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A heliport is a small airport which has a helipad, suitable for use by helicopters, powered lift, and various types of vertical lift aircraft. Designated heliports typically contain one or more touchdown and liftoff areas and may also have limited facilities such as fuel or hangars.
A helipad in Ireland Helipad area scheme. A helipad is the landing area of a heliport, in use by helicopters, powered lift, and vertical lift aircraft to land on surface.. While helicopters and powered lift aircraft are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where such aircraft can land safely.
CHR de La Citadelle Hospital Heliport: Liège: EBLS: Centre Hospitalier Heliport: Liège: EBMD: Antwerp/Middelheim Hospital Heliport: Antwerp: EBMS: Centre Médical Héliporté ASBL (CMH) Heliport: Lierneux: EBMT: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire A. Vésale Heliport: Montigny-le-Tilleul: EBNB: Clinique Saint-Luc Bouge Heliport: Namur: EBSJ ...
"ECCAIRS 4.2.6 Data Definition Standard – Location Indicators by State (country)" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2012 "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
The terms aerodrome, airfield, and airstrip also refer to airports, and the terms heliport, seaplane base, and STOLport refer to airports dedicated exclusively to helicopters, seaplanes, and short take-off and landing aircraft. Aerial view of Hong Kong's old airport Kai Tak airport. Taken the day after the airport closed.
The cost of reconstructing the heliport was estimated to be nearly $7 million. Coincidentally, in 1983 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched its National Prototype Heliport Demonstration and Development Program, a project to illustrate the usefulness and viability of developing full-service heliports in the United States for eventual all-weather operations.
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The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a system for categorizing public-use airports (along with heliports and other aviation bases) that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility.