Heliport Atlas

HeliportsinRaleigh

The FAA records 16 operational heliports and helipads within 25 miles of Raleigh. Not one of them is designated public use, so every arrival is by the owner's permission. A charter operator arranges that permission while planning the flight, which is why the owner contact on a record matters more than the pad does.

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Every heliport in the list below, drawn where it sits. Tap any pad for its name, or open the full atlas for the whole record.

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16
Heliports within 25 mi
0
Public use
9
Hospital and medical
4
Pads 100 ft or longer

What is actually here

  • 9 Hospital / medical
  • 5 Corporate / private
  • 1 Government / public safety
  • 1 Utility / power infrastructure

They sit across Raleigh (7), Durham (2), Apex (1), Cary (1), Chapel Hill (1), Clayton (1), and other communities in the metro.

Heliports only. Airports are a separate class of facility and are not counted here, and a charter into Raleigh may well work from one.

Every heliport within 25 miles of Raleigh

Distance is measured from the middle of Raleigh, so the top of this list is what sits closest to town. Pad size is the landing area, not the property. Open any record on the map for surface, lighting, elevation, inspection date, and the owner contact that gets you permission.

FacilityDistanceCityFAA ID CategoryPadUse
Raleigh 2 mi Raleigh, NC 96NC Corporate / private 100 x 100 ft Permission
Sky-5 2 mi Raleigh, NC 2NC3 Corporate / private 20 x 20 ft Permission
UNC Rex 3 mi Raleigh, NC 44NR Hospital / medical 50 x 50 ft Permission
Wake Medical Center 4 mi Raleigh, NC 0NC4 Hospital / medical 70 x 70 ft Permission
Joint Force HQ 4 mi Raleigh, NC NC47 Corporate / private 100 x 100 ft Permission
Garner Road 5 mi Raleigh, NC 3NC2 Government / public safety 100 x 50 ft Permission
Wakemed North Hospital 8 mi Raleigh, NC 80NR Hospital / medical 40 x 40 ft Permission
Wakemed Cary Hospital 9 mi Cary, NC 04NC Hospital / medical 91 x 35 ft Permission
Apex Healthplex 13 mi Apex, NC 2NR4 Hospital / medical 40 x 40 ft Permission
Johnston Medical Center 15 mi Clayton, NC 03NR Hospital / medical 40 x 40 ft Permission
UNC Rex Holly Springs 16 mi Holly Springs, NC NR85 Hospital / medical 50 x 50 ft Permission
Dupree Willow 16 mi Fuquay-Varina, NC 84NR Corporate / private 50 x 50 ft Permission
Holly Green 21 mi Durham, NC 83NC Corporate / private 110 x 100 ft Permission
Harris Nuclear Plant 21 mi New Hill, NC 22NR Utility / power infrastructure 60 x 60 ft Permission
Duke University North 21 mi Durham, NC NC92 Hospital / medical 60 x 60 ft Permission
UNC Hospital Chapel Hill 24 mi Chapel Hill, NC 14NR Hospital / medical 57 x 51 ft Permission

Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource file, cycle effective 3 September 2026. The FAA reissues every 28 days. Orientation only, not for navigation.

Common questions

How many heliports are in Raleigh?

The FAA records 16 operational heliports and helipads within 25 miles of Raleigh. Of those, 9 are hospital or medical pads and 5 are corporate or private sites.

Are there public-use heliports in Raleigh?

No. Every one of the 16 heliports in the Raleigh area is private use, which means landing starts with permission from the owner or manager. A charter operator arranges that as part of planning the flight. The public-use designation is rare everywhere: only 56 heliports carry it nationally.

Does this include Raleigh airports?

No. Airports are a separate class of facility, and a charter flight into Raleigh may well use one: helicopters operate from airport ramps and FBOs as a matter of routine. This list covers heliports and helipads, the sites the FAA registers specifically for helicopter operations.

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