Sanford Usd Medical Center Heliport
1SD9 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Minnehaha County · map
Sanford Usd Medical Center Heliport is a private heliport owned by Sanford Usd Medical Center, 1 mile southwest of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1,530 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 64 by 64 feet of concrete. It has fuel (Jet A).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1SD9
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Sanford Usd Medical Center
- Elevation
- 1,530 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- Jet A
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1987
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 64 × 64 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in Sioux Falls from the FAA register
251 aircraft are registered to owners in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: 149 piston singles, 31 business jets, 26 turboprops, 14 balloons, 10 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
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
- Approach/departure routes are conducted from 360 degrees to 020 degrees and from 180 degrees to 200 degrees; obstructions be removed/lowered or obstruction marked; area is marked; wind indicator is maintained; radio contact with Sioux Falls the control tower.
- Load bearing capacity of pad will accomodate all 10000 LB mgw helicopters.
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.