Grand Tower Heliport (3IS9)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	3IS9
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	089-30-22.3480W/37-37-58.1800N -89.506208/37.632828 (Estimated)
Elevation	370 ft / 112.78 m (Estimated)
Location	Jackson County, IL
Magnetic Variation	01E (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	Grand Tower Township
Address	P O Box 216 Grand Tower, IL 62942
Phone number	618-565-2143
Manager	Kenneth Mezo
Address	P O Box 216 Grand Tower, IL 62942
Phone number	618-565-2143

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Lighting Schedule	SS-SR
Sectional chart	St Louis
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Boundary ARTCC	ZKC - Kansas City
Tie-in FSS	STL - Saint Louis
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway H1

Dimensions	40 x 40 ft (12 x 12 m)
Surface	CONC-G

	H1
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PJY	NDB	Pinckneyville		215.00	00E	21.7 nm
SAR	NDB	Sparta		239.00	01E	32.2 nm
CIR	NDB	Cairo		397.00	00E	36.9 nm
PRI	NDB	Perrine		367.00	02E	44.6 nm
HSB	NDB	Harrisburg-raleigh		230.00	00E	46.9 nm
CHQ	NDB	Charleston		208.00	01E	47.9 nm
BDD	NDB	Bellgrade		254.00	00E	49.5 nm
CGI	VOR/DME	Cape Girardeau	076X	112.90	01E	24.6 nm
MWA	VOR/DME	Marion	041X	110.40	04E	24.6 nm
FAM	VORTAC	Farmington	104X	115.70	01E	34.7 nm
CNG	VORTAC	Cunningham	078X	113.10	03E	49.3 nm

Remarks

• (E111-3) UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS RESTICTED FROM ACCESS DURING FLT OPS BY USE OF NON-OBSTRUCTING SAFETY BARRIER. FIRE PROTECTION PRVDD IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL FIRE CODES & OR FAA AC 150/5390-2.
• PRVDD APCH/DEP OPS 020 DEGREES - 160 DEGREES & 160 DEGREES - 250 DEGREES; TKOF/LDG AREA APPROPRIATELY MKD; NON-OBSTRUCTING WIND INDICATOR MNTND. 50 FT TREE TO THES REMOVED; P-LINES NE BURIED; NO NIGHT OPS UNLESS TKOF/LDG AREA & WIND INDICATOR LGTD & BCN INSTALLED.