Desutter Farm Heliport
IL49 · Manito, Illinois · Mason County · map
Desutter Farm Heliport is a private heliport, 3 miles southeast of Manito, Illinois, 488 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 40 by 40 feet of gravel.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IL49
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 488 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irreg
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2017
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Gravel |
Aircraft registered in Manito from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Manito, Illinois: 5 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
- The FAA'S flight standards division has conducted an ON-SITE inspection of the proposed Desutter Farm private use heliport in Manito. IL. our position is that helicopter operations can be conducted safely from this heliport provided the following conditions are met: 1. All helicopter approach/departure route operations are conducted on a 280 degree clockwise to 320 degree egress heading / 100 degree clockwise to 140 degree ingress heading using the center of the heliport as the reference point. Operations may also be conducted on a 020 degree clockwise to 110 degree egress heading / 200 degree clockwise to 290 degree ingress heading using the center of the heliport as the reference point. 2. All operations are conducted in VFR weather conditions. 3. The landing area is limited to private use. Approach/departure paths on an annual basis in accordance with AC 150/5390-2C, paragraph 210E. any new obstacles noted will be forwarded to the airport district office, flight standards district office or regional flight standards division. Additionally, flight standards recommends that: 1. The tlof and/or fato be marked with flush, IN-GROUND markers in accordance with AC 150/5290-2C, paragraph 215B. 2. Unauthorized persons are restrained from access to the takeoff/landing area during helicopter flight operations. 3. Fire protection is provided in accordance with the nfpa 418, local fire code and AC 150/5390-2C. 4. The proponent refers to AC 150/5390-2C in establishing an...
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.