KHEY Hanchey Army Heliport (Fort Rucker)
Fort Rucker, AL · 4 miles SE of FORT RUCKER, AL
Towered
U.S. Army
ICAO KHEY
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 317.9 ft
- Coordinates
- 31-21-20.6430N 085-39-06.7070W
- Lat / Long
- 31.3557342, -85.6518631
- Mag. variation
- 03W (2010)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- ARTCC
- JACKSONVILLE CENTER
- FSS
- ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- OZR (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0600-0030, EXCP HOL
- Pattern altitude
- 900.9 ft. MSL TFC PAT ALT 900' MSL.
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white (unlighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- SS-SR
Airport location no published diagram
Range from KHEY
Runways
Longest 476 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 476 x 50 ft. / 145 x 15 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
Runway 17
- Heading
- 180 magnetic, 177 true
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 317.9 ft.
Runway 35
- Heading
- 000 magnetic, 357 true
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 317.9 ft.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 1
Approaches — IAP 1
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Atis
- 141.375
- Hanchey Ground
- 142.55 225.575 [OPR 1130-0545Z++ OR TIL MISSION CMPLT, MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TWR.]
- Hanchey Tower
- 140.5 387.85 [OPR 1130-0545Z++ OR TIL MISSION CMPLT, MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TWR.]
- Cairns Approach
- 125.4
- Cairns Departure
- 125.4
- Clearance Delivery
- 142.55 225.575
Ownership
- Owner
- US ARMY HANCHEY ARMY HELIPAD 9325 GUNSTON ROAD FT BELVOIR, VA 22060
- Manager
- PAUL MEISSNER Phone 334-255-2680
- Manager phone
- 334-255-2680
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.