Thunderbird Heliport (6FD9)

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Thunderbird Heliport (6FD9)

6FD9

Thunderbird Heliport (6FD9)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	6FD9
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	080-11-27.1680W/26-08-13.3080N -80.190880/26.137030 (Estimated)
Elevation	40 ft / 12.19 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	1 nautical miles N of Fort Lauderdale, FL
Location	Broward County, FL
Magnetic Variation	03W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Preston Henn
Address	3291 West Sunrise Blvd Fort Lauderdale, FL 33313

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	Miami
Region	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC	ZMA - Miami
Tie-in FSS	MIA - Miami
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway H1

Dimensions	200 x 100 ft (61 x 30 m)
Surface	GRVL

	H1
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PJN	NDB	Plantation		242.00	03W	1.5 nm
FX	NDB	Praiz		221.00	02W	6.5 nm
PB	NDB	Rubin		356.00	03W	33.1 nm
UTX	NDB	United		405.00	03W	47.0 nm
HST	TACAN	Homestead	019X	0.00	03W	40.2 nm
FLL	VOR/DME	Fort Lauderdale	091X	114.40	00E	4.3 nm
VKZ	VOR/DME	Virginia Key	118X	117.10	04W	23.2 nm
DHP	VORTAC	Dolphin	086X	113.90	04W	22.0 nm
PBI	VORTAC	Palm Beach	104X	115.70	03W	33.1 nm
PHK	VORTAC	Pahokee	101X	115.40	00E	47.2 nm
MIA	VOT	Miami Intl		112.00		21.1 nm
PBI	VOT	Palm Beach		109.00		33.4 nm

Remarks

PRVD VFR/PVT USE; USE OF HELIPORT COORDINATED WITH OPA LOCKA GADO; & INGRESS/EGRESS ROUTES ARE COORDINATED WITH FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTL ARPT ATCT.