East Alabama Medical Center Heliport
3AL2 · Opelika, Alabama · Lee County · map
East Alabama Medical Center Heliport is a private heliport owned by East Alabama Healthcare Authority in Opelika, Alabama, 749 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 50 by 50 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3AL2
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- East Alabama Healthcare Authority
- Elevation
- 749 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
Aircraft registered in Opelika from the FAA register
37 aircraft are registered to owners in Opelika, Alabama: 29 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 gliders, 2 drones, 1 turboprop. 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 Alabama.
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 PR use; all approach/departure operations from 290-330 degreess using touchdown pad as cntr; area marked; clear 8:1 ingress/egress; wind indicator maintained.
- Medical use.
- Trees 120 feet north; trees 115 feet East; power lines 215 feet East; light poles 130 feet west.
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.