Decatur County Hospital Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 40-45-05.4500N (40.751514)
Longitude: 
 093-44-44.2900W (-93.745636)
Elevation: 
 1100.0 feet MSL (335 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. N of Leon, Iowa
Found On: 
 Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
KEN BYLER
1405 NORTH WEST CHURCH STREET
LEON, IA 50144
641-446-4871		 DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL
1405 NORTH WEST CHURCH STREET
LEON, IA 50144
641-446-4871

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/1992
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2100 feet (640 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 6IA0

    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
    10.1 Lamoni Municipal Airport
    (KLWD LWD)    		 224 223 100LL
    23.8 Chariton Municipal Airport
    (KCNC CNC)    		 47 47 100LL
    38.6 Centerville Municipal Airport
    (KTVK TVK)    		 95 95 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    38.7 Winterset Municipal Airport
    (3Y3)    		 341 340 100LL, Jet A
    43.6 Knoxville Municipal Airport
    (KOXV OXV)    		 40 40 100LL, Jet A
    46.9 Greenfield Municipal Airport
    (KGFZ GFZ)    		 317 316 100LL
    47.1 Des Moines International Airport
    (DSM KDSM DSM)    		 4 4 100LL, Jet A
    48.1 Corning Municipal Airport
    (KCRZ CRZ)    		 287 286 100LL
    53.2 Pella Municipal Airport
    (KPEA PEA)    		 42 42 100LL, Jet A
    55.7 Rankin Airport
    (78Y)    		 243 242 MOGAS
    57.0 Ankeny Regional Airport
    (KIKV IKV)    		 8 8 100LL, Jet A
    58.5 Northwest Missouri Regional Airport
    (EVU KEVU EVU)    		 246 245 100LL, Jet A+
    59.3 Chillicothe Municipal Airport
    (KCHT CHT)    		 168 168 100LL
    59.9 Bloomfield Municipal Airport
    (4K6)    		 90 91 100LL
    62.6 Ottumwa Regional Airport
    (OTM KOTM OTM)    		 69 70 100LL, Jet A
    66.1 Cameron Meml Airport
    (KEZZ EZZ)    		 201 200 100LL
    67.1 Perry Municipal Airport
    (PRO KPRO PRO)    		 343 342 100LL, Jet A
    67.6 Kirksville Regional Airport
    (IRK KIRK IRK)    		 125 125 100LL, Jet A
    70.4 Red Oak Municipal Airport
    (KRDK RDK)    		 283 281 100LL, Jet A-1+
    70.7 Atlantic Municipal Airport
    (AIO KAIO AIO)    		 304 303 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    A14 MICHAEL JOHNSON, CCO 641-446-2312; MJOHNSON@D-C-H.ORG
    A18 MEDICAL USE.
    A52-H1 +30 FT FLAG POLE 75 FT SOUTH AND +30 FT LIGHT POLE 50 FT SOUTH.
    E111 PRVDD CLEAR APCH/DEP PATHS FOR MIN 8:1 GLIDE SLOPE; CLEAR TRANSITIONAL SFC FOR MIN 2:1; PLINE AND POLES MDK WITH DAY-GLO ORANGE MARKER BALLS; REMOVE LIGHT POLE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF PAD.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

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

    6IA0 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  50 ft x 50 ft (15 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 1100.0
    Latitude: 
    		 40-45-05.4500N
    Longitude: 
    		 093-44-44.2900W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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