD
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
847-234-5600

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/1989
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1684 feet (513 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 45IL

    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
    8.6 Chicago Exec Airport
    (PWK KPWK PWK)    		 191 195 100LL, Jet A-1+
    10.0 Waukegan Ntl Airport
    (UGN KUGN UGN)    		 359 363 100LL, Jet A
    10.2 Campbell Airport
    (C81)    		 294 298 100LL
    16.8 Chicago O'hare International Airport
    (ORD KORD ORD)    		 186 190 100LL, Jet A
    19.1 Schaumburg Regional Airport
    (06C)    		 213 217 100LL, Jet A
    20.6 Lake In The Hills Airport
    (3CK)    		 262 266 100LL, Jet A
    20.7 Kenosha Regional Airport
    (ENW KENW ENW)    		 352 356 100LL, Jet A
    24.3 Galt Field Airport
    (10C)    		 291 295 100LL
    27.0 Dupage Airport
    (DPA KDPA DPA)    		 219 223 100LL, Jet A
    27.2 Sylvania Airport
    (C89)    		 351 355 100LL
    28.6 Chicago Midway International Airport
    (MDW KMDW MDW)    		 169 173 100LL, Jet A-1+
    30.5 Batten International Airport
    (RAC KRAC RAC)    		 4 8 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    31.8 Grand Geneva Resort Airport
    (C02)    		 313 317 100LL, Jet A
    32.6 Burlington Municipal Airport
    (KBUU BUU)    		 323 327 100LL, Jet A+
    34.9 Cindy Guntly Meml Airport
    (62C)    		 343 347 100LL, Mogas
    35.2 Dacy Airport
    (0C0)    		 284 288 100LL
    35.6 Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
    (1C5)    		 199 203 100LL, Jet A
    39.6 East Troy Municipal Airport
    (57C)    		 325 329 100LL, Jet A+
    39.8 Aurora Municipal Airport
    (AUZ KARR ARR)    		 223 227 100, Jet A-1
    40.2 Lewis University Airport
    (LOT KLOT LOT)    		 195 199 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
    A18 MEDICAL USE.
    A30-H1 TLOF 46X46 FT; FATO 83X83 FT; SA 15X15 FT; INGRESS/EGRESS 004/184-112/292.
    A52-H1 150' TOWER LCTD NORTH OF HELIPAD APRXLY 130' FM CENTER OF PAD; 200' TOWERS LCTD EAST OF HELIPAD APRXLY 200' FM CENTER OF PAD.
    A81-APT FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 847-234-5600.
    E111 PRVDD APP/DEP OPNS ARE CONDUCTED FM 170 DEGS TO 320 DEGS; AREA IS MARKED; WIND INDICATOR IS MAINTAINED; TREES & LIGHTS ARE REMOVED/LOWERED; PILOTS BE ADVISED OF TALL TOWER NE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 46 ft (14 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    45IL Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  46 ft x 46 ft (14 m x 14 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 02/10/2025
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 684.0
    Latitude: 
    		 42-15-16.9100N
    Longitude: 
    		 087-51-51.8800W
    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

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