Forrest General Hospital Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 31-19-10.9100N (31.319697)
Longitude: 
 089-19-50.6500W (-89.330736)
Elevation: 
 215.0 feet MSL (66 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.1 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. SW of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Found On: 
 New Orleans Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOE GIBSON
6051 US HIGHWAY 49
HATTIESBURG, MS 39401
601-288-2700		 FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL
P.O. BOX 16389
HATTIESBURG, MS 39404
601-288-7000

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/1993
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1215 feet (370 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):  Greenwood(GWO)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MS81

    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
    5.2 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport
    (HBG KHBG HBG)    		 129 131 100LL, Jet A
    8.9 Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport
    (PIB KPIB PIB)    		 357 359 100, Jet A
    22.7 Hesler/Noble Field Airport
    (LUL KLUL LUL)    		 20 22 100LL, Jet A-1+
    29.9 Dean Griffin Meml Airport
    (M24)    		 163 165 100LL
    33.2 Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport
    (M13)    		 195 197 100LL
    40.6 Waynesboro Municipal Airport
    (2R0)    		 61 64 100LL, Jet A-1+
    40.9 George R Carr Meml Air Field Airport
    (BXA KBXA BXA)    		 222 224 100LL, Jet A
    44.2 Paul Pittman Meml Airport
    (T36)    		 256 258 100LL
    56.4 Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
    (GPT KGPT GPT)    		 166 168 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    57.5 Stennis International Airport
    (KHSA HSA)    		 186 188 100LL, Jet A+
    57.5 Diamondhead Airport
    (66Y)    		 182 184 100LL
    57.8 Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport
    (1R7)    		 287 288 100LL, Jet A+
    59.1 Mc Comb/Pike County/John E Lewis Field Airport
    (MCB KMCB MCB)    		 262 263 100LL, Jet A-1+
    62.5 St Tammany Regional Airport
    (L31)    		 213 215 100LL
    63.6 Slidell Airport
    (KASD ASD)    		 203 205 100LL, Jet A+
    65.9 Trent Lott International Airport
    (PGL KPQL PQL)    		 141 144 100LL, Jet A
    67.5 Mobile Regional Airport
    (MOB KMOB MOB)    		 123 126 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    67.6 Key Field Airport
    (MEI KMEI MEI)    		 25 28 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    70.6 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
    (JAN KJAN JAN)    		 327 329 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    73.7 Hammond Northshore Regional Airport
    (KHDC HDC)    		 229 230 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
    A13 OR 601-264-3405
    A14 WAYNE LANDERS 601-288-1005 WLANDERS@FORRESTGENERAL.COM
    A18 MEDICAL USE.
    A40-H1 PERIMETER LGTS.
    A81-APT FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 601-264-4210.
    E111 PROVIDED VFR/PR USE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    H2
    Longest Runway: H1 is 50 ft (15 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    MS81 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  50 ft x 50 ft (15 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 02/08/2017
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 215.0
    Latitude: 
    		 31-19-08.0300N
    Longitude: 
    		 089-19-44.2700W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Helipad H2  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 02/08/2017
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H2
    Elevation: 
    		 215.0
    Latitude: 
    		 31-19-10.9100N
    Longitude: 
    		 089-19-50.6500W
    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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