Helicopter Arrival & Departure Procedures KIPL local VFR procedures
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local ops Chart Supplement verified 2026-08-29 (41 d ago)
Published airport remark; advisory. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.
Helicopters arrive to runway 32 touching down midfield and depart from runway 14 midfield; training patterns use 08/26, three circuits maximum.
The route
- Conditions permitting, helicopter arrivals should be to runway 32, touching down midfield between taxiways A4 and A3
- Helicopter departures should be from runway 14 midfield
- When conditions require a runway 32 departure, maintain runway centerline for 1.5 NM before initiating a turn
- For helicopter training patterns and autorotations use runway 08/26, a maximum of 3 circuits
- Between sunset and sunrise, avoid consecutive pattern circuits
When it applies
- Arriving 32 — helicopters "HEL ARRS SHOULD BE TO RWY 32, TOUCHDOWN MIDFIELD"
- Departing 14 — helicopters "HEL DEPARTURES SHOULD BE FM RWY 14 MIDFIELD"
- Runway 8 or 26 — helicopter training "FOR HEL TRNG PATS/AUTOROTATIONS USE RWY 08/26, MAX OF 3 CIRCUITS"
Source text, verbatim
NOISE ABATEMENT: NOISE SENSITIVE AREA NE EDGE OF AP: SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTIAL. CONDS PMTG, HEL ARRS SHOULD BE TO RWY 32, TOUCHDOWN MIDFIELD (BTN TWY A4 AND A3). HEL DEPARTURES SHOULD BE FM RWY 14 MIDFIELD. WHEN CONDS REQ RWY 32 DEPARTURE, MNTN RWY CNTRLN FOR 1.5 NM BEFORE INITIATING TURN. FOR HEL TRNG PATS/AUTOROTATIONS USE RWY 08/26, MAX OF 3 CIRCUITS. BTN SS-SR AVOID CONS PAT CIRCUITS.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- FAA Chart Supplement remark via NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 06 Aug 2026 (APT_RMK, IPL) Federal Aviation Administration · retrieved 2026-08-29