# Dept of Corrections Heliport (8IS3)

**Dept of Corrections Heliport** (FAA: 8IS3) is a heliport in Grafton, Illinois, United States. It opened in Mar 1986.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8is3

## At a glance

- FAA: 8IS3
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Grafton, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Mar 1986
- Elevation: 450 ft / 137 m
- Coordinates: 38.9734, -90.4612
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61667678
- Weather station: KSET
- Ident: 8IS3

## Timeline

- Mar 1986: Dept of Corrections Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 30 ft / 9 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [ALN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaln.md) St Louis Regional Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [SUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksus.md) Spirit of St Louis Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [BLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kblv.md) Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [SPI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kspi.md) Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · 73 mi / 118 km
- [UIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuin.md) Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field · 78 mi / 125 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/8is3/data