Franklin Hospital Heliport (53IS)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	53IS
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	088-55-07.0000W/38-00-34.0000N -88.918611/38.009444 (Estimated)
Elevation	445 ft / 135.64 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	1 nautical miles N of Benton, IL
Location	Franklin County, IL

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	Franklin Hospital
Address	201 Bailey Lane Benton, IL 62812
Phone number	618-439-3161
Manager	Mark Hall
Address	201 Bailey Lane Benton, IL 62812
Phone number	618-439-3161

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
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	COU - Columbia
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway H1

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

	H1
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PJY	NDB	Pinckneyville		215.00	00E	21.2 nm
HSB	NDB	Harrisburg-raleigh		230.00	00E	21.3 nm
FWC	NDB	Wayne County		257.00	01E	32.8 nm
SAR	NDB	Sparta		239.00	01E	38.0 nm
CUL	NDB	Carmi		332.00	01W	38.2 nm
SLO	NDB	Salem		400.00	01W	38.2 nm
FOA	NDB	Elm River		353.00	00E	45.3 nm
BL	NDB	Belleville		362.00	02E	48.1 nm
MWA	VOR/DME	Marion	041X	110.40	04E	16.0 nm
VNN	VOR/DME	Mount Vernon	085X	113.80	02E	21.8 nm
SAM	VOR/DME	Samsville	113X	116.60	03E	48.6 nm
ENL	VORTAC	Centralia	097X	115.00	04E	27.2 nm

Remarks

• NOTIFY BENTON MUNI WHEN CONDUCTING OPNS.
• SEE AIRSPACE CASE 2003-AFL-722-NRA.