Diamond Creek #1 Heliport
1NC7 · Banner Elk, North Carolina · Avery County · map
Diamond Creek #1 Heliport is a private heliport owned by Diamond Creek Holdings, LLC, 2 miles southeast of Banner Elk, North Carolina, 4,015 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 50 by 50 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1NC7
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Diamond Creek Holdings, LLC
- Elevation
- 4,015 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2010
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Grass, good |
Aircraft registered in Banner Elk from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Banner Elk, North Carolina: 2 turboprops, 2 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided pvt use and VFR operations only; takeoff/ldng area is marked; wind indicator is maintained; security measures are maintained to ensure unathorized person do not have access to takeoff/ldng area during helicopter flight operations.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.