University of Tennessee Medical Center Landing Pad, Knoxville, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PersonsMD
N 35° 56.523 W 083° 56.620
17S E 234463 N 3981526
A landing pad located at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee serving the East Tennessee region.
Waymark Code: WM9MK5
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member condor1
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Headquarters to the UT LIFESTAR medical helicopter ambulance service. This landing pad offers direct access to the UT Medical Center emergency and trauma center and serves the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina region. The landing pad provides multi landing and aircraft storage facilities as well as fuel services.

LIFESTAR’s emergency medical helicopters include two Bell 430s which are medium twins capable of two-patient transport in most weather conditions. Each of the aircraft has cruise speeds of approximately 165 miles per hour. The fleet also has a Bell 206 L4 and Bell 407.

More information about LIFESTAR can be found at: (visit link)
Location of Helipad: Hospital

Description of location: Hospital Emergency Room

Does the Site Have a Windsock?: Yes

Primary Puprose of the Landing Pad: Medical

What facilities are available to passengers?: Emergency and Trauma Center

What identifies the location as a helipad?: Cross outlined in red placed in a white square

Did you provide a personal photo of the helipad, windsock, helicopter or other identifiable feature?: yes

Where were the coordinates taken relative to the landing pad?: Entrance to landing area

Separate from an airport: yes

Landing Pad Surface: Concrete

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