Palo Alto County Hospital Heliport

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FAA: IA79

Emmetsburg Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 43-07-14.4800N (43.120689)
Longitude: 
 094-41-32.9200W (-94.692478)
Elevation: 
 1210.0 feet MSL (369 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.1 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. N of Emmetsburg, Iowa
Found On: 
 Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JARID KUCHENREUTHER
3201 1ST STREET
EMMETSBURG, IA 50536
712-852-5500		 PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL
3201 1ST STREET
EMMETSBURG, IA 50536

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 04/2002
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): 
 2210 feet (674 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 712
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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near IA79

    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
    1.2 Emmetsburg Municipal Airport
    (KEGQ EGQ)    		 205 204 100LL
    17.4 Estherville Municipal Airport
    (EST KEST EST)    		 352 351 100LL, Jet A+
    18.6 Algona Municipal Airport
    (AXG KAXA AXA)    		 97 96 100LL, Jet A
    22.5 Spencer Municipal Airport
    (SPW KSPW SPW)    		 277 276 100LL, Jet A
    33.6 Fairmont Municipal Airport
    (FRM KFRM FRM)    		 20 19 100LL, Jet A
    38.7 Blue Earth Municipal Airport
    (KSBU SBU)    		 42 41 100LL, Jet A
    39.6 Storm Lake Municipal Airport
    (SLB KSLB SLB)    		 217 215 100, Jet A
    40.7 Fort Dodge Regional Airport
    (FOD KFOD FOD)    		 147 146 100LL, Jet A
    42.1 Eagle Grove Municipal Airport
    (KEAG EAG)    		 125 124 100LL
    44.1 Rockwell City Municipal Airport
    (2Y4)    		 175 174 100LL
    44.6 Cherokee County Regional Airport
    (KCKP CKP)    		 238 236 100LL, Jet A
    46.3 Sac City Municipal Airport
    (KSKI SKI)    		 195 194 100LL
    46.9 Clarion Municipal Airport
    (KCAV CAV)    		 118 118 100LL, Jet A
    49.0 Sibley Municipal Airport
    (KISB ISB)    		 288 286 100LL
    50.2 Sheldon Regional Airport
    (KSHL SHL)    		 276 274 100LL, Jet A
    50.2 Worthington Municipal Airport
    (OTG KOTG OTG)    		 309 307 100LL, Jet A
    50.9 Windom Municipal Airport
    (MWM KMWM MWM)    		 339 338 100LL, Jet A
    54.6 Wells Municipal Airport
    (68Y)    		 46 46 100LL
    54.8 Webster City Municipal Airport
    (EBS KEBS EBS)    		 138 137 100LL, Jet A
    59.6 Mason City Municipal Airport
    (MCW KMCW MCW)    		 87 87 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    A14 ADDITIONAL CONTACT: SHERYL DARLING 712-852-5464
    A42-H1 RED H IN CENTERR
    A52-H1 14 FT BLDG 75' 'NW' & 38 FT TREE 125 'E' OF HELIPAD.
    E111 PRVDD CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS; TREES LOCATED ' NW' TO 'N' AND TREE 'E' OF PAD REMOVED AND BLDGS 'SE, 'S' & 'SW' OF PAD LGTD; CONTROL PUBIC ACCESS; AND ADEQUACY FIRE EQUIPMENT.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 60 ft (18 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    IA79 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  60 ft x 60 ft (18 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 03/01/2001
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 1210.0
    Latitude: 
    		 43-07-14.4800N
    Longitude: 
    		 094-41-32.9200W
    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

    Maps & Diagrams

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