# Franklin Hospital Heliport (53IS)

**Franklin Hospital Heliport** (FAA: 53IS) is a heliport in Benton, Illinois, United States. It opened in May 2004.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53is

## At a glance

- FAA: 53IS
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Benton, Illinois, United States
- Opened: May 2004
- Elevation: 445 ft / 136 m
- Coordinates: 38.0094, -88.9186
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61667474
- Weather station: KMWA
- Ident: 53IS

## Timeline

- May 2004: Franklin Hospital Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 40 ft / 12 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [MWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmwa.md) Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois · 19 mi / 30 km
- [MDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdh.md) Southern Illinois Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [BLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kblv.md) Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [CGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcgi.md) Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · 65 mi / 104 km
- [PAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpah.md) Barkley Regional Airport · 66 mi / 106 km
- [EVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kevv.md) Evansville Regional Airport · 75 mi / 121 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53is/data