Police Heliport (IN78)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	IN78
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	087-20-10.1360W/41-35-28.1300N -87.336149/41.591147 (Estimated)
Elevation	591 ft / 180.14 m (Estimated)
Location	Lake County, IN
Magnetic Variation	01W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Gary Police Dept
Address	1301 Broadway Gary, IN 46406
Phone number	219-881-1260
Manager	Clemmon Julkes
Address	6051 Industrial Highway Gary, IN 46406
Phone number	219-949-6294

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Chicago
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Boundary ARTCC	ZAU - Chicago
Tie-in FSS	HUF - Terre Haute
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE

Runway Information

Runway H1

Dimensions	319 x 125 ft (97 x 38 m)
Surface	ASPH

	H1
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
MX	NDB	Kedzi		248.00	01W	18.3 nm
VP	NDB	Sedly		212.00	02W	22.3 nm
HK	NDB	Ermin		332.00	01W	23.7 nm
MGC	NDB	Michigan City		203.00	01W	24.4 nm
IUL	NDB	La Porte		356.00	03W	26.0 nm
ME	NDB	Deana		350.00	00E	38.3 nm
RZL	NDB	Rensselaer		362.00	02W	39.3 nm
RWN	NDB	Winamac/dcmsnd		335.00	00W	44.5 nm
CPB	NDB	Culver		391.00	01W	48.4 nm
ORD	VOR/DME	Chicago O'hare	086X	113.90	02E	34.9 nm
OXI	VOR/DME	Knox	103X	115.60	00E	34.9 nm
IKK	VOR/DME	Kankakee	053X	111.60	00E	38.8 nm
OBK	VOR/DME	Northbrook	077X	113.00	02W	46.8 nm
DPA	VOR/DME	Dupage	021X	108.40	02E	48.9 nm
CGT	VORTAC	Chicago Heights	089X	114.20	02E	11.7 nm
EON	VORTAC	Peotone	079X	113.20	02E	28.2 nm
JOT	VORTAC	Joliet	070X	112.30	02E	44.3 nm
GIJ	VORTAC	Gipper	101X	115.40	00E	46.9 nm
MDW	VOT	Chicago Midway		111.00		22.0 nm
ORD	VOT	Chicago O'hare Intl		112.00		34.8 nm

Remarks

• MANY POLICE CARS NEAR LANDING AREA-MARKED.
• INGRESS/EGRESS ROUTES FROM RR TRACKS N OF SITE TO HELIPORT & FROM OVER POLICE HQ S OF SITE TO HELIPORT.