# Palo Alto County Hospital Heliport (IA79)

**Palo Alto County Hospital Heliport** (FAA: IA79) is a heliport in Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States. It opened in Apr 2002.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ia79

## At a glance

- FAA: IA79
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Apr 2002
- Elevation: 1,210 ft / 369 m
- Coordinates: 43.1019, -94.7047
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671845
- Weather station: KEST
- Ident: IA79

## Timeline

- Apr 2002: Palo Alto County Hospital Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 60 ft / 18 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [KEGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegq.md) Emmetsburg Municipal Airport · 0.0 mi / 0.0 km
- [8Y8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0637.md) Peltz Field · 13 mi / 22 km
- [EST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kest.md) Estherville Municipal Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [AXG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaxa.md) Algona Municipal Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [14IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/14ia.md) East River Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [38IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/38ia.md) Garys Airport · 22 mi / 36 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/ia79/data