University Hospital Rooftop Heliport (NJ87)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	NJ87
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	74°11'27.0300" W / 40°44'27.0500" N -74.190842 / 40.740847 (Estimated)
Elevation	237.00 ft / 72.24 m (Estimated)
Location	Essex County, NJ
Magnetic Variation	13W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Address	150 BERGEN ST NEWARK, NJ 07103-2425
Phone number	973-972-4300
Manager	NICHOLAS CAMISA
Address	150 CABINET ST NEWARK, NJ 07101
Phone number	973-972-3480

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SS-SR
Beacon Color	White-Green-Yellow (lighted heliport)
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	AEA - Eastern
Responsible ARTCC	ZNY - NEW YORK
Tie-in FSS	MIV - MILLVILLE
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway H1

Dimensions	64 x 48 ft (20 x 15 m)
Surface	CONC
Surface treatment
Edge lights	PERI

	H1
Physical elevation	237.00 ft	ft
Coordinates	40.740847 / -74.190842	0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EWR	DME	NEWARK	84Y	113.75		4.0 nm
EWR	FAN MARKER	MARYANN		0.00	11W	2.3 nm
SKU	FAN MARKER	STANWYCK		0.00	12W	47.8 nm
FR	NDB	FRIKK		407.00	14W	32.3 nm
NEL	NDB	LAKEHURST		396.00	11W	42.4 nm
SW	NDB	NEELY		335.00	14W	44.8 nm
IS	NDB	LOKKS		366.00	14W	45.6 nm
SKU	NDB	STANWYCK		261.00	12W	47.8 nm
NEL	TACAN	LAKEHURST	55X	111.80	11W	43.0 nm
TEB	VOR/DME	TETERBORO	21X	108.40	11W	8.7 nm
LGA	VOR/DME	LA GUARDIA	78X	113.10	12W	14.9 nm
CRI	VOR/DME	CANARSIE	70X	112.30	11W	15.6 nm
JFK	VOR/DME	KENNEDY	106X	115.90	12W	20.2 nm
COL	VOR/DME	COLTS NECK	101X	115.40	11W	25.8 nm
SBJ	VOR/DME	SOLBERG	76X	112.90	10W	26.9 nm
BWZ	VOR/DME	BROADWAY	89X	114.20	11W	28.9 nm
STW	VOR/DME	STILLWATER	33X	109.60	11W	34.4 nm
DPK	VOR/DME	DEER PARK	124X	117.70	12W	40.5 nm
CMK	VOR/DME	CARMEL	113X	116.60	12W	42.6 nm
ARD	VOR/DME	YARDLEY	19X	108.20	10W	44.0 nm
HUO	VOR/DME	HUGUENOT	108X	116.10	11W	44.1 nm
SAX	VORTAC	SPARTA	104X	115.70	11W	25.2 nm
RBV	VORTAC	ROBBINSVILLE	85X	113.80	10W	35.2 nm
GXU	VORTAC	MC GUIRE	43X	110.60	12W	47.7 nm
ISP	VOT	LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR		109.40		49.6 nm

Remarks

• APCH FM EAST TO WEST OR FM NORTH TO SOUTH; DEP TO SOUTHWEST.
• FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 800-645-3206.
• PRVDD CTC IS MADE WITH MGR NEWARK ATCT FOR RQRD COORDINATION REGARDING TFC PATS & INST OPNS AT NEWARK INTL ARPT; IF RQRD BY NEWARK ATCT ENTER INTO A LOA WITH NEWARK ATCT STIPULATING OPERATING PROCEDURES; PILOTS OPERATING OUT OF THIS FAC ARE BRIEFED BY THE HELIPORT OPR OF OPERATING PROCEDURES.