Sarasota Dept Of Fire-Rescue East Side Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 27-20-19.3100N (27.338697)
Longitude: 
 082-29-49.0900W (-82.496969)
Elevation: 
 25.0 feet MSL (8 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.1 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. NE of Sarasota, Florida
Found On: 
 Miami Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
STEPHEN CANTU
1660 RINGLING BLVD., 6TH FLOOR
SARASOTA, FL 34236
941-500-4608		 SARASOTA COUNTY
1660 RINGLING BLVD., 6TH FLOOR
SARASOTA, FL 34236
941-861-5969

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/1978
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMA (Miami)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMA (Miami)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1025 feet (312 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 6FL6

    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
    4.6 Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport
    (SRQ KSRQ SRQ)    		 318 324 100LL, Jet A
    16.3 Venice Municipal Airport
    (VNC KVNC VNC)    		 169 175 100LL, Jet A
    18.3 Manatee Airport
    (48X)    		 356 362 100LL
    26.5 Albert Whitted Airport
    (SPG KSPG SPG)    		 344 350 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    34.5 Wauchula Municipal Airport
    (KCHN CHN)    		 72 79 100LL
    34.7 Peter O Knight Airport
    (TPF KTPF TPF)    		 4 10 100LL, Jet A
    35.6 St Pete-Clearwater International Airport
    (PIE KPIE PIE)    		 343 349 100, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    36.2 Arcadia Municipal Airport
    (X06)    		 103 110 100LL
    37.0 Punta Gorda Airport
    (PGD KPGD PGD)    		 132 138 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    38.3 Tampa International Airport
    (TPA KTPA TPA)    		 357 363 100LL, Jet A
    40.8 Clearwater Air Park Airport
    (CLW KCLW CLW)    		 340 346 100LL, Jet A
    41.3 Tampa Exec Airport
    (KVDF VDF)    		 11 17 100LL, Jet A
    43.5 Plant City Airport
    (KPCM PCM)    		 23 29 100LL, Jet A
    46.5 Lakeland Linder International Airport
    (LAL KLAL LAL)    		 33 40 100LL, Jet A
    52.5 Bartow Exec Airport
    (BOW KBOW BOW)    		 46 53 100LL, Jet A
    53.4 Tampa North Aero Park Airport
    (X39)    		 6 12 100LL, JP-8+100
    53.7 Avon Park Exec Airport
    (AVO KAVO AVO)    		 73 80 100LL, Jet A
    56.3 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
    (ZPH KZPH ZPH)    		 18 24 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    56.4 Page Field Airport
    (FMY KFMY FMY)    		 142 148 100LL, Jet A
    57.2 Lake Wales Municipal Airport
    (X07)    		 54 61 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528
    A33-H1 65'X65' CONCRETE PAD WITHIN A 100'X100' TURF LANDING/TAKEOFF AREA.
    A52-H1 125' ANT, LGTD & MKD, APPROX 325' N OF PAD.
    A81-BCN FOR ROTATING BEACON, CALL 813-365-1616.
    E111 VFR; PVT USE; COORD USE OF HELI WITH ST PETERSBURG GADO; EGRESS/INGRESS COORDD WITH SARASOTA ATCT. HEL OPERATORS MAINT RADIO COM WITH SARASOTA ATCT. WHILE IN SARASOTA ARPT TFC AREA.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 65 ft (20 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    6FL6 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  65 ft x 65 ft (20 m x 20 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 25.0
    Latitude: 
    		 27-20-19.3100N
    Longitude: 
    		 082-29-49.0900W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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