Gorilla Heliport
11J · Onondaga, Michigan · Ingham County · map
Gorilla Heliport is a public-use heliport, 2 miles southwest of Onondaga, Michigan, 980 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 75 by 50 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Gorilla Heliport?
Its FAA code is 11J.
Where is Gorilla Heliport?
It is 2 miles southwest of Onondaga, Michigan, 980 feet above sea level.
Does Gorilla Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Gorilla Heliport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Lansing Community College. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Gorilla Heliport?
9 pilot examiners and 17 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 11J
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 980 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2010
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 75 × 50 ft | Grass, fair |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Jackson County/Reynolds Field (11 nm southeast), Capital Region International (21 nm north), Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy (29 nm northeast), Hillsdale Municipal (30 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Jackson County/Reynolds Field (11 nm southeast), Mason Jewett Field (11 nm northeast), Fitch H Beach Airport (14 nm northwest), Brooks Field (20 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided VFR operations; takeoff/landing area marked; all approach/departure rte hop conducted from 315-010 or 020-170 degreess; a NON-OBSTG wind indcr is mntnd.
- Approach/departure N-S.
- Yellow cones.
- Helipad located on Gorilla aerodrome pvt airport NORTH-SOUTH runway.
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of helicopter.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Onondaga from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Onondaga, Michigan: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Lansing Community College 11 aircraft · Mason, 13 miles away Lansing Community College is a community college in Michigan serving more than 13,000 students across four locations.
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 17 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 5 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - JXN · Jackson, MI (11 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (29 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · [email protected]
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (29 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (31 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- David Crisp private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Lake Odessa, MI (33 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (39 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · [email protected]
- Kerry Michael Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Adrian, MI (40 nm) · (734) 657-6570 · [email protected]
- Mark Richard Handren commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Ypsilanti, MI (45 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · [email protected]
All 61 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Onondaga 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- Lansing Community College 11 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this heliport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/11J.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.