Franklin Hospital Heliport
53IS · Benton, Illinois · Franklin County · map
Franklin Hospital Heliport is a private heliport owned by Franklin Hospital, 1 mile north of Benton, Illinois, 445 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 40 by 40 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 53IS
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · publicly owned
- Owner
- Franklin Hospital
- Elevation
- 445 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- May 2004
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in Benton from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Benton, Illinois: 4 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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 Illinois.
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
- See airspace case 2003-AFL-722-NRA.
- Notify Benton municipal when conducting operations.
- Heliport has flood lights.
- Obstructions all quadrants.
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.