John Hunter Hospital, Lambton Heights, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 32° 55.441 E 151° 41.604
56H E 377833 N 6356380
This helipad is at John Hunter Hospital, the principal referral centre and hospital for Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Northern New South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMN0Y3
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 5

As John Hunter Hospital is the MAJOR referral hospital for Northern NSW this helipad gets frequent visits from CareFlight and other retrieval services.
Only parts of the egress route are covered, so on stormy days the patient is quite likely to get drenched while being taken into the hospital.
Parking is allocated to those who could move their vehicles if necessary.
Location of Helipad: Hospital

Description of location: On upper car park

Does the Site Have a Windsock?: Yes

Primary Puprose of the Landing Pad: Medical

What facilities are available to passengers?: Emergency Department, Hospital

What identifies the location as a helipad?: Warning signs, and painted cross on the pad

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?: Centre of the pad, projected checked against GoogleEarth

Separate from an airport: yes

Landing Pad Surface: Concrete

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