# Lester E Cox Medical Center South Heliport (56MU)

**Lester E Cox Medical Center South Heliport** (FAA: 56MU) is a heliport in Springfield, Missouri, United States. It opened in Nov 1985.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56mu

## At a glance

- FAA: 56MU
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Springfield, Missouri, United States
- Opened: Nov 1985
- Elevation: 1,270 ft / 387 m
- Coordinates: 37.1446, -93.2804
- Helipads: 4
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61674483
- Weather station: KSGF · WMO 72440
- Ident: 56MU

## Timeline

- Nov 1985: Lester E Cox Medical Center South Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H3 | 50 ft / 15 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  |  |
| H4 | 50 ft / 15 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  |  |
| H2 | 45 ft / 14 m | 45 ft / 14 m | Concrete |  |  |
| H1 | 30 ft / 9 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [SGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgf.md) Springfield Branson National Airport · 9.1 mi / 15 km
- [BKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbbg.md) Branson Airport · 43 mi / 68 km
- [HRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khro.md) Boone County Airport · 61 mi / 99 km
- [JLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjln.md) Joplin Regional Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [WMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbpk.md) Ozark Regional Airport · 70 mi / 112 km
- [TBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktbn.md) Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field · 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/56mu/data