Palo Alto County Hospital Heliport (IA79)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	IA79
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	094-42-16.9300W/43-06-06.8700N -94.704703/43.101908 (Estimated)
Elevation	1210 ft / 368.81 m ()
Location	Palo Alto County, IA
Magnetic Variation	03E (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Palo Alto County Hospital
Address	3201 1st Street Emmetsburg, IA 50536
Manager	Tom Lee
Address	3201 1st Street Emmetsburg, IA 50536
Phone number	712-852-5500

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	Omaha
Region	ACE - Central
Boundary ARTCC	ZMP - Minneapolis
Tie-in FSS	FOD - Fort Dodge
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway H1

Dimensions	60 x 60 ft (18 x 18 m)
Surface	CONC

	H1
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	*RED H IN CENTERR

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EGQ	NDB	Emmetsburg		410.00	04E	0.1 nm
PUF	NDB	Puff		345.00	04E	15.1 nm
LTU	NDB	Little Sioux		326.00	05E	18.8 nm
AXA	NDB	Algona		403.00	03E	19.0 nm
POH	NDB	Pocahontas		428.00	06E	21.5 nm
MJQ	NDB	Jackson		353.00	04E	35.0 nm
SLB	NDB	Storm Lake		434.00	04E	38.4 nm
SBU	NDB	Blue Earth		332.00	04E	39.9 nm
EAG	NDB	Eagle Grove		302.00	03E	42.2 nm
CKP	NDB	Pilot Rock		423.00	05E	43.5 nm
SKI	NDB	Sac City		356.00	04E	45.1 nm
CAV	NDB	Clarion		387.00	03E	46.8 nm
FXY	NDB	Forest City		359.00	05E	48.2 nm
ISB	NDB	Sibley		269.00	05E	48.6 nm
SHL	NDB	Sheldon		338.00	05E	50.0 nm
EST	VOR	Estherville		110.40	07E	18.6 nm
SPW	VOR/DME	Spencer	037X	110.00	05E	22.1 nm
FRM	VOR/DME	Fairmont	039X	110.20	07E	34.9 nm
DDL	VOR/DME	Sheldon	023X	108.60	05E	50.0 nm
FOD	VORTAC	Fort Dodge	082X	113.50	07E	34.6 nm

Remarks

• PRVDD CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS; TREES LOCATED ' NW' TO 'N' AND TREE 'E' OF PAD REMOVED AND BLDGS 'SE, 'S' & 'SW' OF PAD LGTD; CONTROL PUBIC ACCESS; AND ADEQUACY FIRE EQUIPMENT.