South Central KS Medical Cntr Heliport
0KS3 · Arkansas City, Kansas · Cowley County · map
South Central KS Medical Cntr Heliport is a private heliport, 4 miles north of Arkansas City, Kansas, 1,202 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 60 by 40 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 0KS3
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,202 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- May 2022
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 60 × 40 ft | Concrete |
Aircraft registered in Arkansas City from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Arkansas City, Kansas: 5 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- A final ON-SITE evaluation will be conducted by the local flight standards district office (fsdo). This FAA evaluation is preliminary only and the final provisions are based on the results of the ON-SITE evaluation by the local fsdo or other FAA personnel. We has no objection to this proposed helipad with the following list of recommendations. All references are from FAA advisory circular 150/5390-2C, except where noted: 1. The heliport meet and maintain the standards of FAA advisory circular 150/5390-2(current edition) heliport design, including (but not limited to) the touchdown and liftoff area (tlof), final approach and takeoff area (fato), safety area, and 8:1 approach/departure surface and establish an acceptable level of safety for helicopter operations. 2. Since the proponent did not provide a design helicopter in the FAA 7480-1, the proponent should calculate the tlof, fato, and safety area dimensions for the most demanding helicopter that will be operated at this location. Flight standards highly recommends calculating the tlof, fato, and safety area dimensions in accordance with fig. 4-2. 3. The landing area is limited to private use, VFR, single helicopter within each safety area. (ref: para. 402) 4. The proponent should ensure that all fixed objects located within the safety area do not project above the fato elevation, except for lighting fixtures, which may project a maximum of 2 inches. (ref: para. 407) 5. Only one helicopter should occupy...
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.