IA78
Virginia Gay Hospital Heliport
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Location Information for IA78
Coordinates: N42°10.47' / W92°0.73'
Located 00 miles N of Vinton, Iowa. View all Airports in Iowa.
Estimated Elevation is 245 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Heliport Use:Private Use
MEDICAL USE.
Activation Date:April 1991
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:CHICAGO
F.S.S.:FORT DODGE
Sectional Chart:CHICAGO
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
PRVDD CLEAR APCH/DEP PATHS FOR A 8:1 GLIDE SLOPE & TRANSITIONAL SURFACE FOR A 2:1 SLOPE ARE MAINTAINTED.
Attendance:Continuous
Airport Communications
AWOS-3 at VTI (2.6 N):120.075 319-472-3122
AWOS-3 at IIB (17.0 N):120.825 319-334-3879
ATIS at CID (22.0 SE):124.15
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD CID CEDAR RAPIDS 114.10 324°20.0
VOD ALO WATERLOO 112.20 142°28.7
VOD JWJ ELMWOOD 109.40 084°40.2
VOD IOW IOWA CITY 116.20 330°43.2
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
Helipad H1
Dimensions:59 x 59 feet / 18 x 18 meters
Surface:Concrete
Edge Lighting:Perimeter
Coordinates:N42°10.47' / W92°0.73'N0°0.00' / E0°0.00'
Elevation: 245.0
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
502 NORTH 9TH AVE
VINTON, IA 52349
319-472-6200
Manager:TINA EDEN
502 NORTH 9TH AVE
VINTON, IA 52349
319-472-6276
Other Remarks
  • OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.
  • FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 319-472-2348.
Nearby Airports with Instrument Procedures
IDNameHeading / Distance
Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark Airport KVTI Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark Airport 346°2.7
James H Connell Field At Independence Municipal Airport KIIB James H Connell Field At Independence Municipal Airport 009°17.2
Belle Plaine Municipal Airport KTZT Belle Plaine Municipal Airport 214°21.5
The Eastern Iowa Airport KCID The Eastern Iowa Airport 142°22.0
Marion Airport C17 Marion Airport 111°23.1
Waterloo Regional Airport KALO Waterloo Regional Airport 323°28.8
Oelwein Municipal Airport KOLZ Oelwein Municipal Airport 003°30.4
Monticello Regional Airport KMXO Monticello Regional Airport 085°38.0
Iowa City Municipal Airport KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport 146°38.2
Marshalltown Municipal Airport KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport 265°40.6
Waverly Municipal Airport C25 Waverly Municipal Airport 327°40.5
Grinnell Regional Airport KGGI Grinnell Regional Airport 229°42.7