Salem Township Hospital Heliport
5IL9 · Salem, Illinois · Marion County · map
Salem Township Hospital Heliport is a private heliport owned by Salem Township Hospital, 1 mile north of Salem, Illinois, 570 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 50 by 50 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5IL9
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Salem Township Hospital
- Elevation
- 570 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- May 2002
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in Salem from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Salem, Illinois: 10 piston singles, 1 helicopter, 1 drone, 1 balloon. 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
- Provided approach/departure from 075-085 and 285-295, tkoff lnd area marked, wind indicator maintained, and far 91.126 (B)(2) compiled with.
- Ext 179.
- Ext 179.
- 78 feet trees 190 feet northeast, 33 feet pole 150 feet southeast, 27 feet powerline 50 feet south, 28 feet pole 280 feet L, 66 feet trees 418 feet southwest.
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.