Caterpillar Aurora Heliport (IS74)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	IS74
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	088-21-33.2570W/41-43-01.1050N -88.359238/41.716974 (Estimated)
Elevation	660 ft / 201.17 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	1 nautical miles NE of Montgomery, IL
Location	Kendall County, IL
Magnetic Variation	00W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Caterpillar Inc
Address	Po Box 348 Aurora, IL 60507
Phone number	708-859-5000
Manager	Joshua M. Koons
Phone number	630-859-5936

Airport Operations and Facilities

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

Runway Information

Runway H1

Dimensions	10 x 10 ft (3 x 3 m)
Surface	CONC

	H1
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
DKB	NDB	Dekalb		209.00	02W	20.3 nm
ME	NDB	Deana		350.00	00E	21.2 nm
HK	NDB	Ermin		332.00	01W	23.5 nm
MX	NDB	Kedzi		248.00	01W	30.1 nm
OIX	NDB	Ottawa		266.00	01E	30.8 nm
VYS	NDB	Valley		230.00	00W	41.6 nm
DPA	VOR/DME	Dupage	021X	108.40	02E	10.4 nm
ORD	VOR/DME	Chicago O'hare	086X	113.90	02E	26.0 nm
OBK	VOR/DME	Northbrook	077X	113.00	02W	35.4 nm
IKK	VOR/DME	Kankakee	053X	111.60	00E	44.9 nm
RFD	VOR/DME	Rockford	045X	110.80	01E	48.4 nm
JOT	VORTAC	Joliet	070X	112.30	02E	10.4 nm
EON	VORTAC	Peotone	079X	113.20	02E	37.1 nm
CGT	VORTAC	Chicago Heights	089X	114.20	02E	37.5 nm
ORD	VOT	Chicago O'hare Intl		112.00		25.8 nm
MDW	VOT	Chicago Midway		111.00		27.5 nm

Remarks

• PROVIDED ALL APCH/DEPARTURE ROUTE HELICOPTER OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN AN AREA FROM 350 DEGS CLOCKWISE TO 100 DEGS USING TOUCHDOWN PAD AS THE CENTER OF A COMPASS ROSE; TAKEOFF/LANDING AREA IS APPROPRIATELY MARKED, NON-OBSTRUCTING WIND INDICATOR IS MAINTAINED ADJACENT TO TAKEOFF/LANDING AREA.