Heliport Atlas

HeliportsinSanFrancisco

The FAA records 18 operational heliports and helipads within 35 miles of San Francisco. 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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18
Heliports within 35 mi
0
Public use
7
Hospital and medical
5
Pads 100 ft or longer

What is actually here

  • 7 Corporate / private
  • 7 Hospital / medical
  • 2 Government / public safety
  • 2 Military

They sit across San Francisco (4), Oakland (2), Pleasanton (2), Sonoma (2), Burlingame (1), Castro Valley (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 San Francisco may well work from one.

Every heliport within 35 miles of San Francisco

Distance is measured from the middle of San Francisco, 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
Hall of Justice 3 mi San Francisco, CA CA26 Government / public safety 100 x 60 ft Permission
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay 3 mi San Francisco, CA 18CN Corporate / private 54 x 54 ft Permission
San Francisco VA Medical Center 4 mi San Francisco, CA CN02 Corporate / private 54 x 54 ft Permission
Police Pistol Range 4 mi San Francisco, CA 16CA Government / public safety 150 x 100 ft Permission
Commodore Center 9 mi Sausalito, CA JMC Corporate / private 100 x 100 ft Permission
Childrens Hospital Oakland Alternate 9 mi Oakland, CA 7CL0 Hospital / medical 40 x 40 ft Permission
UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital Oakland 11 mi Oakland, CA 7CL1 Hospital / medical 40 x 40 ft Permission
Mills Peninsula Medical Center 12 mi Burlingame, CA CA36 Corporate / private 65 x 65 ft Permission
San Rafel Private 13 mi San Rafel, CA 5CA3 Corporate / private 72 x 72 ft Permission
Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley 20 mi Castro Valley, CA 0CA1 Hospital / medical 54 x 54 ft Permission
John Muir Walnut Creek Medical Center 25 mi Walnut Creek, CA CA63 Hospital / medical 48 x 48 ft Permission
Stanford Health Care East 27 mi Palo Alto, CA 15CA Hospital / medical 48 x 48 ft Permission
Infineon Raceway Pad 2 27 mi Sonoma, CA CN06 Corporate / private 80 x 80 ft Permission
Sonoma Pad 1 27 mi Sonoma, CA CL85 Corporate / private 75 x 83 ft Permission
Washington Hospital Parking Structure 29 mi Fremont, CA CL64 Hospital / medical 50 x 50 ft Permission
Camp Parks 31 mi Pleasanton, CA 4CA3 Military 2200 x 400 ft Permission
Q Area 31 mi Concord, CA 60CA Military 100 x 100 ft Permission
Stanford Health Care-Valleycare 31 mi Pleasanton, CA 55CA Hospital / medical 64 x 64 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 San Francisco?

The FAA records 18 operational heliports and helipads within 35 miles of San Francisco. Of those, 7 are hospital or medical pads and 7 are corporate or private sites.

Are there public-use heliports in San Francisco?

No. Every one of the 18 heliports in the San Francisco 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 San Francisco airports?

No. Airports are a separate class of facility, and a charter flight into San Francisco 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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