Jerry Lay Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 40-51-38.5500N (40.860708)
Longitude: 
 088-59-09.9300W (-88.986092)
Elevation: 
 757.0 feet MSL (231 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: 
 03 N.M. SE of Minonk, Illinois
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JERRY LAY
1844 COUNTY RD 2900E
MINONK, IL 61760
309-310-8244		 JERRY LAY
1844 COUNTY RD 2900E
MINONK, IL 61760
309-310-8244

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 04/2010
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1757 feet (536 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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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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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near IS18

    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
    16.9 Pontiac Municipal Airport
    (KPNT PNT)    		 76 79 100LL, Jet A
    20.4 Marshall County Airport
    (C75)    		 297 300 100LL, UL94
    23.2 Central Il Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport
    (BMI KBMI BMI)    		 172 175 100LL, Jet A
    28.7 Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport
    (3MY)    		 262 265 100LL, Jet A
    29.7 Dwight Airport
    (KDTG DTG)    		 56 60 100LL
    30.3 Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan Field Airport
    (VYS KVYS VYS)    		 345 348 100LL, Jet A+
    33.5 Skydive Chicago Airport
    (8N2)    		 14 17 100LL, Jet A
    34.2 General Downing - Peoria International Airport
    (PIA KPIA PIA)    		 250 253 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    38.5 Pekin Municipal Airport
    (C15)    		 234 237 100LL, Jet A
    39.8 Schertz Field Airport
    (9IS2)    		 124 128 100LL, Mogas
    42.5 Morris Municipal/James R Washburn Field Airport
    (C09)    		 36 40 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    43.1 Cushing Field Ltd Airport
    (0C8)    		 23 26 100LL, Mogas
    45.0 Logan County Airport
    (KAAA AAA)    		 200 203 100LL
    46.2 Paxton Airport
    (1C1)    		 122 126 100LL, MOGAS
    48.8 Kewanee Municipal Airport
    (KEZI EZI)    		 295 297 100LL
    50.5 Kankakee Airport
    (3KK)    		 73 77 100LL
    51.3 Rantoul Ntl Avn Cntr-Frank Elliott Field Airport
    (KTIP TIP)    		 131 135 100LL, Jet A
    52.5 Ingersoll Airport
    (KCTK CTK)    		 250 252 100LL
    53.2 Greater Kankakee Airport
    (IKK KIKK IKK)    		 75 79 100LL, Jet A
    53.8 Joliet Regional Airport
    (JOT KJOT JOT)    		 42 46 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    E111 PRVDD VFR OPNS AND PVT USE ONLY; INGRESS/EGRESS RTES REMAIN OBSTN FREE; TKOF/LNDG AREA MKD; APCH/DEP RTE HEL OPNS CONDUCTED FM 220 TO 040 DEG CLKWS AND FM 320 TO 140 DEG CLKWS.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 100 ft (30 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    IS18 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  100 ft x 100 ft (30 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 09/18/2009
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Latitude: 
    		 40-51-38.5500N
    Longitude: 
    		 088-59-09.9300W
    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, MOGAS
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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